[pct-l] PCT & Public Land Use - Agua Dulce to Lake Hughes

[BearKelly377@xxxxxxxxxxxx (BearKelly377@xxxxxxxxxxxx)]

Moose is a troll looking to start flamewars. Ignore everything he says.

- Tom "Bear" Kelly


>
>I typically stay out of many topics that rage on the PCT mail list, but I =
absolutely must respond to your post dated March 25, on the Agua Dulce to L=
ake Hughes thread.  I have never directly and openly opposed a statement a =
hiker (or post contributor) has made before, and it pains me to do so now. =
 However, my desire to protect the PCT (and to encourage others to protect =
it as well) outweighs my concern for neutrality in this instance. You state:
>  "US public lands are just that- public. Everyone has a right to use them=
 not only backpackers. This includes the PCT and the land surrounding it. I=
t is not up to some vote or petition or public opinion on who uses public l=
ands. When taxes are no longer used to support them you will have a leg to =
stand on but until then people have a right to use them- whether ATVer, bac=
kpacker, or mountain biker."
>You are WRONG about the PCT.  It is a hiking and equestrian trail ONLY.  M=
otorcyles, ATVs, and mountainbikes are prohibited, and there are fines asso=
ciated if the offenders are caught.  The PCT is maintained in large part by=
 private and volunteer efforts, with the cooperation and some-time support =
and funding from various agencies.
>
>If you believe that public lands should be there for anybody to use, I gue=
ss you support motorcycle and ATV use in say, Tuolumne Meadows?  Sure, let =
'em tear it up everywhere!  Motorcycles and their ilk destroy the trail.  T=
he scars are plain to see. There are countless other roads and trails that =
are there for mutiple use.  The PCT is just not one of them.
>
>-=3DDonna Saufley=3D-
>equestrian, hiker, mountainbiker, and mother of an motor cycle rider
>--
>
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