[pct-l] Water & Trail Report Big Bear Are

[Diane Soini of Santa Barbara Hikes]

On Apr 21, 2008, at 8:55 PM, pct-l-request at backcountry.net wrote:
>
>   It's all about strategy, and if what I'm hearing from this list  
> is any
> indicator, thru hikers these days know less and less about strategy  
> and
> planning, relying more on angels and their own sense of entitlement.
>
>   Maybe a year or two of NO caches would correct the attitude  
> issues the
> trail community is seeing.
>
>   Iron Chef

I wouldn't say I agree it's entitlement. I just think a lot of these  
young whippersnappers don't know what water looks like unless it  
comes in a plastic bottle.

Anyway, I was happy to hear that the guide book can be trusted after  
all, and if one water source is dry, the 5 others after it may not  
be. So if I come upon a dry source I don't have to wail and gnash my  
teeth and pray for a plastic bottle littering the trail somewhere.  
Just move on to the next source.

Diane