Originally Posted by
cougarmeat
Sean McC - The forest "service", with their great plan this summer of charging people a "penalty fee" for using the trails that had been free to hike, did a great job of keeping people out of the forest this summer. As predicted, those with money didn't care if they used their reservations or not. So they could buy up all the weekends at the start of the program. As it turned out - more than 40% of the reservations were not used. Of course the Forest Service's stated problem - too much human poo left around the trails - was not all addressed by requiring a fee. Without education, just requiring someone to pay $6.00 isn't going to change their behavior. In fact, after having to pay money, they probably feel entitled (i.e. more entitled) and not required to bury their deposits. Someday I'll tell you how I really feel about that misguided program.
karenmane - Just a thought ... what about emptying your pockets before getting in the hammock?