RE: [Philmont]: Trekking Poles?

Sorry Jack but I couldn't resist.

> [mailto:owner-philmont@troop47.com] On Behalf Of Jack Bolinger
> Subject: RE: [Philmont]: Trekking Poles?
>
> The chances of coming up on deer or other wildlife to
> see with that racket going on is close to nil. Like smokers,
> those who use them tend to adapt to this noise and forget
> about the imposition on other hikers.

Let's not forget we are talking about hiking with a group of 10 or so
teenagers. You probably won't be able to hear the "click and clack" for
all the other sounds. The sloshing of the Nalgene bottles on the
outside of the packs and the swearing when the "lid keeper" breaks is
enough to drown out the noise from the trekking poles. As for deer, you
could drive a Mac truck over most of the trails and not scare off the
deer at Philmont. They didn't seem too bothered by the Chaplain's
suburban anyway. Ditto most of the other wildlife with the possible
exceptions of bears and mountain lions, and if the noise of the crew
didn't scare those away, you could have a much more serious problem than
the noise from several sets of hiking poles.

I'm trying to figure out how to get rid of the incipient crunching
caused by boots when worn on gravel or loose rock - Soooo irritating.
Again - Sorry Jack, I couldn't help myself.

Happy Trails,

Roy Fisher

PS Yes, I do use trekking poles

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Received on Wed Apr 6 03:55:05 2005