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

[Sean Staplin]

I guess I better qualify my reply as I only hitched to Lake City from
Spring Pass and from Rabbit Ears Pass to Steamboat. I sent food to Monarch
Pass and went through Breckenridge, so my sample size is small because of
long carries.
Mtnrat


On Mon, Aug 25, 2014 at 4:54 PM, Sean Staplin <seanstaplin at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> 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
>>>
>>>
>>> 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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