[pct-l] Please stop burning up our trail - PCT closure San Jacinto

[eckert]

check out the next to the last paragraph

http://www.trailjournals.com/entry.cfm?trailname=9205

AsABat wrote:
> I received a phone call last night about a fire on the PCT between Black
> Mountain Road and Snow Creek. Last night the trail was closed. How long the
> trail will be closed I don't know, you might check with the San Jacinto
> Rangers in Idyllwild while you're in town. It sounds like the fire is out,
> but cleanup continued. 50 acres burned.
>
> I was told the fire was started by a hiker using a stove in a grassy area.
> Please remember - stoves can only be used where there is NO flammable
> material within a 5-foot radius. Preferably find a clear space rather than
> digging up a 10-foot diameter circle.
>
> PLEASE stop burning up our trail. It seems every year a PCT hiker starts at
> least one wildfire. Besides messing up the environment, it really messes up
> our credibility with the regional land management agencies.
>
> AsABat
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