[pct-l] Tehachapi/Mojave question.

[Dave Brunjes]

We had difficulty hitching out of Mojave in 2005.  We
finally gave up and called a cab dispatched out of
Tehachapi.  I think it cost somewhere around $20,
which really wasn't too bad in the grand scheme of
things.  I also recall having a bad feeling about
Mojave - the place just didn't have a good vibe to it.
 I do recall a good grocery store though.   

Guinness - PCT '05
  

--- dsaufley at sprynet.com wrote:

> Mojave is convenient for all the reasons Mountain
> Goat states, but be aware up front that there's a
> major highway axis that goes smack through town, and
> you cannot escape the sound of cars, big rigs, and
> trains.  The town is really a giant truck stop in
> the desert.  Tehachapi is spread out, but it's a
> more pleasant place overall.  The motels on the main
> drag in Tehachapi do have trains that roll by
> through the night, but the traffic is no where near
> as intense as Mojave.  
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> >From: Stephanie Wilson <taurodea at gmail.com>
> >Sent: Feb 1, 2007 7:54 AM
> >To: The Mountain Goat <themtgoat at yahoo.com>
> >Cc: pctl <pct-l at mailman.backcountry.net>
> >Subject: Re: [pct-l] Tehachapi/Mojave question.
> >
> >I've never been to either town, but the research
> I've done and what
> >I've read/heard from other hikers is exactly what
> you said. So I'll
> >probably be trying to hitch into Mojave this year
> for my resupply, and
> >probably take a zero there also.
> >
> >Steph
> >'07 in training
> >
> >
> >-- 
> >http://trailjournals.com/entry.cfm?trailname=4006
> >http://www.pct07.com/ (earlier entries & mirror)
> >
> >
> >On 2/1/07, The Mountain Goat <themtgoat at yahoo.com>
> wrote:
> >> I have started some research on resupply towns. I
> hope to make a video / on
> >> how to / resupply strategies. Anway:
> >>
> >> I went to Mojave to resupply in 2005. I liked
> Mojave because it was a 13
> >> mile hitch (The whites motel is said to pick
> people up, but I found it quicker to
> >> hitch in).
> >>
> >> The town (Mojave) is fairly compact and from your
> hotel the USPS is only a few
> >> blocks away, and the there are a half dozen
> hotels.
> >>
> >> The Supermarket is less than a mile I think, and
> generally you can get the mailing
> >> done, Eat and get food and Internet at the
> Library. All within 1 mile.
> >>
> >> When I went to Tehachapi, everything is so spread
> out. You would continually
> >> have to get a hitch to taxi to get around. It had
> I think a K-mart, Wall Greens, and
> >> what not. But the distance to everything was a
> lot more walking.
> >>
> >> What are your opinions? why would you want to go
> to Tehachapi over Mojave?
> >> or do you prefer Mojave as I did?
> >>
> >> For that Matter, anyone got a better Idea on
> resupplying, rather than having to hitch to
> Tehachapi/Mojave? Yes. I know you could do it at
> Hiker Town, but that would make it a really long
> section to Walker Pass or Kennedy Meadows.
> >>
> >> -Mountain Goat-
> >> PCT 2005
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