[pct-l] Independance and hitching.

[m.karon at comcast.net (Marshall Karon)]

Independence is a great stop (extremely scenic pass) and easy to get into; a 
little harder getting out unless there is traffic. There is a shuttle, but 
costly unless you have a group going up at the same time.

Guess hitching is a matter of luck - and attitude. There are probably lots 
of fabulous stories out there on the generosity of people. And others of 
hitches from hell.

I remember cars streaming past at Sierra City, but not one stopped for my 
wife and myself. Then I hid. That did it. The driver was nice enough to let 
me in.

Then there was the road walk into Seiad Valley - every car stopped but we 
insisted on walking the PCT.

Another long hitch with minimal traffic is Etna in Northern CA. But, seems 
that whatever comes will almost always stop and getting out is easy. A 
fabulous stop with a great grocery store.

Even Stevens Pass/Skykomish in Washington was easy to get into but we needed 
to bribe the paper deliverer to take us back up to the pass.

Marshall Karon
Portland, OR
m.karon@comcast.net

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "The Mountain Goat" <themtgoat@yahoo.com>
To: <sriprank@yahoo.com>; "pct mailing list" <pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net>
Sent: Monday, January 17, 2005 8:10 AM
Subject: [pct-l] Independance.


> Yes, true, easy to get to, if you have a ride. I picked it,
>
> because, it was one of the farthest hitches...Farthest
> hitches
> are 10-20 miles. Medium hitches 5-10 miles. short hitches
> (or
> easily walk-ables) 0-5 miles.
>
> -Mountain Goat-
> Class of 2005
> www.geocities.com/pct_2005
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