[pct-l] Bikes on PCT- political statement

[giniajim]

According to the PCT web site:
 
"The PCT is classified as a non-mechanized trail. Bicycles, off-road vehicles of any kind, or other mechanical means of travel are not allowed, as they can present a significant danger to hikers and equestrians on narrow sections of the trail. "

http://www.fs.fed.us/pct/administration_and_use.html
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Tortoise 
  To: Gary Wright ; PCT List 
  Sent: Friday, November 05, 2010 1:27 AM
  Subject: Re: [pct-l] Bikes on PCT- political statement


  Read what I wrote, not what you think I wrote.

  I surmise there are hikers on this list who support increased funding for 
  the PCT, maybe for trails in general, and maybe even for national parks. 
  Even if they do support increased funding for the PCT, trails, and parks; 
  the reality is that the PCT, trails, and parks get funding cuts in the 
  general cut taxes and cut spending. The big general support for spending 
  and tax cuts overwhelms their individual support for trails and parks.

  Whether one likes it or not, general government policies do affect the PCT.
  The desires of the populace in general do affect what happens to the PCT.

  As the saying goes, ideas have consequences even if one doesn't like or 
  support some of the consequences.

  Tortoise

  <> Because truth matters! <>

  On 11/04/10 13:35, Gary Wright wrote:
  >
  > On Nov 4, 2010, at 4:15 PM, gwschenk at socal.rr.com wrote:
  >> As one who frequented the national forests pre-Reagan and post-Reagan
  >> I agree with her analysis all the way. This does affect the trail and
  >> so is on-topic, IMO. Politics are important to the trail, but of
  >> course a political flame war won't do this list much good.
  >
  > It is simply not true that people who support a smaller federal
  > government in general automatically support less spending on national
  > parks, trails, and open space in particular.  Making blanket statements
  > to the contrary is needlessly inflammatory.
  >
  > I was careful to state that *general* political debate about these sorts
  > of issues was not appropriate for the list but that does not preclude
  > discussion regarding public policy that is *specific* to the PCT or the
  > national trail system.
  >
  > I don't want to cutoff vigorous discussion about the *PCT*.  I do want
  > to cutoff discussion of political philosophies in general (on this list
  > at least!).
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