[pct-l] Mountain Bikes

[Scott Williams]

We saw 2 rangers at different spots in Desolation Valley in 2010 and were
asked to show passes by both.  This is probably the busiest section of the
PCT given its proximity to Tahoe.  Two of our crew had thrown their permit
out after it got soaked in a rainstorm and became a useless lump of pulp.
 They were given a warning citation and told to get the pass reissued.
 Having been with a group of thru hikers, all of whom had legal permits,
seemed to have saved their butts from getting real citations as we could
vouch for them having hiked up from Mexico with permits.

We also saw a backcountry ranger near Sisters who was out doing her job of
trail maintenance and we had a wonderful conversation with her.  She also
asked for our permits.

In 2011 while re-hiking WA I bumped into a terrific backcountry ranger in
the Alpine Lakes Wilderness.  Again we were asked for our permits, but the
conversation was so great, he chose to camp with us as it was near quitting
time when we started talking.

All of these encounters were pleasant to say the least, but in all of them
we were asked to show our permits.

Shroomer


On Wed, Oct 30, 2013 at 12:13 PM, marmot marmot
<marmotwestvanc at hotmail.com>wrote:

> Saw volunteer rangers north of Dicks pass and somewhere else in Desolation
> in late Aug '13.My favorite rangers were standing on the trail fighting
> over (I was crossing over into a new jurisdiction )who was going to give me
> a ticket for not having a permit in 94 in Lassen.  They were so
> disappointed when I dug my thruhike permit out.  I loved showing it off.
> Marmot
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Oct 29, 2013, at 6:03 PM, "Diane Soini" <dianesoini at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > I saw rangers on the John Muir section. I saw a volunteer ranger just
> > north of that big lake after Burney Falls. I have never seen a ranger
> > issue a citation to anyone for anything.
> >
> >> On Oct 29, 2013, at 10:00 AM, pct-l-request at backcountry.net wrote:
> >>
> >> From: John Coyle <jcoyle at sanjuan.edu>
> >> Subject: Re: [pct-l] Mountain Bikes
> >>
> >>
> >> Has anyone actually seen a Forest Service ranger issue a citation
> >> to a mountain biker anywhere along the PCT within the last 10
> >> years? Has anyone seen a Forest Service ranger anywhere along the
> >> PCT within the last 10 years? I have never even seen a Forest
> >> Service ranger on the PCT in the last 10 years of hiking on or near
> >> the PCT in the Lake Tahoe area.
> >
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