[at-l] New Baxter rules

[lwbooher@halifax.com (Leslie Booher)]

Why did they think it was wrong to camp on the fields near the shelters?  Is
there any non-shelter camping allowed in BSP.  (That's in the same sense
that when you're in the Smokies, you "have" to stay in the shelter."  Oh,
and why limit the hikers to 12 at a time?  Why not just make provisions for
more hikers?  These rangers sound awfully anal to me.  <G>  anklebear

----- Original Message -----
From: Bob Cummings <ellen@clinic.net>
To: <at-l@mailman.backcountry.net>
Sent: Wednesday, November 07, 2001 10:54 PM
Subject: [at-l] New Baxter rules


> There's a meeting at 1 p.m. tomorrow, Thursday, of park officials and I
think
> the Park Authority trustees, in Augusta.
>
> If I get a chance to speak my message will be that based on my experience
as a
> long distance hiker and as overseer of 60 miles of the final 100 miles,
thru
> hikers are some of the nicest, most cooperative people anyone could want
to
> meet, but they are a different breed and culture from the mostly family
groups
> who camp in the park.
>
>  And by the time they reach Baxter they are on a natural high as the end
of an
>  incredible, six month adventure approaches.
>
>  I'll suggest that most of the presumed problems might be solved with
better
>  training of the rangers on how to interact effectively with such folks.
Any
>  thoughts or suggestions will be welcome. But time is short.
>
>  Weary
>
>
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