[pct-l] Hair- gals

[Marion Davison]

I have always had long hair so I wouldn't consider cutting 
it for my hike.  I braid it in two tight braids every 
morning, (Little House on the Prairie style) and put three 
ties on each braid.  I carry only a big-toothed comb and 
extra hair ties.  I have gone as long as 27 days without a 
shower this way.  After three weeks my hair feels more and 
more like play-dough, but I only have to touch it for the 
five minutes or so each morning that it takes to comb and 
braid it.  It doesn't get tangled when it is braided and it 
isn't sitting on my neck heating me up.  When I get to a 
shower I wash it and shave all the other parts.
When the hike is over I go to the salon and get it trimmed 
and colored and it looks pretty much the same as when I 
started, since they trim off about as much length as I grew 
in while hiking.
Most women my age don't have long hair so I get stared at a 
lot.  I hold my head high and wear it as a badge of honor.
Old hippy Marion