[pct-l] Clumps, herds and where to find them...

[David Toms]

Scott,

>If destructive herding, overcrowding, etc., still exists then that would be 
>the next problem to resolve. But we won't know until the artificially 
>created problem is removed.

You seem to be saying that you've no idea how much better things would be if 
we abandoned the KOP, but we should abandon it anyway.

So, the kickoff is abandoned, and there's still a herd (do the maths, you'll 
still get one, unless you increase the hiking window or decrease the number 
of people). What then?

Dave


>From: "stillroaming" <pct at delnorteresort.com>
>To: <pct-l at backcountry.net>
>CC: <ukstoveman at hotmail.com>
>Subject: [pct-l] Clumps, herds and where to find them...
>Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2007 08:52:07 -0800
>
>>The key question that I think remains unanswered is:
>>What do people think a 'normal' pattern, absent a KO, would be?
>
>Simple answer: A collection of hikers without artificially influenced start 
>dates results in natural patterns.
>
>There is no 'normal' start date. It will vary from year to year. The 
>resulting 'pattern' is unimportant. What is important, people are not 
>influenced by the will of a few who choose a start date a year in advance, 
>resulting in 'unnatural' dispersion.
>
>If destructive herding, overcrowding, etc., still exists then that would be 
>the next problem to resolve. But we won't know until the artificially 
>created problem is removed.
>
>As the number of hikers increases, I think it's interesting that we are at 
>a point to create change *before* disaster strikes, as opposed to reacting 
>poorly after the fact. We can get off our butts and do something 
>constructive now or wait till a real problem arises; like restricting 
>permits (which will ultimately be the solution anyway).
>
>"Man is a party animal. As long as he's happy, nothing will change"
>
>Scott
>
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