Troy aka Super Guide

I met Troy aka “Super Guide” on the bus from Portland to Bangor. I noticed his southern accent and guessed him to be about in his mid twenties. He sat a seat back and across the isle. As we rode in I overheard his conversation with a woman from Brooklyn. She somehow brought up gay rights and he went on about how wrong it is, the bible says so etc.

Being pretty liberal and having many gay friends and family I made a pretty quick decision that he was not someone I wanted to make friends with on the trail.

As I was later to find out he holds many other prejudices including blacks and Puerto Ricans. I was about to tell him why I don’t want anything to do with him and why but I am trying to avoid conflict. Unfortunately I keep running into him:(

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