[pct-l] hitching into/out of Packwood

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

My experiences with hitch-hiking were varied.  It took me about 20  mins to 
get the ride into Packwood.  Two constructions guys with a cooler  full of 
beers picked me up and sloshed me into Packwood.  At Baldwin Lake  near Big Bear, 
it took me more than two hours to get a ride.  It was my  feeling that 
drivers, unable to decide if I was Jolly Saint Nick or Charley  Manson, generally 
drove by before they could decide.  A large, legible,  "PCT Hiker To Town Please" 
sign helped immensely, I think...
 
Hitching, like all other aspects of the Trail is a variable for which no  
accounting can be made.  Just go with the flow.  

"No Way Ray"  Echols