[pct-l] re:Trail Markers

[tahoe.cat at verizon.net (Bill & Cathy)]

Hi All  I haven't done that much of the trail, 400miles, but what I have
done, well I haven't come across very many hikers and when getting to a
junction that is not marked and trying to figure out which way to go has
only been a problem in a few spots but I think signs that can not be torn
out unless you have a Bulldozer are what's needed. A metal post with a few
hundred pounds of cement and a half inch two foot long piece of rebar
running through the bottom of it, the PCT emblem engraved in it and then
painted brown or Green depending on the area that you are in, about four
feet high. When I win the Lotto I will pay for it. Ha Ha  Remember "Be
Prepared" Ground Pounder Bill  "Semper Fi"
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tortoise" <Tortoise73@charter.net>
To: "Sharon & Chuck Chelin" <chelin@teleport.com>
Cc: "pct-l" <pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net>; <kmurray@pol.net>
Sent: Sunday, November 13, 2005 4:49 PM
Subject: Re: [pct-l] re:Trail Markers


> To mark or not to mark. The trail that is. That is the question. And
> probably a question that will be endlessly debated. And there is no
> ultimate answer IMHO. I favor modest signage, enough to assist most
> hikers staying on the trail -- such as signs or PCT markers at trail
> junctions. However to reduce vandalism and missuse I think NO markers or
> signs within say 50 meters of a road.
>
> But this brings in another point -- use it (PCT) or lose it. If the PCT
> becomes something only a few can follow then it will lessen the popular
> support needed to keep the PCT in existence.
>
> And when one hikes along with high tech gear (fabrics, stoves, etc.) and
> guide books, how much is the wilderness experience lessened?
>
>
> ----------
> Tortoise
>
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