On Wed, 13 Aug 2003 10:40:56 -0700, Greg
wrote:

Just out of idle curiosity I went to the web site. Holy Crap! It sounds
like an authoritarian nightmare even in the summer! It's really sad that
the state is in the role of protecting people from their own stupidity.

Well, they are the people who have to go out and rescue hikers.

Fact is, it is easier to get a permit to climb Denali in winter than
for Katahdin in winter.

Happy trails,
Gary (net.yogi.bear)
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