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

[Lindsey Sommer]

Thanks for the clarification! Nice there's some flexibility there. For some reason I was under the impression that was a general rule. And yeah, that doesn't seem like something PCT hikers wouldn't dig that system being implemented.

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On Jun 7, 2012, at 1:42 PM, "Jim Banks" <jbanks4 at socal.rr.com> wrote:

> 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
> 
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> 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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