[pct-l] cascade locks

[David Thibault]

One of the great unexpected things about doing these long trails is just how
great hikers get treated.

It is a very rare, and I would imagine a truly sad, hiker that can come off
one of these long hikes without a renewed faith in the generosity and
humanity of his fellow man.  What a great bonus to add to a great wilderness
experience!

Day-Late

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> There's a post office in town and some nice people running it.  I had a box
> shipped priority, as my shoes were falling off my feet, and the gal at the
> desk couldn't find it with all the hiker stuff.  I was staying in Hood
> River, the next town down, so I took off with friends, and shortly
> thereafter the worker found it in a special stack she had made to make sure
> she could find things for priority customers.  She and her boss were so
> distraught at not getting a hiker his box, that she took off with the box
> and hit the campground and every bar and motel in town, figuring that's
> where I'd be, and were really bummed that they couldn't find me.  It was no
> great shakes for me as I picked it up the next day, but the apologies went
> on for a long time.  Great folks in a little town, who really cared about a
> lone hiker and his gear enough to scour a town to find me.  I'd mail
> something there again if I was going through just to say hi to them.
>
> Needless to say, most hikers just used the post office to mail stuff there.
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