Re: [at-l] bikes on trail

The Wizard wrote:
>>Question: what should be the proper response to >>encountering a herd of 
bikers on the AT? 

If the encounter is with a herd, I would agree with your response. If they 
were flying by, not a whole lot you can do, but if they were stopped you may 
ask if they realized mtn biking isn't allowed on the AT. I know, most are 
aware and just don't care, or maybe aren't aware and still don't care. But I 
still try to ask, just in case they really didn't realize. I encountered a 
lone biker just south of Bulls Bridge in CT last summer. And he truly did not 
know mtn wasn't allowed. He even got off his bike and walked it back to the 
road.  I give folks the benefit of the doubt, even when the odds aren't in 
their favor.
      Out-Patient (who also mtn bikes, but not where prohibited)
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