[pct-l] The "rough & tumble" early PCT

[Reinhold Metzger]

Yes Switchback,
Even the Saber Tooth Tigers are gone now
Saber Tooth Tigers were a common sight when I first hiked Whitney back 
in 1968 or 1969 and the bones of hikers littered the trail.
Back then only "Hard Core" mountain men dared to venture into the 
wilderness.
Yes, things have really changed since then.

JMT Reinhold
One of the "Old Breed Survivors"
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hiker97 at aol.com wrote:
>
> By the way, the first time I hiked on the PCT was 1970. This was back 
> before the newcomers, like Strider, even knew there was a PCT. We 
> early pioneers broke the way for all who followed. By the time the 
> Class of 1977 got there, all the Indians and bandits had been pacified 
> and the trail was safe for them to play around on and recreate. The 
> grizzlies were even gone.
>