jd from gkc on 4/16/2009 9:57:12 AM:
One of the things that makes the trail interesting to me (besides the varied scenery and wildlife) is the different ways-of-life encountered along the trail. Some of the ones I've noticed include farmers (big & small); hill-types; fishermen; river-rogues; next-to-the-river dwellings; back-woods and/or redneck types; "Deliverance-movie" types; small-villagers; banjo-and-clogger types, winery-wino types, isolated businesses and homes, ethnic groups, friendly-or-unfriendly types, city-or-townie-people and so forth. Even the farm homes on the flatlands are different than those located on the shoulders of the river-valley. And some of the hamlets and villages seem to be doing better than others.