[pct-l] The Heitmans' "retiring"

[gschenk1 at roadrunner.com]

Just out of curiosity, when did the Trail Angel thing take off? While I'm  not a thruhiker, I've been on the trail for decades.

I remember running into "The Herd" once at Cajon Pass. It was three guys hiking together, with two solo guys each trailing by a couple of hours. They hadn't seen each other, but knew the others were around. The trail was smaller then.

Gary