Enochlophobia Tremens

Yikes! It’s like coming off the trail right into Disneyworld! School groups, church youth groups, families, friends, pairs, singles. Lots of brand new gear. I am reminded of a time when I’d been hiking the final segment of the John Muir Trail. We were three days out and had been sharing the trail with several hikers who’d come all the way down from Yosemite. We were lunching at the junction where the long hikers meet up with the Whitney Day Hikers-Trail Junction. Three days hikers, just out of REI passed by. Someone in our group pointed out, “My! Those day hikers smell pretty!” Causing a few of us a Heimlich Moment…Read more