Wherever you go in the natural places of California, people are so nice.

The locals here would generally say hello and remark on the weather, the time of day or whatever. Some tourists though (and I get the impression it happens a lot, although certainly not exclusively, with US tourists) somehow fail to even look at you when you meet them. Which is odd when you're the only people in a remote area passing within a few feet of eachother.

I always put it down to people being from cities, uneasy with meeting strangers. Mind you, I live in a rural area where even drivers in their car raise a few fingers from the steeringwheel in greeting when you meet on the road.