[pct-l] How many '09 hikers?

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ikem Freeman" <ikem.freeman at gmail.com>
To: <pct-l at backcountry.net>
Sent: Tuesday, March 03, 2009 11:34 PM
Subject: [pct-l] How many '09 hikers?


> Hello everyone. I have a simple question: What's anyone's guess for how 
> many
> thru-hikers there will be this year?
>
> I know it's still early, but I'm hoping to convince some new friends to 
> join
> me in some trail magic here in Sisters, Oregon for the Class of '09. With
> the ecomony in a downturn, what's anyone's guess? Will there be more 
> hikers
> than normal (out of work ... couldn't be a better time to hike the trail!)
> Does the chatter on this list seem to indicate: a) more than normal b) 
> about
> the same as last year or c) below normal.
>
> I hope a lot of readers will chime in on this.
>
> O. Ikem Sofar
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