I just saw this article. I disagree with it but makes you wonder how he came to such a conclusion.
http://www.adventures-wa.com/2010/10...-you-dumb.html
levidoug
I just saw this article. I disagree with it but makes you wonder how he came to such a conclusion.
http://www.adventures-wa.com/2010/10...-you-dumb.html
levidoug
I disagree, hiking should require outdoor skills. I know too many people who don't know how to make a shelter or start a fire in adverse conditions without a lighter or matches. No matter what, you are in the woods, and no one is coming to help you immediately if something goes wrong.
Things I saw on the trail....people trying to "thru-hike" with no shelter in/on their pack (attempting to stay only in the "real" shelters) and people without ANY first aid kits. If you really want to see some people out of their element, go to the Whites during hiking season and watch the tourists who are attempting to go from hut to hut. I disliked the hut system because it encouraged people to be up there who had no business being there. By that I don't mean that they didn't have the same right to be there as I did but rather it brought people into that environment who had absolutely no idea of what they had gotten themselves into.
There are stupid people everywhere. Wonder why he is choosing to pick on hiking?
i agree RR king, theres stupid people in all walks and facets of life. I think stupid people who challenge themselves allow themselves to get smarter or wiser. Rather see a dumb person hiking, fishing, jogging, etc than see one watching jerry springer
I broke a mirror in my house. I'm supposed to get seven years bad luck but my lawyer thinks he can get me five.
That article seemed a bit tongue-in-cheek. I got a good laugh at that "stupid people" trailhead sign.
Yeah, I can't edit a post, strangely. Anyways, I realized it was a joke after reading it.