[pct-l] trail ettiquette

[yumitori@montana.com (Ron Martino)]

> I'm hiking and solo and I come across a large group.  Many times, I'll see
> the leaders, not wanting to inconvenience the solo hiker, have everyone in
> their group step off the trail.  So, rather than have one person step off
> the trail and cause slight damage, you've got this group stepping off
> causing multiple times the damage.  Argh!

> Mara

	Peggy and I try to be proactive and find a place to step off a little
early, preferable onto a rock or something similar. If we take the
initiative then we can try to limit everyone's impact.

	Ron
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