[pct-l] Thoughts on the ADZPCTKO thread

[Bighummel at aol.com (Bighummel@aol.com)]

ca_radiance@hotmail.com writes:

> When I first saw the Walk DVD the thing that really stuck 
> me is the incredible number of PCT hikers gathered together at one time 
> along the trail. The number of people hiking the trail is skyrocketing.


In 1977 about 40 hikers gathered over 3 days in Weldon before heading into 
the Sierra.  This was before Kennedy Meadows existed and the temporary trail ran 
several miles west of there.  We counted about 110 people that we 
collectively knew had begun hiking that year with the intent of hiking most or all of the 
trail.  So "clumping" of hikers is not a new phenomenom.  It is true that the 
popularity of hiking the trail is increasing.  However, I believe it is 
misleading to suggest that it is skyrocketing.

IMHO,

Greg