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

[dsaufley@xxxxxxxxxxx (dsaufley@xxxxxxxxxxx)]

Thanks for the insight.  Others have responded in kind.

-=Donna Saufley=-


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From: BearKelly377@netscape.net
Sent: 03/30/03 12:34 PM
To: "\"Donna Saufley\"" <dsaufley@sprynet.com>, jmuielewicz@yahoo.com, pct-l@backcountry.net
Subject: RE: [pct-l] PCT & Public Land Use - Agua Dulce to Lake Hughes

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

- Tom "Bear" Kelly


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>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
Lake 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.
It is not up to some vote or petition or public opinion on who uses public
lands. 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,
backpacker, or mountain biker."
>You are WRONG about the PCT.  It is a hiking and equestrian trail ONLY.
Motorcyles, ATVs, and mountainbikes are prohibited, and there are fines
associated 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.
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>If you believe that public lands should be there for anybody to use, I
guess you support motorcycle and ATV use in say, Tuolumne Meadows?  Sure, let
'em tear it up everywhere!  Motorcycles and their ilk destroy the trail.
The 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.
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>-=Donna Saufley=-
>equestrian, hiker, mountainbiker, and mother of an motor cycle rider
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