[at-l] New Baxter rules

[lwbooher@halifax.com (Leslie Booher)]

Excuse me.  I meant to send this just to weary.  So sorry.  anklebear

----- Original Message -----
From: Leslie Booher <lwbooher@halifax.com>
To: Bob Cummings <ellen@clinic.net>; <at-l@mailman.backcountry.net>
Sent: Wednesday, November 07, 2001 11:48 PM
Subject: Re: [at-l] New Baxter rules


> 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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