[pct-l] SOBO Border Crossing

[Andrea Dinsmore]

There have been 11 hikers cross in the last couple of weeks. I have never
heard of any problems in doing a SOBO......no matter what the Canadian Govt
says. I have 4 hikers here right now in Skykomish that crossed with no
problems. In six years of dealing with hikers going both ways no one has
complained. Some have been worried about going to the I-5 crossing at Blaine
and not being able to get back in due to past warrants and legal charges.

PCT MOM


On 7/15/08, K <ilikepeace at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> 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
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