[pct-l] Desert Hiking Advice

[marmot marmot]

It's unnecessary to hike to border and back. Check out the bus schedule to and from Campo to the lake  Also you could leave the car at Lake Morena in the pay lot( I think it's $3 a day)hike north to Mt Laguna from there it's an easy hitch back to Lake Morena   That should give you a better sense what you can do. It's a lot easier in the desert than you think. Carry a litre of water for every 5 miles. Hard to get lost from border to Lake Morena so night hiking possible if you are going when it's very hot. The only place that it is somewhat confusing is when you hit the dirt road. Pass the weird sign and stay on the road to the right until you get to the obvious trail down to Hauser Creek   People get lost when they try to go down too soon. Get Halfmiles app 
Marmot

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> On Feb 20, 2016, at 1:52 PM, Robert <robwid at comcast.net> wrote:
> 
> Thanks to all for your advice on gaining some desert hiking experience. Here is my latest thought. We'd rent a car in San Diego and drive to Lake Morena where we'd park the car. Then we'd take a couple of days to hike south to Campo and back to Lake Morena. The we'd hike north from the lake to an yet-to be-determined point where we'd hike back to Lake Morena. Having the car and doing 'out and backs' gives us the flexibility we may need if we find desert hiking to be more arduous than we are used to. Do you think that there is a place to leave a car at Lake Morena? Would there a better point on the trail close to San Diego to leave the car and do hike multiple day 'out and backs'. 
> 
> Thanks in advance, 
> Rob 
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