[pct-l] The Mojave Work Camp...

[StoneDancer1 at aol.com (StoneDancer1@xxxxxxx)]

In a message dated 9/5/03 10:01:04 AM Pacific Daylight Time, 
trailhamster@yahoo.com writes:
I would avoid this place in the future, and try to hitch or walk to the store 
to get water.
I believe an option for water may be Neenach School.  It was built and 
operated for only a few years, then closed down in 2001, when enrollment fell.  The 
place is maintained.  In both 2002 and 2003 I hiked thru the desert to Mojave 
( I knon, I know....who in his right mind???) and was able to get water there 
both times. A small gate was unlocked and  there are two water fountains in 
back of the school.  There is a caretaker who lives in back of the school if all 
else fails.

I stopped in to meet Mr. Skaggs this year.  He invited me to work and I 
pleasantly agreed....and did nothing.  This did not seem to make him angry.  He 
appears to think that he has some Jack Fair Legend to live up to.  I heard a 
number of storires about the risque language, etc. and attribute it more to some 
Hollywood Mentality than Evil.  All in all, I would not go back if I hiked the 
desert section a third time... and if I do, would somebody shoot me?

No Way