[pct-l] The "Lost" effect on the PCT community

[Jim Banks]

On the AT you are only required to camp at shelters in a few locations such
as Smokey Mountain National Park and a few other places.  Most of the time
you can camp where you want.

I hope we never, ever have a "shelter system" on the PCT.  I think most PCT
hikers would be opposed to shelters.

I-Beam

-----Original Message-----
From: pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net [mailto:pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net]
On Behalf Of Lindsey Sommer
Sent: Thursday, June 07, 2012 1:06 PM
To: mkwart at gci.net
Cc: pct-l at backcountry.net
Subject: Re: [pct-l] The "Lost" effect on the PCT community

Oh wow, I didn't know about the movie thing, it's really taken off I guess.

Something I've been thinking about for awhile is if, at any point, we're
going to see the PCT implement a shelter system similar to what you see on
the AT. Personally, I really appreciate the more open-ended "find your own
place to camp" aspect of the PCT, partially because I feel like its really
reflective of the west as a vast and more uninhibited wilderness even today.

I've always wondered when that point comes when the hiking population makes
it no longer possible for everyone to stop where they want. It will be
interesting to see if the coming changes will effect the camping system at
all.

(also, to be fair, I have been raised in norther california and haven't
gotten around to even planning an AT hike, but my understanding is that you
are generally required to camp at shelter sites, please correct me if I'm
mistaken!)

Lindsey 

Sent from my iPhone

On Jun 7, 2012, at 12:37 PM, mkwart at gci.net wrote:

> One wrinkle in the equation that didn't happen with Bill Bryson's book 
> on the AT, is that Cheryl Strayed's book may be made into a movie 
> starring Reese Witherspoon. This could cause an extra spurt in 
> interest and participation. One thing I hope is that the PCTA and 
> other trail organizations recognize this and gear up for major 
> educational pushes to correspond to the increase in interest. More 
> people who know about the trail can mean more money for maintenance 
> and acquisition of land to protect the trails. We're definitely not 
> going to be in Kansas anymore........
> 
> --Fireweed
> 
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