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<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS">Brick wrote: </FONT>I doubt the bandits would be a problem to a PCT hiker, but the dangers are real, if quite small. They are not going to stop me from running or hiking on the PCT south of Hauser canyon, though I am reluctant to <BR>leave a car down there. Google some appropriate key words and you'll find many hits describing <BR>the bandits. </DIV>
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<DIV>Switchback replies: Bandits, Coyotes, and Trail Pirates. Oh, my.<BR></DIV>
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