[pct-l] two-car hiking

[pcnst2001 at att.net (pcnst2001@xxxxxxx)]

> always have trouble getting hitches anyway. Must be my
> ugly mug? :-)

I have noticed that young women have better luck than old men,
like me.

And that got me to thinking.   Has anybody tried a two-car hike?

Works like this:

You get a buddy to drive your other car to Campo, leave it and
drive him back to the San Diego airport.

You drive to Warner Springs in your other other car, leave it there
and hike to Campo.    Pick up your other car, and drive it to West Palm
Springs (or Idyllwild if you prefer).   Leave it and hike back to
your other other car in Warner Springs, then drive it to Tejon Pass.
Repeat... eventually you reach your other car at Rainy Pass with your
other other car parked at Manning.    Then you go to the Seattle airport
and pick up your buddy (remember him?) and drive him to Manning to pick
up your other other car and both drive home.

Advantages: no hitching, cars parked close to trail, cars can carry
drift boxes, and it's relatively easy to drive to shopping in Lancaster,
Tahoe, Ashland, Leavenworth, whatever.    Self-sufficiency!
You don't need to FIND a trail
angel, you can BE a trail angel as need arises.    If you start at ADZPCTKO,
you'll meet the same people over and over as you travel north while always
hiking south.    In some sections, you can choose to do day hikes or
overnight backpacks instead of long backpacks and thus travel ultra-light
or ultra-heavy.     You'll still be challenged from Kennedy Meadows to
Tuolumne Meadows, same as the conventional through-hikers.

Disadvantages:  in this process you walk 2658 miles and drive about 5316
miles, not counting the miles driving both cars to and from
Campo and Manning.     This does have the advantage of giving you something
to do on your "zero" days.    The cost of gas and wear and tear on the
cars should be considered.   A more serious problem is that cars left for
two weeks at remote or busy trailheads may not be in real good shape when
you retrieve them.    Inconspicuous mechanically sound but visually
unappealing would seem to be optimal here.     And worst of all,
numerous people will tell you or email you that you're not doing/didn't do
it right.

Somebody must have tried this...