Ron
Fishers book Mountain Adventures is filled with pictures from the AT.
Many of the pictures include man made brides constructed from logs that have
fallen. In some cases the bridges look necessary but in others, it looks like
the hike could have been made without them. This seems to be similar to trail
magic because it is a man made thing that helps a hiker. Trail magic is usually
food and some hikers don’t like trail magic because they feel like it takes
away from the experience. I think that by using these bridges or walkways in
areas where they aren’t needed also take away from the experience. To me a
hiker should avoid using these bridges if possible to eliminate as many man
made things from their hike as possible.
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