[pct-l] Responsible Hiker or Knucklehead

[ed faubert]

Your right i heard all kind of bad stories about the class of 06 and except for the post about Bama putting griffite all over so/cal not much else was said. I was hoping to see who some of these bad butts were so we can avoid them if they return...
  Meadoe Ed

Carl & Judy Rush <elisenme2 at gmail.com> wrote:
  I know that last year there were some big problems with a few hikers on the
trail , such as skipping out without paying their bill at VV , giving motel
owners a hard time ,and even arguing with trail angels. There were other
hikers present who knew about these events, but did and said nothing to
them. I don't understand why, I believe that we have to police our own, or
we won't be welcome anywhere.
Carl


On 4/8/07, Hiker97 at aol.com wrote:
>
> It is that time of year for this post.
>
> One of the reasons we hike is to kick back and enjoy the world without a
> lot
> of constraints. We get out of the ordinary and into the
> extraordinary. We
> like a little extra freedom out there to do what we want to do and when
> we
> want to do it.
>
> There are so many rules and welfare in our civilized lives that we like
> to
> be on adventure with Mother Nature. The sooner we can get into this
> rhythm,
> the better we like it.
>
> Each hiker has their way to be on adventure. Some do it with others and
> some do it alone. Some like big mileage days and others like a more
> causal
> pace. There is room for everyone on the trail.
>
> But this brings us to an unfortunate human phenomenon. Some hikers think
> that their hiking freedom supersedes the rights of others. They think
> that
> disrespecting others or their property is okay. After all they are on a
> hike
> and do not have to adhere to the normal rules of conduct. These are the
> Knuckleheads.
>
> Fortunately, these hikers are a real minority. The vast majority of
> hikers
> are a credit to the hiking community. They respect themselves and their
> abilities, the rights of others, and Mother Nature.
>
> The trouble is that it only takes a few bad apples to spoil the
> barrel. It
> only takes a few Knuckleheads to give the whole trail community a bad
> name.
> Here are some bad conduct things they do:
>
> ---- Trashing motel rooms
> ---- Not paying or offering to pay for services
> ---- Not saying thank you
> ---- Not offering to pay for gas
> ---- Not being helpful
> ---- Expecting support, instead of being appreciative if it happens
> ---- Always taking and not giving – selfish
> ---- Not supportive of other hikers
> ---- An air of superiority and condescending
> ---- Not leaving things better than they found them - for example, they
> don't pick up trash on the trail
> ---- Not being an example of right conduct or a positive role model
>
> What is so frustrating is that doing the right thing on the trail is so
> easy. It takes a real conscience effort to screw up out there. You
> almost have
> to will yourself to be a Knucklehead. It is a premeditated act to be
> one.
> It is not an accident.
>
> Just because someone is on a hike does not mean they cannot act like
> ladies
> and gentlemen. Like they have some class about them.
>
> It is the responsibility of every hiker to immediately let those very few
> hikers know that their conduct is not appreciated. That the sooner they
> wise
> up, the better for everyone. Do your part and help us keep the trail
> community healthy and positive.
>
> I thank you. Switchback the Trail Pirate
>
>
>
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