At 3:05 PM -0700 7/26/00, Alistair Bell wrote:
>Yes, the book is about BCFS sites, but I have noticed over the last few
>years that either by neglect or by design, some sites are no longer being
>serviced by BCFS, sort of abandoned. Thats why I said mostly ;)

Ah.  Good point.

>I have never bought one of those passes, though it seems like a good idea if
>it is true that the forsest service uses the fees to help maintain the
>campsites.

Well, yeah, except that the forestry companies should foot that bill,
not the public.  That was the deal when they cut the wood, and they
should stick by their commitments, not get the gov't to get us to pay
the forestry companies bills.

I happily paid the BCFS day use fee at Meager Creek hot springs last
weekend, since that supports extra resources needed to manage the
place given its popularity, and to keep it safe and clean.

Happy camping!

T.

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