Trying to get a Big-Picture handle beyond my own experience... What would you say are the basic personality "types" encountered on the trail, and what do you see as the traits of these types? First-timer to old hand, common backgrounds or jobs or reasons for being out there (are they running to or from something?), arrogant to humble, overequipped to broke, reliable vehicle to deathtrap jalopy, knowledgeable to needs-a-babysitter, male/female, loner or couple, straight or not, in shape or not, complainer to explainer, rural or city, how they treat the land and others, likely to stick with it or not, and whatever other qualities you can think of. From common types to occasionally-but-reliably encountered. And of course what they drive, and how often they're seen in the wild. I take it as a given that pretty much everybody has a gun and a dog (though I'm not sure what percentage bring the dog along).
Thoughts?
Thoughts?
