[pct-l] Elites on the trail...

[jolson at olc.edu (Jeffrey Olson)]

I left the trail this summer after hiking from Manning to Santiam Pass.  
I met many of the hikers in the "wave."  I spent eight days in the 
southern sierra in late september and met many of these hikers within 
days, and in one case, an hour, of the end of their trip. 

I was greeted with warmth and a sense of being seen that was really 
heartwarming.  I think the whole idea of "elite," first part of a 
humorous post, and now seemingly a topic a little bit worthy of thought 
is a machination of being-in-the-world of workaday life.  There were 
persons who were quirky on the trail, true characters, but no one in any 
way seemed to think more highly of themselves - no one...

Jeff Olson
Martin, SD