[pct-l] Re: Bear Canister thoughts

[gray_hiker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Gray)]

But wait!
What if we are hiking in a national park on the moon, and the ranger that we
talk to is actually an alien, and he asks us if we are carrying our bear
cannisters, and then we get fined $5,000.....

Gray

----- Original Message -----
From: "Ron Martino" <yumitori@montana.com>
To: "Pacific Crest Trail" <pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net>
Sent: Friday, January 24, 2003 12:29 PM
Subject: Re: [pct-l] Re: Bear Canister thoughts


>
> > What he does at that point in time probably depends on his mood at the
> > time, and any other things he has going on. If you try to run away, I
can
> > only guess what he might do. Personally I would rather not find out
about
> > things like pepper spray, plastic handcuffs, radio notification of
rangers
> > further down the trail, helicopter landing areas (and fines that include
> > helo transport), egress trailhead monitoring and other such things.
> >
> > --
> > Brick Robbins
> > Si Vis Pacem, Para Bellum
>
> Let's back up a step - I'm in bear canister land, run into a ranger, we
> 'chat'. He asks if I have said canister. I say yes, it's inside my pack.
> Can he see it? Sorry, it's buried and I have miles to go before I rest.
> Nice talking with you, toodle-loo, see you on the flip side. I start
> walking...
>
> Seems like he wouldn't have much recourse. No probable cause, not even
> any law enforcement powers. What's wrong with my scenario?
>
> Ron
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