[cdt-l] cdt attractiveness vis. "aura" depth/breadth

[cdt-l@mailman.backcountry.net (Sloetoe)]

> From: Slyatpct@aol.com
> Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2001 14:29:05 EDT

> Although I lost his post to cyberspace, Sloetoe mentioned awhile back
> that he thought more people would hike the CDT, if it was a clearly 
> marked route.  <snip> 
> The fact that the trail's NOT totally finished or clearly marked in
> spots is what I find the most intriguing. ... I don't believe I'd
> feel the same if the CDT were a continuously marked footpath.

### Yeah, well, I lost that post, too. But I recall it well enough to say
that no, I wouldn't think the CDT would find more people hiking it
(compared to the AT or PCT) if it were a clearly (or continuously marked)
footpath. Not recalling my specific words, my recollection of the
message's point was that if CDT had the same *history* in its development
-- private idea, voluntarily organized and executed over 1.5[?] decades,
involving numerous purely voluntary landowner permissions, and including
thereby the local sociological/economical/etc flavors that the PCT and CDT
lack -- that that history, and the resulting organizations, books, videos,
"throughhikers' guides" and such -- all of that contributes to why people
hike the AT. As well, it also contributes to why people *don't* hike the
PCT or CDT in relative proportion.
### That said, once you *know* about the CDT (for example), and can find
out about a cdt-l (for example), I agree entirely with you, Sly:
> "The fact that the trail's NOT totally finished or clearly marked in
> spots is what I find the most intriguing. ... I don't believe I'd
> feel the same if the CDT were a continuously marked footpath."

I'm sure I wrote less the first time. (Ugh!) Hope I didn't confuse the
issue (more) this time.
Sloetoe



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