[at-l] Passing Etiquette

[solophile@juno.com]

While out on a hike today in our local state park, my partner and I were
discussing what the trail etiquette rule was for passing on-coming
traffic on the trail.  He believed that the persons hiking downhill were
supposed to step aside and let the uphill hikers by.  I believed just the
opposite, i.e. that it was the uphill hikers that were supposed to step
aside.  In my mind, downhill hikers are usually proceeding at a much
faster speed and should have right of way. 

So, what's the right answer, and even more importantly, what's the
rationale behind it?

Rachel 
Solophile '97
www.mindspring.com/~andy-markham/at-hike

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