>>400662>it's fair to bother the people who're doing the graffiti.yeaaaahh, okay, you right
>it should be alright if you smoke a joint on top of a mountain after completing a 2000 mile trekFirst of all, like I said earlier. This is a state run organization, and that is an illegal activity. So is smoking tobacco in public in the state of Maine. I tell people smoking cigarettes to go somewhere else too. I don't think you realize how lax I am about some of this stuff, because if I was a law enforcement ranger I could fucking arrest them. But I do have the power to get them arrested by someone who is, and I don't do that.
Secondly, I don't give a fuck how may miles you've hiked, you don't get to get do whatever you want.
>I have to disagree and say its a great example that people take a prolonged break out of their professional careers and comfortable lives to enjoy nature in this money-hungry world.They didn't go through a painful ordeal, they took a six month vacation. I would LOVE to thru hike the AT, but I don't have the time or money. It costs a lot, and many of these kids are pretty well off. A good majority had their parents give them money.
Also, the culture of thru hikers has changed dramatically. They used to be experienced outdoorsman looking for a long trek, now it's a bunch of millennial looking for a six month long party in the woods. Not only do many of these jerks think they have the right of way to smoke and drink at the peak, but they also scream their god damn heads off, and write their shitty trail names on rocks, leave trinkets, and litter. These kids don't even know basic LNT, let alone basic manners. They constitute 2% of our visitor base, but make up more than a third of the people who cause trouble. I've had numerous complaints from day use visitors who want to have a relaxing hike, but had it ruined by obnoxious AT hikers partying at the peak.
I do try to give these people 'material to think'. It doesn't always work. Pic related.
