[pct-l] Hiker Trash

[Sir Mix-a-lot]

Pop cans and bottles wouldn't surprise me, not after meeting a hiker in Big
Bear last year that was still carrying canned food...and I believe he'd just
discarded his hatchet.


On Sun, Jun 5, 2011 at 9:01 AM, Scott Bryce <sbryce at scottbryce.com> wrote:

> On 6/5/2011 8:13 AM, Charles Doersch wrote:
> > We're also planning on the thru-hike in 2012 ~ and I guess I'm just
> > baffled by the reported incidents of trashing.
>
> <snip>
>
> > Is there a subset of PCT-hikers who are likely to do this?
>
> Two comments:
>
> First, yes, it seems that there is a small number of thru hikers and
> section hikers who are irresponsible, and will trash the trail.
>
> Second, the kind of trash described is not the kind of thing carried by
> thru hikers. Pop cans? Bottles? I'm guessing that most of the trash is
> being left by day hikers or weekend hikers.
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