[pct-l] Problem Hiker (or Poster)

[jdrows at attbi.com (JD Schaefer)]

If you make political and/or snide comments "(Thanks to Erin Brokovich the
deep pocket environmentalist.)", you should back it up with facts or many of
your future statements could have less of a positive impact.

Let's keep this to the Trail and leave our resentments out of it.
JD


----- Original Message ----- 
From: <Lonetrail@aol.com>
To: <calliger@infolane.com>; <pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net>
Sent: Sunday, May 18, 2003 10:21 AM
Subject: Re: [pct-l] Problem Hiker


> In a message dated 5/18/03 8:29:28 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
> calliger@infolane.com writes:
>
>
> Richard
>
> If you are speaking about Grizzly Bill the caretaker at Chimney Creek take
> anything he says with a grain of salt. I have stopped there several times
and
> find Grizzly Bill to be a typical back country character, sometime funny
> sometime bullish He spends a lot of time alone and set in his ways but has
a
> kind heart and will go out of his way to help you. Talk about his pickup
or
> his dogs. Buy some cold pop from him since the water is supposed to be
> poison. (Thanks to Erin Brokovich the deep pocket environmentalist.)  He
> loves the Internet and is most likely reading these posts. So Hi Bill.
>
> lonetrail
>
>
> > How does s/he know they carved into the fixture? Where is
> > the evidence except one person's word against another? Did the
> > caretaker dislike these people for some reason? Everyplace I've
> > seen has, unfortunately, TONS of carvings! Even on top of
> > Lyle and other peaks! Give us a break!
> >
> > Imposing a fine after the fact is pretty hard to do, if not impossible
> > and unlawful. And how many people have the same initials if that is what
> > they
> > carved?
> > Even the most sacred Indian places have modern carvings...it is
> > insidious (not to justify it though, but u have to catch the
> > carver in the act to press charges. Did s/he catch them in the
> > act? CLEARLY NOT, otherwise s/he would have issued a ticket
> > immediately. SOunds like sour apples to me!!
> >
> > ..and the fire, what does s/he mean by extinguish? It has to be dead out
> > of course, but some of these volunteers at CC are so anal and bored
> > they look for slightest infarction!! (PI) (Read that: busy-bodies!)
> > and the same type gets placed everyyear..there is no continuity in
> > management there! (except perhaps interviewing for the same personality
> > to place as a caretaker. <grin>
> >
> > Richard
> >
> > At 07:52 AM 5/18/03 -0700, Tim 'hiker/biker' wrote:
> > >I just returned from a S/B hike beginning at KM on Friday. The
volunteer
> > >caretaker at Chimney Creek campground mentioned that a N/B young man
and
> > >his female companion whom I met had stayed there and left without
> > >extinguishing their campfire.  He is considering imposing the proper
> > >fine.  In addition, they carved into the campground fixtures. This is
> > >not the kind of reputation the PCT needs.  Hiker/Biker
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
>
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