[pct-l] Hiker Trash

[Andrea Dinsmore]

HEAR HEAR.......:) Definately appreciate your support. You worded your
thoughts exceptionally well.

Hugs,

Andrea Dinsmore
PCT MOM
On Sun, Jul 18, 2010 at 9:01 AM, Brenda Murray <murbre at gmail.com> wrote:

> I use the term "Hiker Trash"  as a term of endearment........ After
> scrubbing the hiker bathroom at Heitman's Hideaway I am not so sure I am so
> terribly fond of some of my much loved hikers!
> When we, yes "WE", have the stamina to walk into foreign land, we do so as
> ambassadors.  As an ambassador I expect each and everyone of us to use the
> LNT ethic.  How about this ethic carrying over into the homes that have
> been
> graciously opened for our benefit?  When finished with that dirty towel,
> take a moment to wipe down the shower, sink and perhaps the floor you have
> just stood upon with trashed feet moments before.  It is not just the
> donation basket that needs our gentle touch, but the homes we are invading.
> Our wonderful trail angels and the angels volunteering their time need our
> assistance as well.
> Many of us have Mothers or Grandmothers the age of a few of the angels that
> grace you with a loving home for an hour, day or two....Would we truly
> leave
> our wet towel on the floor, or our recycle sitting around where ever we
> happen to be sitting?  Wait!  Maybe some would, if so as a grandmother I
> would personally be offended by the lack of respect shown by this behavior.
> Lives have been dedicated to PCT users...Can we all just take a moment to
> say thanks not just with empty words, but in our actions?
> I know I am preaching to the choir, just needed to vent.  Thanks for taking
> the time to stop, read and perhaps store in your memory bank.
> Sqwiggle
> "The rivers flow not past, but through us, thrilling, tingling, vibrating
> every fiber and cell of our bodies, making them glide and sing." - John
> Muir
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