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[pct-l] pulling a cart/Pink Motel



I just checked my maps. The JMT is nearly all wilderness. The only places it
is outside the wilderness boundaries are a mile or so in Reds Meadow, where
it crosses the hiway twice in Tuolumne Meadows, and from Nevada Falls to
Happy Isles in Yosemite Valley. The four wildernesses are: Yosemite
Wilderness, Ansel Adams Wilderness, John Muir Wilderness and Sequoia and
Kings Canyon Wilderness. The PCT has another mile or so of  non-wilderness
trail at Agnew Meadows.

On the subject of mechanized tools: we talked to a BLM ranger who was
looking to clear a large downfall near Robbers Roost, south of Kennedy
Meadows, in 2000. He said in order to bring in a chain saw he had to file
paperwork detailing why the chainsaw was required in the wilderness area. He
had to fully support not using hand tools. The request then was published
and had a long period for comments. Then if it was approved he could bring
the power tools to cut the downed tree. He also said environmental groups
routinely watch for these requests and make comments to try to avoid the use
of power tools.

Ken

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Hiker" <hiker@godlikebuthumble.com>
To: <pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net>
Sent: Wednesday, March 17, 2004 1:27 PM
Subject: Re: [pct-l] pulling a cart/Pink Motel


> At 09:15 AM 3/17/04, go4ahike@pacifier.com wrote:
> >I passed a Forest service worker last year on the JMT who was pushing one
> >of those mileage counting "wheels" along the trail.
>
> Much of the JMT is not in wilderness areas. The wheel may not have been in
> a wilderness area.
>
> And I know that exceptions are not made for staff: The chain saws and
> pneumatic drills have to be left behind when doing trail maintenance in
> wilderness areas. Clearing blow downs with a two man saw (called a "misery
> whip") or cutting steps out of granite with a sledge hammer, an impact
> drill and wedges are treats not to be missed.
>
>
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