[pct-l] HYOH- campfires

[Jeffrey Olson]

I'll take it one step further.  Fires should not be built except in case 
of (extreme) emergency.  Would you grind a cigarette out on the carpet 
of your home?  For the time a hiker is on a long trail we are "home."

I'm kind of amazed at the disdain many hikers treat the wilderness - 
catholes not dug deep enough, tampons and toilet paper on display, fire 
scars.

It may be "legal" to have a fire, but I would hope each of us holds 
ourselves to a higher standard.

Jeffrey Olson
Martin, SD

On 2/11/2012 8:44 AM, Palomino wrote:
> I have no problem with anyone hiking the PCT with a lot of gear or a
> little gear or superfast or superslow or something in between. I DO
> have a problem with hikers building campfires on the PCT when they are
> not in compliance with the California Fire Permit we are all required
> to sign and carry.