[pct-l] Artificial concern for hikers dealing with snow and water

[PCT List]

This year was a monumental snow year. Encouraging the typical start
date, much less a start date of March, by people who should know
better is totally irresponsible.

Encouraging hikers by deed or word to march blithely off into hundreds
of miles snow clogged forests is unacceptable. Even Ned with his
tremendous skill set won't do this for any length of time.

You will hear this message excessively and many different ways in the
months to come.

For those of you who find your little voices only when *you* feel
slighted know this, it's not about you. It's about correcting really
bad behavior/advice that is not in the best interest of the hikers out
there making it happen.

-postholer