[pct-l] My plans,in a nutshell

[Mike Chapman]

Just to clarify,your right Paul! Hunting snakes does take energy,but
if you read my posts instead of  passing judgment,you will find that
infact I am not hunting snakes!!! If I happen across one,it would be a
very tasty meal for me to pass on,as well as rats and such to balance
the dang ecosystem for melanie. And I said "THE REMAINS WOULD BE
BURNED"(or buried),so no people affected by my meal,and thats about
the only fires I plan on building(non firebug) as I will do the
journey with cold food. I just didnt like when you put trailpooper in
my face,and you seem to need the last word(childish). If theres a
problem with my writing or alot of commas,,,,, then please cease to
read. O.K. thats the last I will speak of the matter,this is a huge
downer,and if this is the kind of people ill be dealing with,then
thank god im going alone,Ive planned this hike for over 14 years and
you cant,wont,and will never bring me down,even with your name calling
e-mails,some were funny(thanks),but it shows me the lack of respect
you have for others. Hike on in good health and good luck everyone.

On 1/5/11, giniajim <jplynch at crosslink.net> wrote:
> Read "Don Coyote"; very good explanation about the complex and interwoven
> nature of the environment.
>
>   ----- Original Message -----
>   From: Melanie Clarke
>   To: Paul Robison
>   Cc: pct-l at backcountry.net
>   Sent: Tuesday, January 04, 2011 10:30 PM
>   Subject: Re: [pct-l] My plans,in a nutshell
>
>
>   Dear PCT,
>
>   We don't want to upset the delicate ecosystems.  Rattlesnakes keep the
>   rodent population down.  You take out this valuable member and the rodent
>   population will explode.  I'm not a biologist but rodents carry diseases,
>   maybe they will destroy plant life, which could lead to erosion etc.  I
> read
>   an article from the Sierra Club on how the entire ecosystem of the
>   Yellowstone area was destroyed just because they killed all the wolves.
>   Deer and Moose exploded, ate all the vegetation, I can't remember but it
>   devastated the water streams and systems.  They explained it very clearly,
> I
>   should go look for it.  Anyway, after they re-introduced the wolves the
>   balance has been almost restored after 5-10 years, again, I don't have the
>   exact facts but you get the idea.
>
>   With so many people traveling along the PCT, I don't think we should be
>   harvesting the plant life either.  We can get food, the animals can't.  I
>   think we should be self sustaining along the trail and not take food from
>   the wild life.  I know it's "cool" to survive like the Indians did 400
> years
>   ago but hunter gatherer societies can't support as many people as we have
>   now.  Even "back in the day", hunter gatherer societies would devastate
>   their ecosystems and have to move on to devastate another area.  They were
>   always on the move.  That is just unsustainable with the enormous
>   populations we have now.
>
>   Melanie
>
>
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