[at-l] Re: 'The Watcher'

[rhudock@ebglaw.com (Robert Hudock)]

Who is this "watcher" character?

<<< "SLIM aka Nancy" <bogey1@cplx.net> 11/20 11:32a >>>
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Rocks n Roots said:    Anybody ever consider that this is just somebody who=
 thinks they are
adopting a clever Trail name and could be harmless? You know, like somebody
who comes up and tends the shelter and thinks of himself as a shelter
watcher?

I understand what you wrote.  He may be harmless but....
I don't think that coming to shelter in the dark, sneaking around; trying t=
o NOT be noticed, "Watching" a lone hiker for who knows how long, writing, =
in essence, "you are being watched" to be found on a trip to the privy, is =
good behavior whether on or off the trail.
Trail maintainers, shelter caretakers are extremely friendly people, not sn=
eaky peepers. They would not lurk in the shadows or graffiti anything.   An=
yhow the Mid-Atlantic conference folks John Wright, Karen and Michelle said=
 they've had other similar reports of this lithographer/peeper.
His moniker "the Watcher" is not a just clever trail name, its called voyeu=
r- ism, peeping Tom-ism, even smacks of stalking.  Its a game with him to g=
et in and out without being noticed, to be in control, to cause anxiety.  I=
 guess he gets his jollies by doing this.  What gall!  It made me wary but =
also angry.  I wonder what he'll do next when the thrill wears off.  That i=
s a scary thought.  Be safe and enjoy the trail.

Any day's a good day to hike,
SLIM aka Nancy

"I do not ask to walk smooth paths, nor bear an easy load,
I pray for strength and fortitude to climb the rock-strewn road.
Give me such courage, I can scale the heartiest peaks alone,
And transform every stumbling block into a stepping stone."
---unknown
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