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

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You know what's weird? I just went out there for the first time this year but didn't hear about Wild until I started mentioning the PCT to people. 

None of the people I know who've read it have plans to go out there. 

> On Jul 9, 2014, at 9:20 AM, Brick Robbins <brick at brickrobbins.com> wrote:
> 
>> 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.
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