[pct-l] "Business"...."THE NATURE OF THE BEAST"

[Brick Robbins]

On Wed, Jul 9, 2014 at 6:45 AM,  <ambery-80243 at mypacks.net> wrote:
> As well intended as it is to offer help as a trail angel, I think it also encourages the volume of hikers and the number of hikers who expect to be helped out.   I'm starting to think it's too much.
> Would as many hikers show up if they had to be more self sufficient?

I would think that this year's large surge is do to the book "Wild".
They are making a movie, so there will be even more in the near
future.

 I don't think trail angel-ing will have any effect on the number of
starters, but it might help people get further.