[pct-l] you are in the minority of ohv

[Bill Burge]

Sorry to hear that, and I'm not surprised ('cause, apparently, I'm in  
the minority).

BUT, when we're out with the Jeep, we go slow around kids and dogs  
(you never know when one you DON'T see is gonna pop out from  
somewhere!), slow around horses (while many are very well behaved that  
DO have a mind of there own and will sometimes do the unexpected when  
surprised), watch out for bikers, and always keep an eye out for hikers.

I know that part of it is that I have gone on trail:  (but not all at  
the same time!) with kids, on horseback, on foot, on mountain bike, on  
motorcycle, on ATV, and on snowshoe.

Since I was raised in the desert, I know that if it's hot - stop and  
make sure the "hiker" you see isn't somebody who broke down a ways  
back.  Make sure everyone has enough water (I carry about 8 gallons in  
my Jeep on a trail run, it's good for so many things).  No matter what  
the mode of transportation someone is using, if they looks distressed  
or even unhappy - stop and say "everything all right here?"

I pulled people who were stuck (and given a little advice afterwords -  
nothing in life is "free" ;-)  I've lent tools.  I've given rides to  
town. And I've given out a bunch of water.

BillB



On Jan 29, 2010, at 2:51 PM, Austin Williams wrote:

> Other than destroying the land we all love to hike in, I can also  
> say that
> I've never met an OHVer that was anything close to kind or friendly  
> to me as
> a hiker - at least not out on the trail.  As if I'm the "gov'mt  
> liber'l comy
> tryin'a take-way ther rites".
>
> Every other human - even the serious hunter-types - will wave back  
> when I
> wave to them.  These OHVers are the kind of people I go to the  
> backcountry
> to get away from.
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