[at-l] Section Hike Logistics

[daveh at psknet.com (David Hicks)]

The way which I think is neat also uses two vehicles, but you have no back 
tracking (except last day to pick up the "behind" car).

Say you are headed NOBO.

For the purpose of this discussion label your starting point as "A", the end 
of day one's hike as "B", the end of day two's hike as "C", the end of day 
three as "D", etc.

OK. First day leave vehicle #1 at the starting point (Point "A").

Drive vehicle #2 to Point "B", leave it there that day and night, and hike 
back SOBO to Point "A."

At Point "A" pick up vehicle #1, go to dinner, the motel, etc.

After the night off the trail, continue driving vehicle #1 to Point "C", leave 
it there for the day and night, and hike back SOBO to Point "B" where you had 
left vehicle #2, at the end of the first day's hike.

At Point "B" pick up vehicle #2, go to dinner, the motel, etc.

After the night off the trail, continue driving vehicle #2 to Point "D", leave 
it there for the day and night, and hike back SOBO to Point "C" where you had 
left vehicle #1, the previous morning.

Repeat process.

This way you can continue to leap-frog vehicles up the trail w/o repositioning 
vehicles, w/o moving both vehicles every day, etc.

Chainsaw


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "william fitzpatrick" <jestbill@yahoo.com>
To: "atl" <at-l@mailman.backcountry.net>
Sent: Thursday, August 25, 2005 1:14 PM
Subject: Re: [at-l] Section Hike Logistics


I thought the most practical way to that that I saw was the pair who had a car
and a motor bike.  They'd move the vehicles every day: drive to the endpoint
and leave the bike, drive to the start point and leave the car.  They
slackpacked at at least 4 mph all day and stayed in motels at night.

Zoom!


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Greetings,

In the sections we drove to, we often had that nagging thought about the
condition of our car.  We always took one car, left it where we would end up
and got
a ride back to the start.  We always thought that was better than trying to
hike and worry about a certain time to meet for a pick up.

Take Care,

Tim

Nancy <bogey1@650dialup.com> wrote:
I would never take two cars again. It was sheer delerium to drive 14-16 hrs
straight while trying to lead on unfamiliar roads without losing Bogey in
the rear car. Add to that worrying if our cars would be vandalized as they
sat for days in trailhead parking lots.
But...It was nice to have a car after a big hike to go to a restaurant or
store during the switching of vehicles. Often we spent nearly a whole day
just moving the cars. Logistically it was a nightmare.
Slim aka Nancy



Too curly for the straights, too straight for the wild ones
...and the rest never know what insanity walks among them...
JestBill  Ga--->Me '03

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