[pct-l] The Problem Hiker

[Hiker97 at aol.com (Hiker97@xxxxxxx)]

Very interesting comments about feeding "problem bears" and helping "problem 
hikers".  Yes, human nature being what it is, I guess hikers can drift across 
the line of humble appreciation and voluntary trail angel help and then to 
demands/ trail magic expectations.  I have no idea how you combat this.  I 
seem to remember Ray Jardine warning about this a long time ago.  I think it 
had to do with Wrightwood or something.  Anyway, no matter what is done to 
"educate" folks not to be a spoiled/high expectation hiker, i.e., a "problem 
hiker", I would bet it would be a lost cause.  Sorry.  Happy trails, 
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