Re[2]: BAD VIBES was RE: [at-l] Goings on in Erwin......

[Bob Cummings <ellen@clinic.net> (Bob C.)]

"...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",
reports Rocky.

Maine farmer Bump Smith, thru hiked south bound with his wife Margaret about
1970.

 When talking about his trip he referred to people he met on the trail as "all
 out of staters and tourists." But he added, "They were nice people. They would
 give you anything -- cookies, candy bars.... Why, they treated us just like we
 was bears."

 Weary