[pct-l] biscuits of death

[Montedodge@aol.com]

We have alot of horses on PCT in Wash. in Mt. Adams to White Pass area. We use
this trail two or three times a year  with plenty of horses and their owners
with 44 mags on their hip ( just in case of  a grizzly or attacking squirrel)
I don,t like the horse flies , trail abuse or smell of horse dung with my
oatmeal either. My biggest problem is the weed seeds these horses bring in to
alpine meadows in their dung. (tanzy, scotchbroom, etc.) Mt. Saint Helens is
making a good come back, but these HORSE SEEDS are not helping. Elk Hunters in
the fall come into the Clearwater Creek area of the Mt. and are spreading weed
seeds in their feed and in horse biscuits. The same is happening in the goat
rocks. In 20 plus years of hiking, I,ve seem alot of changes for us hikers (
higher fees, access, quota,s permits up the b---) It,s now time to get the
Cowboy Crowd to start picking up the tab with fees and quota,s. The park and
forest service are a bunch of Horse Camp SUCK-UPS. I,ll get off my soapbox now
.  PS  At least they provide fuel  for ZIP STOVES   Anyone for a biscuit?
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