[at-l] parking question

[wb4pan at mindspring.com (Chase Davidson)]

Wisperlight.
	Don't forget to check the ATC web site. They have a listing of 
parking areas where cars have been vandalized. And Like Mara said 
sometimes you just have to hike and not worry about material things. 
You can look for shuttles to avoid those areas. You could do a day 
hike there instead. My car has been hit twice. Once at 311 Catawba, Va 
(until I was hit I left my car there many times) and once at Wind Gap 
, PA which is another remote spot.
	One time I considered buying an old car and leaving it in the 
mountains. Every weekend I could drive to this car and shuttle myself 
down the trail a ways. Occasionally when I found someone else that 
actually liked to hike I could adjust both cars if wanted.

chase


Jean-Paul Miller wrote:

> as I am new to section hiking. and I normally dictate where I go hiking by
> having safe parking .... i.e. national park starting points, or if I am
> lucky family members friends drive me out and pick me up...
> 
> this would quickly become not possible...
> 
> what are good rules of thumb for picking out a parking area
> 
> I will try to start a list
> 
> - high traffic area
> - traffic at night
> - pay spot(normally a fence and a guard then)
> - visible from major road
> 
> all of these are impossible to get I would imagine so what does one look
> for?
> 
> Wisperlight
> 
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