Originally Posted by
Jack Tarlin
*Lastly, and this goes out to the people who annually complain about Trail magic and Hiker Feeds: It's really simple. I don't
know where you're from, but in Boston, I was taught that if someone offered you something you weren't interested in, you looked
at them, smiled, and said "No thank you!" and then went about your business. Receiving and enjoying kindness from strangers
is entirely voluntarily, nobody's being forced to eat a burger or drink a can of soda. Trail magic, done responsibly, can be a
wonderful thing for those who wish to take part in it. Those not interested can simply keep walking. Nor really that complicated,
eh?