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I am very sorry to learn of Jim's passing. He was always very friendly to me and welcomed me here to the forum. I know he'll be missed. RIP, Jim.

HJ

Thanks for this, guys. I think that ranger is selectively interpreting the statues to have them say what he wants. "Abandon" implies finality. When I park my car at a trailhead and go on a 5 day backpack, have I abandoned my car? Certainly not because I intend to come back for it. By the s...

A lot of rangers I've spoken to don't know "chapter and verse" of the regulations. The ranger may have told Tom his general understanding of things, but probably couldn't cite a reg off the top of his head. Just good sense tells me that trash in the wilderness is a "no, no." But ...

Tom,

Thank you for the information.

LDMGOLD wrote:We need to abandon this line of discussion on this file. This file is to discuss the search for Jesse Capen. Hopefully somebody will turn up some clues on Jesse Capen this winter or spring.

Duly noted.

HJ

OK, thanks, Tom.

HJ

Today the wilderness status of the area make it illegal to stock a hidden camp according to regulations. Tom, Do you have any specifics that you could point me to on that? Caching, particularly water, is a pretty standard practice among hikers, backpackers, etc. I've never heard that it was prohibi...

Who's on first?

Nice stuff! I appreciate your taking the time to post it and narrate it.

HJ

I'm enjoying it; do go on.

HJ

Can't quite see the movie George. Looks like you're trying to embed it in your post. What if, instead of embedding it, you linked to it? Or maybe Jim can figure out a way to get the embedding to work.

HJ