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[pct-l] PCT hike & user fees
- Subject: [pct-l] PCT hike & user fees
- From: bazaar@aimnet.com
- Date: Thu, 3 Jul 1997 17:06:33 -0700 (PDT)
I hike section E1 thru E5 this pass sat. & sun. from Agua Dulce to
San Francisquito Canyon road and back (only 1 truck unfortnually).
I would like to go only one way usually from south to north but its
hard to find fellow hikers for weekend trips especially when it
takes over 3 hours to get to the trailhead from San Diego. I don't
mind the drive myself. If there any other sectional hikers out
there that might want to come along, e-mail me. I have already done
sections A thru D.
This last hike was very dry - no water for 23 miles. I carried
almost 3 gallons and drank all of it. I didn't see any thru hikers
so I figured most of them are probably in or near section F. The
sorest part of my body was the bottom of my feet. It seems like
when I hiked over 30 miles or more in a day or 2 day period they
get real sore. Anybody have any ideas on how to keep my feet from
getting too sore? I noticed the trail needed some trail work
(brushy & tread work) from power lines north of Bouquet Canyon rd
to road 6n09 in Spunky canyon. But overall the trail look real nice
and I like to thank all the trail workers for their hard work.
About the user fees - I agree with the forest worker in the last
PCT listing. I might be in the minority but I do think they are
necessary because the funding for all parks and wilderness areas
over the pass years have been cut a lot and still are now & in the
future. I work as a trail worker & supervisor for Cuyamaca State
Park and all the trails are maintained by volunteers because of all
the cuts of state maint. workers and funding. We have only 1 state
person that helps us because they just don't have the manpower. I
first think we should get the state & federal governments to
increase funding but in the meantime I for one don't mind paying
the parking fee since most of the money goes back to maintaining
the trails & campgrounds. Also all the state workers I work with
are very hard working & I really appreciate the job they do & all
the things they have taught me.
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