[pct-l] The Horse thing

[Edward Anderson]

Hi Iceaxe,
I agree with you. Let's hope that the PCT and ALL Wilderness Areas will remain protected from wheeled vehicles of all kinds. As an equestrian, I have had several close encounters with both motorcycles and mountain bikes  - in areas where they are permitted. The mountain bikers are the more dangerous of the two. Why? Because I can't hear them coming - that is a recipe for an accident when a horse is spooked. At least I, and my horse, can hear the approach of a motorcycle and have time to get off the trail. Where I came from (Mendocino area) there is a lot of trail damage caused by wheels. We had an average of 50+ inches of rainfall per year. The water running down the wheel tracks is the primary cause. This is worse when they brake while going fast down hill.
MendoRider-Hiker - - - I was also on the PCT in 2009. 
 

________________________________
 From: "Iceaxehikes at gmail.com" <Iceaxehikes at gmail.com>
To: pct-l at backcountry.net 
Sent: Saturday, December 17, 2011 9:13 PM
Subject: [pct-l] The Horse thing
 
I was a total snob..
Yes i thought, why whould horses defile "our" trail.
Well, go hike the CDT.
In that place "you" are intruding upon the ground that wild horses have  
lived since the Spanish introduced them to
North America.
Besides that; PCT hikers, myself included, despise the mountain bikers  
using our trail.
Out on the CDT you have 250 cc two stoke dirt bikes piloted by pistol  
toting riders blasting up the trail.
That was not the rule but even a few encounters were "impactfull".
I am not the type to brag.
Though I must say.. of the three trails in the Triple Crown of hiking,  
there is one that stands out.
The Pacific Crest Trail is (still) the Premier trail in the Crown,  
according to my subjective judgement.
We stand upon the back of a whale... fishing for minnows.
We are so LUCKY!
-iceaxe Pct09, Cdt10, At 11
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