[pct-l] Safety on the trail

[Diane Soini of Santa Barbara Hikes]

The experience will restore your faith in humanity. If you feel  
paranoid, bring pepper spray.

On Feb 4, 2013, at 10:10 PM, pct-l-request at backcountry.net wrote:

> From: Dana Cash <danakcash at gmail.com>
> Subject: [pct-l] Safety on the trail
>
> As a young, solo female attempting to thru-hike, should I be  
> worried about
> my safety on the trail? Not necessarily concerning animals and  
> such, but in
> terms of people? I am not talking about hikers, but other people  
> along the
> trail that hikers may run into (probably closer to towns/roads/etc).
> Several people have suggested that I carry a gun with me, but I am  
> very
> opposed to that unless it is absolutely necessary.
>
> Thanks,
> Dana