“The birth of the Internet in the late 1990s revolutionized information flow, and exposed more people to the trail. You could sit on your PC at home, rese

“The birth of the Internet in the late 1990s revolutionized information flow, and exposed more people to the trail. You could sit on your PC at home, research about a subject to your heart’s content, then discuss it and ask questions in online forums. These discussion sites have a way of stoking passion, and I think that passion started translating into more people taking action, and tackling the trail.” I relate to this happening in Southern California. There's definitely a healthy cultural atmosphere that's sprouted from the internet's ability to let people know about niche hole in the wall shops or obscure happenings hidden amongst the vast seemingly desolate sprawl that someone who would never have otherwise left their house can now discover from their bedroom.