[pct-l] Facts Matter, Part 2

[Rick Ostheimer]

Mango,

You've hit on one of my pet peeves.  I've worked on trail crews on the Appalachian Trail where we put ramps on a privy more than 7 rocky, steep miles from a trail head.  I've repeatedly asked for the name of the person who mandated such ridiculousness.  I've read the regulations put in place to implement the ADA and another law, and they do, indeed, require that any structure put in place on federal lands thereafter be "accessible".  Whether one could get to it was, apparently, beyond the regulator's logic ability.  The materials for this privy (at Old Orchard Shelter and another at Thomas Knob Shelter) were brought up by a forest service ATV and assembled by Konnarock Trail crew.  No airlifting nor national guard units assisted.  Most shelter materials are carried in by volunteers.

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Believe it or not, a privy at an AT shelter just south of the Shenandoah NP is wheelchair accessible, complete with ramp.? However, the side trail down to that shelter is steep and rocky.? We discussed this and came up with 2 possible explanations.? Either some bureaucrat insited on following the letter of the law in the face of logic, or somebody got a hold of a surplus hdcp privy and had it airlifted into the shelter.? This isn't as strange as it sounds.? Often Reserve or Natinal Guard units are looking for exercises that serve the public good and provide training / practice.



Mango"