[pct-l] Trail Journals- Donna's post

[Bob Bankhead]

Donna is right, Paul. 

And one solution to your desire is for the journal-writer to ASK those he meets if they mind being mentioned by name in his soon-to-be-publicly- posted journal.  Most, but by far not all, hikers will have no objection. Another resource available is the many PCT logbooks at select locations along the trail; check them to see if and when your hiker of interest signed in. Yet another - ask the hiker of interest to please stay in contact with you as you're interested in their progress and experiences, assuming they wish to share same.

However, some of us are out there in part to get AWAY from the daily grind, the intrusive instant access afforded by the company pager and/or cell phone, and out of range of the all-seeing eye. Please allow us to choose if, when, and how to notify those whom we wish to know of our progress along the trail. If you're not on our list, there is probably a good reason for that.


Wandering Bob

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Freiman, Paul 
  To: pct-l at backcountry.net 
  Sent: Sunday, January 20, 2008 12:15 PM
  Subject: [pct-l] Trail Journals- Donna's post


  I'm a bit slow to react to this one, but I am distressed by Donna's post in which she said to not include other hikers in your journal.  THAT is exactly what I am looking for.  I want to know how everyone is doing.  Not everyone keeps journals and it is nice to know you passed them.  Last year I heard about "the stalker" story and I stopped asking about any women on the PCT.  But my gosh, the ladies kept their journals 2 weeks to a month behind and there just didn't seem to be any flow between the journals.  I wanted to see how my friends were doing and I couldn't.  There has to be some compromise to this.
  Capt Bivy



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