[at-l] Authority in the Whites

[rafeb@adelphia.net (Raphael Bustin)]

At 04:43 PM 2/13/02 -0500, rick boudrie wrote:

>That said, the rules are such that many, many people who should understand 
>them, don't.  If someone from the AMC (or more likely an weekend expert) 
>tells you that, there is a good chance they simply don't know what they 
>are talking about.  The reason I know this is I used to be such a blow 
>hard, albeit one who kept his mouth shut along the Trail most of the 
>time.  Then I read the regulations.


Interesting post, rick.  If I read you correctly, then Weary and I are
both somewhat mistaken in our understanding of the regulations.

I can assure you that the incident I described -- of being asked to
break camp, by a uniformed USFS official -- was quite real.  This all
took place very long ago, and I can barely remember where that campsite
was.  It was right by the trail, and it was above treeline, but protected
by krummholz.  It clearly had been used before.

The fellow was friendly enough.  We packed up, spent the night
at the hut (Madison, I vaguely recall) and that was the end of it.


rafe b.