[pct-l] Cheryl Strayed's book

[Craig Giffen]

Hmm, yeah.  In 1996 there was a southbound hiker with the trail name of the "Unabonger" whose personal mission was to smoke out (or at least offer to) every northbound hiker.

Speaking of fear/uncertainty/doubt.  When I went to Australia in 2002-03 everyone was telling me to be worried about the snakes/spiders/heat/semi trucks.  Those were all a non issue.  Since I was on a bicycle, what they should have told me to look out for were young teenager drivers.  More than once was my life in danger from these kids screwing around.

Then again, I had a kid in Australia ask me how many drive by shootings I had seen in the USA or if I knew anyone who had been shot.

Craig



On Jun 9, 2012, at 10:00 AM, pct-l-request at backcountry.net wrote:

> that the trail is truly dangerous, full of snow, rattlesnakes, privation,
> some predatory men, and people that offer passing hikers drugs.