[pct-l] Wild Trail Angels vs Domesticated Trail Angels

[jeff.singewald at comcast.net]

Scott, 



This may be somewhat true, but from what I hear the Joe and Teri fit your definition of Dometicated Trail Angels but most Thru-Hikers that pass by their friendly confines would definitely consider them to be Wild (and Crazy) Trail Angels! 



Elevator 

  
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Postholer" <public at postholer.com> 
To: pct-l at backcountry.net 
Sent: Thursday, May 14, 2009 2:29:54 PM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific 
Subject: [pct-l] Wild Trail Angels vs Domesticated Trail Angels 

Most trail angels begin as 'wild' trail angels with the potential to become 
'domesticated' trail angels, I think. One is not better than the other just 
an evolution of sorts. 

Wild Trail Angels 
These are folks who may have never heard of long distance hikers or the long 
trails such as the PCT. Upon their first encounter with this type of hiker 
and hearing the hikers story they may offer a ride or food or drink to this 
absolute stranger. 

Domesticated Trail Angels 
These folks probably started out as the 'wild' variety and for whatever 
reason escalated their behavior, such as regularly giving rides, maintaining 
water caches or go as far as opening their homes to hikers. 

This absurd thought was brought to you by a hikers warm encounter with a CDT 
trail angel (wild or domesticated?): 
http://postholer.com/journal/viewJournal.php?entry_id=7858 

-postholer 

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