Re: [pct-l] size, height, weight, and season limits on the PCT?

[CMountainDave@aol.com]

The question of limiting the number of PCT thru hikers is  good one. I feel 
that thru hikers are not really an organized group just a bunch of individual 
hikers or small groups on a hiking adventure. For the most part, they are not 
competing with each other, but against Father Time. There is only so many 
days in a season to hike from Mexico to Canada. However, there is a precedent 
for limiting their numbers. In the Grand Canyon and John Muir Wilderness, 
among others, there  is wisely  a limit on the TOTAL number of hikers allowed 
at any given time as well as group size limits. If the PCT becomes too 
popular, then I feel that quotas should be enforced especially in wilderness 
areas. I'll leave it to wilderness use experts to determine the size of the 
quotas.
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