[pct-l] Trail workers/thru-hikers

[Hillary Schwirtlich]

I think maybe the bracelet would be underappreciated. I know if I got one I
wouldn't be incredibly enthusiastic, but maybe others would.

And as far as helping them out, usually trail organizations (volunteer and
otherwise) are very safety conscious. They have to sign safety agreements
and have daily safety talks... the paperwork and possibility of you getting
hurt accidentally (it happens) might be more trouble than the work is worth.


I like the picture idea, and the donation idea. Things that don't weigh
anything.

On Tue, Nov 2, 2010 at 2:16 PM, Diane Soini of Santa Barbara Hikes <
diane at santabarbarahikes.com> wrote:

>
> On Nov 2, 2010, at 12:14 PM, pct-l-request at backcountry.net wrote:
> > I want to give them a gift in ADDITION to my expressions of gratitude.
>
> I did a section hike in the Liebres last spring and there happened to
> be a trail working crew there at Sawmill camp. They were looking for
> thru-hikers to invite to dinner and a campfire. They let me hang out
> even though I wasn't a thru-hiker.
>
>  From talking with them for a while, I'm pretty certain that if they
> were to choose any gift under the sun, what they would probably like
> most of all is a donation to the PCTA so that they can do more
> volunteer work trips like this.
>
> Diane
>
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