[pct-l] AND THE REAL QUESTION IS--

[CMountainDave@xxxxxxx (CMountainDave@xxxxxxx)]

Why, along the PCT where bears are plentiful for about 2000 miles, there is
only a problem with them in the Sierra National Parks.  Could misguided
management be the problem, instead of hikers? Have they EVER had a public
input program, or do their egos get in the way of listening to anybody but
themselves? Or is it the adversarial situation that they have so meticulously
cultivated, viewing anyone who enters their domain as a potential threat to
their resources, that prevents meaningful dialogue. Basically, all this came
about because people were required to hang their food, which then became Bear
Pinatas
  The entire problem is so reminiscent of the goat debacle in the Olympic
National Park where a congressman finally had to step in and demand an
independent investigation of the situation, an investigation that ultimately
agreed with Park critics