RnR is not the most skilled debater, but he does read what people post, which is more than his critics can bring themselves to do. RnR has told us several times that he has thru hiked the trail and worked as a trail maintainer and maintenance leader for years. TJ. If you have evidence this is wrong, say so. This would be a more constructive discussion if you could avoid making up alleged quotes and expressing falsehoods.Originally Posted by TJ aka Teej
I happen to think that the debate over what MacKaye did or did not say in his initial Appalachian Trail proposal is beside the point. But having read the only biography of MacKaye, some the the letters MacKaye and Myron Avery exchanged, and numerous discussions of MacKaye's life, it is obvious to me that RnR is quite correct about what Mackaye came to believe.
My practice is to ignore as long as possible these squabbles. They remind me of third grade bullies on a school playground ganging up on a kid they sense may be vulnerable.
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