[pct-l] campfires

[Carol Klahn]

I hope everyone is listening, Meredith -- for you and all the other wild things along the trail. ;oD

Carol



> On May 20, 2015, at 4:12 PM, Meridith Rosendahl <meridith.rosendahl at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> My turn to rant.  Northern California is also a tinderbox.  Please Please
> Please DO NOT BUILD CAMPFIRES.  Go stoveless if you can or be hyper careful
> with stoves.  We lost 75,000+ acres to the Chips fire in 2012 and we just
> can't go through that again.  The Chips fire was started right on the PCT,
> by whom was never determined.  Don't let it be you.
> 
> Piper's Mom
> 
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> Date: Tue, 19 May 2015 17:53:29 -0500 (CDT)
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> On 05/18/15, Judson Brown wrote:
> 
> I'm asking because I'm seeing mention in online journals of people having
> campfires.
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> Unbelievable, how can people hike through mile after mile of burn and think
> campfires are OK?
> 
> The San Gabriels are dryer than I have seen them in my 30+ years of hiking
> here. No fires, please.
> 
> Gary
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