[jimmymac]

[Token Civilian]

[Malachai Constant]

in Canada there are lots of multiuser trails and few conflicts. I always used a bell an thanked all who moved aside, they are a polite people. On the downhill you had few conflicts as drops were short and usually with good sight lines. You just waited until the way was clear before descending.

[detekt]

[venom]

I have never had what I considered to be a negative confrontation with a hiker. However, the other hikers may have had a different view about their confrontation with me. What can I say?

[venom]

[cairn builder]

[DestinationUp]

[herdingcats]

^^ I hear ya. Life has a way of teaching it's own lessons, doesn't it? We've all been there. For those that haven't, they will.

[sarbar]

[Backpacker Joe]

I've gotten crap (SHI*) from people for carrying a gun. Imagine that, you're stupid enough to brace someone in the middle of know where who's carrying a gun. People can be amazingly stupid!

[PorcupinePhobia]

I don't mind people carrying guns, but I was kinda freaked out when a lady ranger (who I assume thought I was someone else?) came to speak with me and demand my permits and info while having her hand on a shiny 45 on her hip, with the holster unclipped. I'm tall, but I'm pretty sure I look exactly like the pansy that I am. Anyway, I don't really blame here (alone 17 miles from the nearest trailhead) but it kinda worried me at the time. Definitely did not make any sudden moves

[venom]

[Nancyann]

My hiking companion and I had a little scare when we were a month and a half out on the Oregon PCT. We set up camp one rainy evening at a lake where one other person was camping. We had a pack donkey which we tied up under a big tree to provide shelter for him. The next morning, our donkey was nowhere to be found. After much searching, we did find him tied up in some bushes by the other person's tent. When we confronted him, he stated that we were being mean to our donkey by not tying him up where he could eat all night, even though we provided food for him. Then he started waving his axe and yelling at us, so we took our donkey and left. However, it was pouring down rain all day, so we stayed at our camp, instead of heading up the trail. So did he, and it was very spooky, because he spent the entire day outside in the rain sharpening his axe and glaring at us. A solo hiker arrived that evening, so we invited him to have dinner with us, and he stayed in our camp when we told him about the crazy axe guy. The next morning, we all left at the crack of dawn! The only other time we had a problem was way up the Bogachiel where we spent the night at a shelter because of course, it was pouring down rain. Late in the evening two twenty something guys arrived and stayed in the shelter also. They started drinking whiskey and became very rude and boisterous. We became very nervous, but fortunately, they got so drunk they just passed out. Again, we got up at the crack of dawn and got the heck out of there! After hiking many hundreds of miles, I feel fortunate that these two episodes were the only ones where we encountered any problems with other people. I do have one pet peeve, though. Not to go off-thread or anything, but just want to know WHY do so many day hikers have to wear so much perfume and men's cologne when out hiking? I just about passed out from the barrage of fake flower and "woodsy" scents last year up at Lake Serene!

[Ski]

it isn't just day hikers... I was at least 3 miles up last summer when a guy carrying an enormous pack blew by me reeking of some sort of aftershave. go figure.