Mile 0 - 1

Me in front of the S. Terminus of the PCT.
The Border Fence is behind me.

Section A
Border to Border Patrol - Nobo
Miles: 1
Hiking with: Gary Driggs

Lodging:  Mt. Laguna Lodge

Car Rental:  Hertz Car Rental – Imperial County Int’l Airport, El Centro, CA

Dining:  Subway, El Centro, CA

Start:  Parked a car about 100’ from the PCT Monument.

End:  Border Patrol parking lot.

Description:  Gary & I left Phoenix Friday afternoon, stopped in El Centro, CA to rent a second car, and arrived at the southern terminus of the PCT at sunset. About a mile to the north is a small grocery store (like a Circle K) and a large office for the Border Patrol where we parked one car. The PCT comes to the edge of the road next to the Border Patrol offices. We drove the other car to the monument. It was exciting to see the Border Fence and the PCT Monument. We wasted about 30 minutes taking pictures, looking at the border fence and watching border patrol SUVs cruise by every 5 minutes. We hiked the PCT back to the Border Patrol, jumped in car 1, drove to car 2, shuttled one car to Lake Moreno, paid for a camping spot for 2 days so we had a place to park our car, and drove up to Mt. Laguna where we spent the night.

People along the trail:  We saw no other hikers, although a Border Patrol vehicle would drive by about every 5 minutes.

Campo Border Patrol Office.

Hiking companion and father-in-law scrambling up a bolder.