[pct-l] SOBO Border Crossing

[K]

Any opinions on starting in Canada and moving south?  Any problems
ever experienced??
thanks, K

Austin wrote...

Okay, i just got off the phone with U.S. Customs (360-988-2971) and they
said that people are not allowed to cross into the U.S. via the PCT.  They
said that if caught it would be considered "entering the U.S. without
inspection"... they apologized for not being as accommodating as Canada.
Now, I don't know (nor did I have the rocks to ask the customs lady) how one
might actually get caught... if it could only be done on the off-chance that
a border patrolman *happened* to be there when you crossed, or if there is
some kind of digital record that would indicate that someone had crossed
north and then somehow got back without passing through inspection.
I'm not sure.
But with the current political climate (and the fact that I *really* don't
want any legal hangups while trying to enjoy this trip), I think I'll opt to
start on *this* side of the border... hike north *to* the border... tag the
monument, then turn around walk to Mexico.

Just another SOBO challenge I suppose.

-Austin