[pct-l] Why I boycotted the ADZPCTKO

[scourtway at bpa-arch.com (Steve Courtway)]

don't use the word boycott !!!!

sorry to keep y'all strider and yogi awake........

hahaha all in fun,

s.c.

----- Original Message -----
From: "yogi" <yogihikes@sbcglobal.net>
To: <pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net>
Sent: Tuesday, April 26, 2005 1:59 PM
Subject: [pct-l] Why I boycotted the ADZPCTKO


> to repeat what Strider said a couple hours ago:  YAWN.
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> Ginny & Jim Owen <spiritbear2k@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Donna - what you and Jeff do is very much appreciated. A lot of PCT hikers
> have enjoyed your hospitality and warmth. You are truly good people. I
> also know how easy it is for trail angels to get burned by a community
that
> takes their kindness for granted or that takes advantage of the generosity
> of those who love the trail. I would hate to see that happen because of
> 'too much of a good thing.'
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> I have really enjoyed 'hearing' your voice on this forum. Yes, you
> absolutely have a right to express what you think, especially since you
are
> very much affected by the hordes that benefit from your kindness and
> generosity, but even without that, because you are a part of the PCT
> community. It isn't only thruhikers who have a right to an opinion. I
> can't believe anyone actually believes that.
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> When we hiked the PCT in 1999, the Kickoff was still young, perhaps ? the
> size it is now. Although it sounded like a lot of fun, and there were
> several people we really wanted to meet, we decided against attending it
and
> making it our starting date. Instead we started a week early so that we
> would be ahead of the crowd, instead of in the middle of it. Why? Because
> of issues that were raised here: we don't hike to be part of a mob, we
hike
> to enjoy the illusion of wilderness; we didn't want to be competing for
> services in town or water, etc. When we watched "Walk" both of us looked
at
> the lines of hikers in lockstep and agreed, "no way". Even without the
> group start, the trail was crowded in the early days - not unbearably, but
> places like the Sauffleys and the Fire House at Big Bear were overflowing.
> I can't imagine what it would have been like to be part of the crowd a
week
> later.
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> As to the question about whether people attend the kickoff to get water
> information - that is probably partly true. But this list is a good
> resource for all of those who don't attend the ADZPCTKO. Or put it on the
> PCTA website. It isn't that hard to share the information with the list,
so
> everyone knows it, instead of just those who attend the kick off. Any kind
> of current trail information should be shared as widely as possible -
that's
> one of the things PCT-l is good for, besides arguing bear canisters and
ice
> axes.
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> Ginny
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> http://www.spiriteaglehome.com/
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