[pct-l] Water Cache at Scissors Xing

[Luce Cruz]

On Apr 24, 2014 6:20 PM, "Judson Brown" <judsonwb at gmail.com> wrote:
>
. Make the permitting process much more stringent, with some teeth
> behind it, or even start charging for the permit. Maybe before being
> allowed a permit, you have to pass a class on LNT, fire/stove safety,
> long-distance hiking logistics, etc., which could be administered, say,
> through REI outlets. Or taken online.

This is not the way I picture open access to public land. The need is
enforcement of current laws and regulations, not more hoops for users to
jump through. I've always imagined that enforcement could be self
sustaining in that fines should pay for the enforcers, but they are human,
too, and might abuse that system.

I am not "on the ground" so to speak for the trip on the trail, but I can
easily imagine that the reason folks get away with their terrible behavior
and treatment of their surroundings is simply because most of the time, if
someone sees their transgressions, no one says or does anything about it.
If that is the case, it makes me sad.

Where have all the "stand up" people gone?

Luce Cruz