[pct-l] Lost Hiker

[Bob Bankhead]

A very sad commentary on our times. No wonder Trail Angels are seeing increased "attitude" issues from hikers. I blame parents who can't/won't/don't teach their children about personal ethics and responsibilities.

I remember in the late 60s when we never locked our doors or even took the keys out of the ignition of our vehicles when we parked in town (western ranching community, not a major city.) We left our guns and fly rods in the gun rack of our pick-ups. Only a fool would disturb anything, since everyone knew everyone else's vehicles on sight, and had no qualms about questioning why you were moving Joe's truck.




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From: Pct-L [mailto:pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net] On Behalf Of marmot marmot
Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2015 6:50 PM
To: Paint Your Wagon
Cc: pct-l at backcountry.net
Subject: Re: [pct-l] Lost Hiker

Yes ,hang on to your gear. Last year at two different hostels on the Colorado Trail I had gear taken. Don't spread out. When not in use keep everything in your pack. My hope is that the people just thought it was their stuff. But it's hard to replace sometimes. And I'll never know Marmot