[pct-l] San Diego to Campo

[cdrriess1@xxxxxxx (Robert E. Riess)]

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Greetings to the Class of 2003:

It will be my pleasure again this year to host hikers in San Diego and help=
 them get a good start.  I can meet hikers at the airport, Amtrak and bus s=
tations, and help with all kinds of Trailhead logistics.  Grocery store and=
 post office runs are pretty routine. Sometimes we get out to REI or A-16. =
 Hikers usually spend a night or two at my house, and then we make a Trailh=
ead run, often at 4:00am for a firstlight start.  I started in 1999 hosting=
 15 hikers in 9 groups.  Last year it was 33 hikers in 17 groups. I am one =
of the unofficial organizers of ADZPCTKO, so I will be at Lake Morena that =
Saturday and Sunday.  I will also be unavailable Apr 5 to Apr 15.

If you are looking for transporation from San Diego to the Trailhead betwee=
n Apr 16 and mid-May, send me an email with your arrival information and I =
will make every effort to accomodate everybody.  I have a supply of white g=
as and alcohol, but if you need a particular fuel cannister, please let me =
know in your initial message. (I will not tell anybody you are using a stor=
e-bought stove.)  Please include your airline and flight numbers so I can c=
oordinate pickups at the airport.  You are welcome to ship advance packages=
 to me. Once initial contact is made by email, I will keep everybody inform=
ed by regular email updates, which do not go to the list. I have always bee=
n happy to host hikers without conditions, but due to a health consideratio=
n of a family member, I must regrettably host only nonsmokers.

Now, there have been contest winners, people who have impressive reputation=
s, and people who have put their invention in their names, but I will be ha=
ppy to show you how to make an alcohol stove that boils two cups in six min=
utes and simmers for three more minutes on one ounce of fuel, and can be ma=
de in ten minutes with nothing but a Swiss Army Knife.

If it's true, it ain't braggin'.

Lastly, if you want to handle San Diego to Campo on your own, visit www.sdc=
ommute.com and click on the online trip planner. From this resource you can=
 determine that if you arrive after about 2:00pm, you cannot get to Campo t=
hat day on public transportation.

Whether I meet you or not, good luck to the Class of 2003.

Hike on !!  Bob Riess at the Trailhead in San Diego