BAD VIBES was RE: [at-l] Goings on in Erwin......

[chaynes@megalink.net (Clifford R. Haynes)]

>
> Remember also that their "community" was not created for the AT or by the
> AT: At least I have not heard of any.  Most were there before the AT
existed
> or came about for other reasons.  If they had to depend on the AT for
their
> existence, they probably would not exist.  Granted some of the places in a
> community depend on the AT and all its hikers (day trippers, section
hikers,
> thru-hikers...).  And some were probably created just because of the AT.
> But the community would not dry up and blow away if the AT stopped
existing.
> But, the AT places might dry up and blow away if they or their patrons
> create a "bad situation" in a community.

And often the Places in the community that depend on the AT and were created
because of the AT, aren't run by Locals, but are run by "Folks from Away".