[pct-l] the Solitude Log - anyone?

[Tortoise]

Solitude, oh Solitude.

Granted that many of us want to get away, away from everyone else. I am 
happy when I see no one else.

But this has its negatives --

If one is injured, lost, etcetera; then such solitude could be very 
detrimental, even fatal, as it has been in various instances.

If only a very, very few of us go into the wilderness or the back 
country; then we will have a very difficult time persuading legislatures 
and the populace that trails, back country, wilderness is important.

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ke wrote:
> But that's a good thing - isn't it?
>
> "Wallace, Mark S." <MWallace at Stutman.com> wrote:  I agree 100 percent. Over the Memorial Day weekend I backpacked on the PCT from Cloudburst Summit to Wrightwood (about 36 miles). The first day I saw 18 thru hikers, but no one else. The second day, 9 or 10 thru hikers and a bunch of day hikers going up to Baden Powell, but no one else. Third day, more thru hikers but no one else. The bottom line is that if I hadn't been hiking in thru-hiking season I wouldn't have seen anyone except the Baden Powell day hikers (and maybe not even them if it hadn't been the Memorial Day weekend).
>
> Millions of people, but none of them on the trails.
>
> Mark
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