[pct-l] Scary encounters

[CHUCK CHELIN]

Good morning, Diane,



I think you are safer on the trail than in “civilization” as I described at
http://www.trailjournals.com/entry.cfm?id=167914  If you want to avoid
smelly, hairy beasts – a few of which are actually wild animals -- it would
be best to avoid the PCT during the typical thru-hiker season.

Steel-Eye
Hiking the Pct since before it was the PCT -- 1965
http://www.trailjournals.com/steel-eye

http://www.trailjournals.com/SteelEye09


On Sun, Nov 1, 2009 at 6:34 AM, Diane at Santa Barbara Hikes dot com <
diane at santabarbarahikes.com> wrote:

> So I'm not on the trail and I'm worried about how to handle these
> dangerous conditions:
> 1) There might be chemicals in my water supply. Should I treat my water?
> 2) Wild animals. The skunks and raccoons raid my backyard food supply
> every night. I've hung my avocados as high as I can in my 40 foot
> trees. I keep my raccoon canisters (i.e. trash cans) secure. I'm
> afraid they might attack with their razor sharp teeth.
> 3) There are these large predators that roam the streets and try to
> run me over when I'm walking across the street or riding my bike.
> Many of them have people inside holding small devices that they
> either press against their ears or most often hold down at elbow
> level tapping with one hand on the buttons. I'm afraid these massive
> beasts are going to kill me.
> 4) Packs of little kids in scary costumes roamed the streets carrying
> H1N1 all over the neighborhood. I'm afraid to go outside. Germs
> everywhere.
>
> Maybe I should stay out in the forest? What do you think? I mean, I
> saw a smelly, hairy beast maybe once in a while on the trail but here
> in the city? Those giant rolling phone booth/internet cafes are
> everywhere and the place is crawling with coughing children. It's
> just too dangerous. Is there a class I can take?
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