Scary Individual at Peralta TH

[Metalrunner]

Please read below the encounter I had at Peralta TH, yesterday. I post here, as a warning, because I believe this is not, will not be an isolated incident. I believe there are others that this man has bitched at, maybe you, or could be you in the future. I have also attached a profile image, the best my hiking partner could capture.

On Wednesday, December 27th, my hiking partner and two dogs were finishing up a hike at Peralta trailhead. The area close to the signs was crowded with many adults and teenagers. The first person we came into close proximity to, immediately began to inform us, “dogs must be on leash at all times.” Seeing that Ozzie and Leo were leashed I was taken aback as to why this person was telling me the law, and using very aggressive body gestures and tone, to do so. Adrenaline began to pump through my system and I made the bad decision to engage this man in discussion. The “discussion” was one sided as this individual had no desire to let me talk or listen to me. He kept up his rant repeating many times, in different ways, “dogs must be on leash at all times.” I asked him who he was, as I couldn’t imagine a Forest official or volunteer would talk to me in this way/tone. His response; “I am god.” At one point he yelled “get your dog away from me, nobody wants to be molested by your dog.” Ozzie was standing where he was standing, because this man chose to engage us in a verbal berating. While he yelled this, he made a sweeping motion with his foot, towards Ozzie. If he touched my dogs, I felt I might lose it so Steve and I walked over to my truck. He kept up his rant and I returned with Ozzie’s AKC Good Citizen certification, hoping this would calm him down. Again, he did not let me talk, so I walked away. He kept up his rant and Steve approached him to take his picture. More words were exchanged and this man told Steve “you dog people all go home at night and F$%^ your dogs, that’s what you do, you go home and have sex with them.” Then he started yelling at Steve, “no, I will not go home and have sex with you, I don’t want to have sex with you, leave me alone.” At this point, Steve returned to my truck and the situation ended. download/file.php?mode=view&id=7848&sid ... 76dc4ae58b

[trekkin_gecko]

seems like something that would happen at my neighborhood circle k rather than at peralta trailhead

[Alston_Neal]

I wonder if the guy ever stumbles across the HAZ forum. If so, he should be happy with all the professional psychiatric evaluation and advice he's been given. It's a huge money-saver for him!

Like it's helped any of us.

[cactuscat]

@trekkin_gecko
I am familiar with that Circle K - and, yes.

[azbackpackr]

Oh, ugh. Cities. Crowds. Weirdos. Ugh.

[chumley]

Oh, ugh. Cities. Crowds. Weirdos. Ugh.

Not just cities. Internet forums too.

[azbackpackr]

@chumley
I love you, too!