[pct-l] Night Hiking in the Mojave / Vagrancy Issues

[Bill Burge]

Not usually a problem, especially during "hiker season".

Unless you're hauling ass, 3.5 weeks will be more like "looking forward to Agua Dulce"...

If you start at the Kick-Off, you will also have your sparkly hiker bandana - blue this year, curious to see what color for next year.

SomeGuy
Bill Burge
bill at burge.com



On Nov 26, 2012, at 11:28 AM, BF <playswmatches at punk.net> wrote:

> Planning my thru-hike here, and anticipating my late-May hike through the
> Western edge of the Mojave Desert being pretty brutal because, having once
> lived there, I know that the daily high temps during that time of year are
> in the upper 80's at best, and I know that near trail water sources are
> pretty scare.
> 
> Coincidentally, May's full moon occurs 3-1/2 weeks after April's ADZKO,
> which is when I anticipate myself (and probably quite a few others) having
> made it up to the Lake Hughes / Hwy 138 area.  I was thinking that hiking
> under the full moon for a couple of night might be a way to conserve
> moisture.  Anybody ever done this out there?  I know that Mojave Greens
> may be an issue.  They're usually bright green during that time of year
> and pretty easy to spot during the day, but at night, that might be a
> different story.
> 
> Also, during a recent road tour through a near trail Nor Cal towns such as
> Yreka and Shasta City, I noticed an inexplicably large amount of younger,
> unkempt, "outdoorsy" types that, if not for certain tell tales (dogs,
> duffels, placards, requests for cash and/or green bud) could have easily
> been mistaken for being long distance hikers.  I was wondering if the
> opposite ever happens: have any of you PCT thru hikers ever had any
> problems with being confused being homeless during your travels on and off
> the trail?
> 
> Any sharing of experience or opinions on the these topics would be greatly
> appreciated.
> 
> -BF
> 
> p.s.- I'm seriously considering getting buttons made up which read "No,
> I'm not a Vagrant, I'm a Thru-Hiker" to hand out to fellow members the
> Class of 2013 at the ADZPCTKO.
> 
> 
> 
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