<div>Morning L-Rod..............</div>
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<div>I have to agree with you whole heartily about criminals being lazy. You also need to add dumb into the mix. It takes a lot of planning just to survive on the trail. Most criminals couldn't think that far ahead. There's nothing to steal on the trail........there's no where to hide. It's a different class of people that hike the PCT. You are definitely safer on the trail. To put the class of people in a different perspective.........each season most of the thru hikers stay
<u>in</u> our home. Average 200 strangers each year. We have had no problem with personal safety. Most of them look like wild eyed, smelly, hairy scrawny homeless folks when they get here. You can't tell a book (or hiker) by their cover (or smell). Judges, teachers, lawyers, students, authors, artists and hikers that live most of every year on the trail are the types you will find out here. Most we consider family....some have come back to stay a while. Some have come back and helped Jerry on his garage. Your worst enemy on the trail is YOU. HYOH.....prepare yourself mentally and physically....and don't think you are invincible. Mother Nature will beat you at your own game.
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<div>PCT MOM<br> </div>