Re: [at-l] AMC huts, pros, cons, thru-hikers...

["Bucky" <mfuller@somtel.com>]

richard mann wrote:

> moving the AT from these mountains is an option, and i feel
> a good option.  let the yuppies have the mountain...

Would you suggest the same for Saddleback? Do you feel that the
camping inconvenience along a ten mile stretch of the AT is more
important, and deserving of such drastic sacrifice, than respecting
property rights?

> they [the AMC] have a new 30 year contract with the NPS to
> do what they do, so nothing is going to change.

If the feds can be motivated to take property against the owner's
will, then surely they can be pressured into reneging on a little
ol' contract. Write your congressmen; let's see democracy in action.

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