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Along the US-Mexico border, migrants and thru-hikers walk side-by-side but worlds apart.
The Pacific Crest Trail attracts two types of people long-distance hikers about to start the journey of a lifetime and northbound migrants seeking better lives in the US. In spring, their paths converge near wooden columns marking the start of the 2,060 -mile journey that traverses the spine of the Sierra Mountains to the Canadian border.
Both the thru-hikers and the migrants share a common bond and that's to cross the southernmost section of the PCT safely, while carrying the weight of expectations on their shoulders. For the former, the upcoming weeks and months on the PCT will challenge them both …show more content…
As a result, migrants often die in the desert in horrific ways. The academic Jason De Leon calls it the hybrid collectif, whereby immigration authorities funnel migrants into the wilderness and allow non-human factors to grind them into submission with lethal consequences for some. My plan is to hike a section of the PCT renowned for human smuggling that goes from the desert floor to a sky island. I'd interview some of the people that I encounter along the way. Although, the likelihood of running into northbound migrants are low, they are out there. Four weeks ago, five migrants were stranded in the mountains near Tecate in Mexico and one of them froze to death.
As for me, I'm an established freelance writer based in San Diego covering environmental issues in the Southland and beyond. My focus is the intersection between science, nature and technology with a twist of food of politics. My early bylines appeared in the Surfers Path and The Surfers Journal.
I consider the surfer/seeker Jamail Yogis and the zero- waste advocate Rob Greenfield, among my friends and colleagues.
Resources:
https://missingmigrants.iom.int/
Along the US-Mexico border, migrants and thru-hikers walk side-by-side but worlds apart.
The Pacific Crest Trail attracts two types of people long-distance hikers about to start the journey of a lifetime and northbound migrants seeking better lives in the US. In spring, their paths converge near wooden columns marking the start of the 2,060 -mile journey that traverses the spine of the Sierra Mountains to the Canadian border.
Both the thru-hikers and the migrants share a common bond and that's to cross the southernmost section of the PCT safely, while carrying the weight of expectations on their shoulders. For the former, the upcoming weeks and months on the PCT will challenge them both …show more content…
As a result, migrants often die in the desert in horrific ways. The academic Jason De Leon calls it the hybrid collectif, whereby immigration authorities funnel migrants into the wilderness and allow non-human factors to grind them into submission with lethal consequences for some. My plan is to hike a section of the PCT renowned for human smuggling that goes from the desert floor to a sky island. I'd interview some of the people that I encounter along the way. Although, the likelihood of running into northbound migrants are low, they are out there. Four weeks ago, five migrants were stranded in the mountains near Tecate in Mexico and one of them froze to death.
As for me, I'm an established freelance writer based in San Diego covering environmental issues in the Southland and beyond. My focus is the intersection between science, nature and technology with a twist of food of politics. My early bylines appeared in the Surfers Path and The Surfers Journal.
I consider the surfer/seeker Jamail Yogis and the zero- waste advocate Rob Greenfield, among my friends and colleagues.
Resources:
https://missingmigrants.iom.int/