[Cdt-l] Where would 1,500 miles be?

[Sean Staplin]

I had no problems at all. Longest wait was to Lake City. I had a HIKER TO
TOWN sign and all who picked me up said the sign was the catalyst.


On Mon, Aug 25, 2014 at 4:16 PM, Peter Sustr <petersustr at gmail.com> wrote:

> I had no problems in CO either and was actually picked up in a Mercedes
> SUV with a family.  Different experiences for different people.  My longest
> wait last year was 2 hrs but that was back to the pass on the Columbus
> route out of Silver City.
>
> Peter "Czech" Sustr
>
> Peter Sustr
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> On Mon, Aug 25, 2014 at 2:44 PM, Laurie <aure at montrose.net> wrote:
>
>> Just finished Colorado, longest wait for a hitch was 15 minutes
>> Picked up by families with kids, couples, single males
>> New cars and old
>>
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>> On Aug 25, 2014, at 10:40 AM, Jackie McDonnell <yogihikes at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> Yeah, that's true about the shuttles, but they can be expensive.  I've
>> found Colorado to be the hardest state for hitchhiking.  Shiny happy people
>> in shiny happy cars do not pick up backpackers.
>>
>> On the other hand, people in Wyoming and New Mexico are not as well off
>> (financially).  It has been my experience that people who have needed help
>> in their lives are more likely to help others.  That's why the person in
>> the old beat-up car will give you a ride.  New Mexico is the easiest state
>> for hitchhiking.
>>
>> Yogi
>> www.yogisbooks.com
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>> On Mon, Aug 25, 2014 at 11:35 AM, Ron <ronyon at comcast.net> wrote:
>>
>>> Virtually all of the ski/resort towns in Colorado have shuttle services
>>> to the Denver airport, so you won't have much trouble if you are close to
>>> one of these towns. New Mexico and Wyoming are different stories.
>>>
>>> Ron
>>>
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >>> On Mon, Aug 25, 2014 at 6:28 AM, Eaton, Kirk <keaton at irco.com>
>>> wrote:
>>> >>>
>>> >>> I am starting to plan my North Bound CDT hike next year and need to
>>> come
>>> >>> off the week of June 28 – July 5 for my Mom’s 80th Birth Day bash.
>>>  I
>>> >>> believe I would have completed somewhere around 1,500 miles by this
>>> time and
>>> >>> want to plan on a way to get back to the east coast for her party.
>>> Can
>>> >>> anyone tell me approximately where 1,500 miles is on the CDT – what
>>> is the
>>> >>> big town?
>>> >>>
>>> >>>
>>> >>>
>>> >>> Thanks
>>> >>>
>>> >>> OB = Old and Busted
>>> >>>
>>> >>>
>>> >>>
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