[pct-l] Bear Canister "required" areas on PCT in the Sierra...

[jeff.singewald at comcast.net]

Marcia,

I found your comments very interesting and I agree with you fully re: additional bear boxes.  This is also why I agree with the folks on this list-serve that have taken the minority view on the placement of water caches along the trail.  You mention the boxes "smooth the way" for hikers and that is no different than water caches.  The bear boxes allow hikers to travel without carrying the extra couple of pounds of the canister.  The water caches do much the same.

Elevator
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From: "Marcia" <gottawalk at pacbell.net> 

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> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Home" 
> "So the trail needs more bear boxes. What's involved in buying and 
> installing them?" 
> 
> Do we really want our wilderness experience to contain more man-made items, 
> smoothing the was for hikers? 
> 
> The outdoor experience is reduced when agencies accomodate or pave the way 
> for hikers by taking care of them. The mystique and satisfaction of a hike 
> are gone. I like the (not really accurate but fun anyway) feeling that not 
> many people manage to walk to a particular area. Shelters, sleeping 
> platforms, bridges, signs and bear boxes ruin the natural wilderness. 
> 
> Marcia 
> 
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