[pct-l] C-A-M-P-F-I-R-E-S

[CHUCK CHELIN]

Good evening,

I just finished downloading and enjoying the PCT Class of 2012 video, but
with Mendo-Rider’s campfire comment in mind I was not pleased to see images
of that very thing.

In S. Oregon, at minute 37:25 on my counter, two hikers are shown building
a fire in a rock ring.  Unfortunately, there was considerable flammable
forest “duff” on the ground all the way up to -- and into -- the rock-ring.
It’s unclear why they thought they needed a fire in what was probably
August of a warm and dry season in Oregon, but I think doing so is poor
practice, and displaying that practice in a distributed presentation sets a
bad example.

Steel-Eye

-Hiking the Pct since before it was the PCT – 1965

http://www.trailjournals.com/steel-eye

http://www.trailjournals.com/SteelEye09/


On Tue, Apr 30, 2013 at 7:57 PM, Edward Anderson <mendoridered at yahoo.com>wrote:

> Just a reminder is case there are some who are not aware - CAMPFIRES are
> banned along the PCT for more that the first 500 miles. They are illegal.
> Please inform anyone you see with an illegal campfire that they must
> thoroughly extinguish it immediately. If they refuse, report them. Protect
> our forests from wildfires.
>
> MendoRider-Hiker
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