[pct-l] giving back to the PCT

[Marion Davison]

I would like to second the statements of L-Rod and Campy.  One of the 
best ways to show your gratitude to the trail is to spend time doing 
trail work.  The way I see it, there are three main elements that keep 
this trail on the ground:
1.  The laws that protect it, within the framework provided by our 
public lands system
2.  The feet that walk it, which keep the plants from taking it over 
(Feet make the trail)
3.  The people that maintain it, whether paid or volunteer.

To get a feel for what it takes to keep it open, you can go to this link 
and view pictures of the work done on just 25 miles of  CA Section C PCT 
in 6 days this spring.  Wherever the trail has burned in the past two 
decades or so, the work load is enormous, from falling trees and erosion.
> http://picasaweb.google.com/raydav94

If you have never done trail work, please consider doing so.  It is a 
work of the soul.
Marion