[pct-l] Post walk across America. The PCT Next?

[Devon Taig]

I have to say that I disagree that walking for a cause is somehow
antithetical to a wilderness experience on the PCT.  People hike for all
kinds of reasons, and I welcome Richard's enthusiasm for LGBTQ equality and
his passion for walking to the Pacific Crest Trail.  I concede the point
that many of us go into the wild to distance ourselves from politics; but I
can tell you that what may seem like a political issue to some is really
not a political issue for others.  For me, partly because I am described to
some extent by those five letters, equality doesn't feel like a political
position at all, yet it is something that I care deeply about.  Sure,
equality for gay and lesbian people is something the Supreme Court is about
to decide on, and this-or-that piece of legislation may or may not be
constitutional, but that doesn't make this a *purely *political issue.
 There's politics in cancer research and protecting habitat for endangered
critters too, but I think we would all welcome someone walking the PCT for
those causes.
On the subject of walking across the United States and equality, please
check out http://www.facesforchange.com/ ; Joe Bell, the father of a 15
year old gay teen that tragically commited suicide after being intensely
bullied by his classmates in LaGrande Oregon, has just left on a 5000 mile
journey to New York to raise anti-bullying awareness. Best of luck Joe!


On Thu, Apr 25, 2013 at 6:25 PM, David Thibault <dthibaul07 at gmail.com>wrote:

> While I support your cause I don't think this is a good idea.
>
> If you want ot hike the PCT then please just hike the PCT everyone is
> welcome on the trail.  What I don't want to see is ANY political activity
> on the trail.  I go to the trail to get away frrom news, publicity,
> politics, normal life issues, etc.  The PCT is an attempt at a wilderness
> experience - ask yourself:  will I do doing something to harm that
> experience for others.   Being out there looking for media attention to a
> cause - any cause - takes away from the purpose of the trail.
>
> Hope to see you out there - but as a hiker enjoying the wilderness - not as
> a poltical activist using the trail for there own agenda.
>
>
> Day-Late
>
>
>
> > I am exploring the idea of walking the PCT with a bunch of like minded
> > equality folks. Anyone up for talking about it?
> > Richard Noble, Walk Across America
> >
> > --
> > *IN THE NEWS LINKS*
> > Walk Across America
> > I<
> >
> http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2012/07/richard-noble-walks-across-america-to-spread-his-dream-of-lgbt-equality/
> > >
> > Walk Across America
> > II<
> >
> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/todd-fernandez/richard-noble-walk-across-america_b_1597142.html
> > >
> > The Prophecy of Marriage
> > Equality<
> >
> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/james-m-russell/richard-noble-on-equality_b_758321.html
> > >
> >
> > *ENDORSE THE PLEDGE FOR FULL LGBT EQUALITY*
> > *HERE<http://www.actonprinciples.org/thepledge/>
> > *
> > *NO BULLIES VIDEO HERE <http://youtu.be/trqW3OAaduI>*
> >
> > *Richard Noble, activist *
> > *WALK ACROSS AMERICA*
> > *760-992-4172*
> >
> > .
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