[pct-l] why close the burn areas?

[Junaid Dawud]

I'd say yes, but then again I disdain many of the regulatory practices  
this society uses.

I walked through a burned area in Oregon. It's status may not have  
been open yet. My biggest concern was falling trees, not rangers  
(since one had basically said that if he was me, he'd go through). I  
moved quickly and cautiously, and before I knew it I was through the  
burn.

I wouldn't recommend walking through a closed burnt area. However, if  
a competent outdoorsperson were to tell me they intended to go thru, I  
probably wouldn't try to convince them not to.

Junaid

On Apr 12, 2010, at 2:54 PM, Diane at Santa Barbara Hikes dot com <diane at santabarbarahikes.com 
 > wrote:

> Still these people all died from the general conditions of the trail
> itself, not from falling pine trees. If most of us can handle the log
> over the Suiattle or the trail by Deep Creek, shouldn't we also be
> given the benefit of the doubt to be able to walk through some burned
> pine trees?
> Diane
>
> On Apr 12, 2010, at 1:22 PM, Junaid Dawud wrote:
>
>> Quite true L-Rod
>>
>> I remember in 2006, No Way Ray died after a fall. There were also
>> reports of an older gentleman that died in (I think) section A or
>> B. I myself had a few experiences that were pretty scary and could
>> have potentially ended badly. Hiking the PCT can certainly be
>> dangerous.  Preparedness and experience can help mitigate the risk,
>> but even the most savvy and experienced hiker can fall to bad
>> 'luck' or timing.
>>
>> Safety first.
>>
>> Junaid
>>