[pct-l] Glacier Peak closure

[jeff.singewald at comcast.net]

Joe,

I presume that given your love for the PCT that  you are an active member of the PCTA.  Rather than ask if there is someone on this list that can contact the PCTA, why don't you simply pick up the phone and call your organization representatives at the PCTA and communite this.

One thing to consider is that this section of the trail is not one that will be fixed during winter months, so trail maintenance on this section is a summer time event.  

Last year I took the detour and while is was spectacular in its own right, I do look forward to going back and hiking the old official route one of these days.

Jeff

-------------- Original message -------------- 
From: joseph kisner <lostonthecrest at hotmail.com> 

> This summer I not only set a new unassisted record on the PCT, but I also 
> completed over 10,000 miles of PCT hiking. So my point is, I know the entire 
> trail well. I would like to say that, [except for the closure] the trail is in 
> excellent shape all the way from Mexico to Canada. We all owe this to the many 
> trail workers of the past and present. I thank you all personally, and plan to 
> do my share of trail work this winter. 
> 
> There has been talk and rumors, that the Forest Service wants to let the closure 
> around the West side of Glacier Peak [original route], go to ruin. For those of 
> you that have not hiked this route, it is one of the highlights on the entire 
> PCT. It is a wonderful piece of true wilderness, and to be detoured around to a 
> lesser trail and roads, is now a option, but within a few years will be your 
> only choice. By sitting back and allowing the Forest Service to reroute the PCT 
> to the east side, will degrade the trail in a huge way. 
> 
> I would like to see the community focus on the most damaged section of trail on 
> the entire PCT, rather than going over and over what is really not too bad, like 
> I saw all the way up the trail. This is NOT to insult any workers or management, 
> but to inform everyone of the greater problem. If there are no answers at this 
> time, maybe someone in the area could pull permits for next season, and make it 
> public. There are a lot of us who would jump at the chance to join in and help 
> fix this grand section. 
> 
> If the PCTA knows the future of this section, we should be addressed, for our 
> voices are important. Is there is anyone on this list that can give us the 
> facts, or inform the PCTA that there are persons concerned, please post to the 
> list, for this should be public. This issue should be addressed. 
> 
> Just Voicing My Opinion, 
> Thank You, Tattoo-Joe 
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