[pct-l] Bikes on the PCT

[shon mcganty]

I was laying in bed last night thinking about my summer hike at Newberry Crater National Monument.  I did a three day 80 mile hike, and it was great, perfect weather, terrific scenery, twin crater lakes and a Rim Trail about the caldera, plus side explorations.  The only negative about the hike was the seamingly uncountable number of Mtn bikes on the rim trail.
 
I foundd it odd that I was the one and the only hiker.  It made no sense at the time, it is such a beautiful place with wide, sweeping views and chocked full of cool geology.  But maybe the hikers have been chased out and replaced my the mtn bikers?
 
I wonder if hikers should organized a hike and block the trail day?   No, I don't like the idea of being disrespectful (mtn biking is fun), but there's no joy for the hiker if the trails are filled with lines of zooming bikes.
 
 


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From: Stephanie Best <stephintahoe at sbcglobal.net>
To: PCT-l <pct-l at backcountry.net> 
Sent: Wednesday, October 10, 2012 10:42 PM
Subject: [pct-l] Bikes on the PCT

I have to strongly disagree with you Bob.  I live in a town (in CO) with a huge 
mountain bike presence (the town is dubbed "Mountain bike capital of the USA"). 
It has gotten to the point where my friends and I simply do not hike during the 
weekends because we have the added bike traffic from the Front Rangers who take 
over the trails.  We have been bumped with handle bars, our dogs have been 
injured and we have been cussed out for not hearing them behind us.  It is not 
my job to constantly be looking behind me to see if I'm in a bikers way.  Not 
once has a biker yielded to me.  

I hope you will reconsider your position.

Stephanie
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From: Bob Bankhead <wandering_bob at comcast.net>
To: PCT List Forum <pct-l at backcountry.net> 
Sent: Tuesday, October 9, 2012 9:12 PM
Subject: [pct-l]  bikes on the PCT
  
Mountain bikers and hikers can co-exist on the same trail. Look at the Colorado 
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