{"id":649,"date":"2017-05-29T04:20:19","date_gmt":"2017-05-29T04:20:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.walkingfromthelaw.com\/?p=649"},"modified":"2023-02-18T22:06:27","modified_gmt":"2023-02-18T22:06:27","slug":"day-39-hikertown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/walkingfromthelaw.com\/index.php\/2017\/05\/29\/day-39-hikertown\/","title":{"rendered":"Day 39: Hikertown"},"content":{"rendered":"

Date: May 18, 2017
\nMiles: 504.5 – 517.6<\/p>\n

I wandered down from the woods and into the strangest place I’ve yet to encounter on the trail – Hikertown. The story that I got from the local store owner on this place was that a retired movie producer bought the property without knowing that it had long been a PCT pit stop, and figured it out when a bunch of hikers showed up during a family barbecue. From then on, he kept the place open for hikers to stay and get laundry and showers done. The place has a bunch of buildings made up to look like a store, post office, school, etc. The vibe is post-apocalypse wild West.  And there is a desperate need for hand sanitizer. <\/p>\n

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As the sun started to go down and the temperature dropped into the bearable range, people set out to night-hike the upcoming aqueduct portion of the desert and Hikertown started to look more like a ghost town. I grabbed a cot in the garage and laid awake for awhile, watching the bobbing of headlamps come up the driveway I was facing as a few hikers wandered in after dark.<\/p>\n

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Date: May 18, 2017 Miles: 504.5 – 517.6 I wandered down from the woods and into the strangest place I’ve yet to encounter on the trail – Hikertown. The story that I got from the local store owner on this place was that a retired movie producer bought the property without knowing that it had … <\/p>\n

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