[pct-l] distressing info about section d

[dsaufley]

I so share in this grief.  We probably need a support group; I suppose this
community is it.  My spirits were lifted tremendously by visiting the
section of the forest that did not burn, over on the backside.  

L-Rod

-----Original Message-----
From: pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net [mailto:pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net]
On Behalf Of Amanda L Silvestri
Sent: Friday, November 06, 2009 7:39 AM
To: Pct-l at backcountry.net
Subject: [pct-l] distressing info about section d


Every time I read about how a forest will "bounce back" I cringe.  Like the
rest you, I have hiked through many a burned zone years after the fire.  All
I see, even ten+ years past, is a carpet of chaparral in a garden of silent
and dead tree trunks.  Section D is my back yard and the playground where I
first stumbled upon the PCT.  The magnitude of this tragedy depresses me
deeply.  I fear that I may be too old to enjoy it by the time it "bounces
back".  I don't believe that we were in any way responsible for this fire. 
We have had a hand in other fires, last year's Apache fire, the Tahachapi
fire a few years ago and others.  So P -L - E - A - S - E be careful with
your alcohol stoves, matches and cigarettes when you are out there. 
Accidents can happen, but the consequences are so very grave.
 
Shepard
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