[pct-l] Trail Integrity

[csxii at schizoaffective.org]

On Mon, 14 Aug 2006 15:01:44 EDT, Acu4harmony at aol.com had this to say:

>Hey everyone,
>Just reading about the stealing along the trail and I wanted to bring up  
>another subject that is really sad and is related to hikers not  caring.  Being 
>that Scott (Williamson) started at the back of the pack and  past by everyone, 
>His main topic of conversation with me in Kennedy Meadows was  how much trash 
>and human waste was left ON and around the trail this year.   He was extremely 
>sad about it.  He could not believe what people left  behind.  I am wondering 
>who they think is going to pick up their trash  and toilet paper?????????  
>This really worries me, How can we save the integrity of the trail for  
>future hikers?  A few people are ruining it for everyone.  What  do you guys thi
>nk?????

I think the people doing this should be confronted while they are in
the act of doing it.  Maybe they will be embarrassed enough to change
their habits.