Sunday, October 3, 2010

Chapter Seven: The Bypassed East





The bypassed east is consists of the Atlantic Province of Canada, Northern New England, and the Adirondack region of New York . These early settlements were inhabited early; however, the as the push for westward expansion grew each region increased in isolation. They are known as a transportation shadow because of the regions locations and their proximity to highly development regions.

San Diego , for the most part, is a developed and highly populated city in Southern California . Isolated regions or “bypassed” areas are unusual. However, within the San Diego County an isolated stretch of the Pacific Crest Trail, called the Caliente Wilderness Study Area, can by considered a “bypassed” region.

San Diego County 's 135-mile portion of the 2600-mile-long Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) starts at the Mexican border near Campo, zigs and zags from one rounded ridge to another, and passes into Riverside County near the town of Anza . Near the Riverside County line, the PCT barely comes in contact with civilization, intersecting only one barely traveled dirt road in the final 15 miles of travel northward to the county line. If you want to achieve true isolation from San Diego County 's teeming masses, just spend a few hours (or a full day) hiking the PCT segment profiled here.



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