[pct-l] RE: Mexican to Canada...I'm afraid not

[akamp at qwest.net (Dave F)]

I walked from Mexico I crossed over.
Alan Julliard wrote:

>Hi Chuckie,
>
>  In 1975, a friend and I hitched to Campo with a
>Border Patrol agent on his way to work.  He
>recommended that we step over the barbed wire fence
>and walk to at least the old building ruins 20 yards
>south of the fence (there is a picture of the remains
>of this building in the 1st edition California
>guidebook).  My buddy and I went past the ruins just
>to be sure.  Things were very very mellow in 1975 at
>the border.  Later, I would tell every thru-hiker I
>met (there were less that 20) that I was the only
>person who could claim to have walked from Mexico!! 
>My TIC comment was never appreciated... ;-)
>  I'll be at the border next week but this time I'll
>just view it from afar rather than dodge bullets.
>
>Alan
>
>  
>
>>Gang,
>>I have some disheartening news to share: 
>>
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>>
><While visiting border patrol agents in Campo last
>  
>
>>weekend it was 
>>brought to my attention that the actual boundary
>>between the US and Mexico is 
>>not the corrugated metal fence that all us PCT hikers
>>stick our hands 
>>and feet under! Apparently the US and Mexico couldn't
>>come to an 
>>agreement about the placement of such a structure, so
>>the US erected the fence 
>>on US property, approximently 10-30 feet (different
>>distance in 
>>different places, based on the land's geography, etc)
>>north of our neighbors. 
>>This solved the disagreement but ruins lots and lots
>>of PCT hikers 
>>dreams of having actually hiked from Mexico to
>>    
>>
>Canada. >I hate to be the 
>  
>
>>bearer of such bad news.
>>
>>
>>Tongue in cheek, as always,
>>-Chuckie   
>>    
>>
>
>
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