[pct-l] Feet make the trail

[Marion Davison]

S Daru wrote:

>Jon's rant got me thinking: how come he sees the PCT as a non-man- 
>made structure? And what I found was my new motto, which I want to  
>share with you: Feet make the trail! A person finds inspiration in  
>the strangest of places...
>
>Saskia/Sauce
>
>On 2-dec-2006, at 3:51, Jon Danniken wrote:
>  
>
>>Maybe you guys should get a hobby or something and leave the PCT to  
>>those of
>>us who just want to hike it for the sake of hiking, instead of  
>>creating yet
>>another manmade structure of society and hammering it to a trail  
>>upon which
>>it does not belong.
>>    
>>
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Furthermore, it wasn't just feet that made the trail.  If it were not 
for the work crews in the 30's building the passes on the John Muir 
Trail, there might be no PCT today.  And then there are all the other 
trail crews, paid or volunteer, that have built and maintain the trail 
to this day.  The trail tread and the laws that protect it are manmade, 
and all who have and will contribute to its continued existence share in 
its glory.  I hate to think what could have happened to all this 
pristene country if it were all in the hands of private individuals.  I 
am very thankful for the manmade structures of society that created this 
trail and protect it so all of us can use it regardless of our 
particular political opinions.
Marion Davison