Re: SAR costs (was Guided Hikes)
Thanks for answering, Owen, This solution seems to be both unfair and unworkable, but not all that strange considering how other government agencies work. ...
smith_seldom 2002-10-31 09:53:13 #17519

Re: Guided Hikes (was 75 Mile Canyon)
I have no problem with guided trips if the guided and unguided folks have equal access and all follow the same guidelines. Unfortunately this isn't true at...
Bob Marley 2002-10-31 09:52:11 #17518

Re: Guided Hikes
Standard practice with SAR is that the county where hiker lives is billed. Owen K smith_seldom wrote: >Is this one of the 87.352% of statistics on the web...
Owen Kittredge 2002-10-31 09:18:11 #17517

Re: Guided Hikes
Okay - now I am confused. My impression was that a ride out of the Canyon on a chopper was going to cost somewhere between $1k-$2k...
Ken McNamara 2002-10-31 09:17:31 #17516

Commercialization and permits
Here are some more numbers, collected from BCO and GCFI: Folks who are concerned about the park being over commercialized should not worry too much about...
Tom Bourne 2002-10-31 09:14:36 #17515

Re: Guided Hikes (was 75 Mile Canyon)
I prefer the "learn through experience" myself, but there is some value to other method. Years ago I was birding with some friends near Lake Matthews in...
Kastelz Mike 2002-10-31 09:04:35 #17514

Re: Guided Hikes
Guided or not guided, you pay the bill for choppers, The only difference between GC and most national parks is that the rescuers are paid professionals not...
donaldpvadair@cs.com 2002-10-31 08:44:56 #17513

Re: Guided Hikes
Is this one of the 87.352% of statistics on the web that is just made up on the spur of the moment, or is it a real number? 79.314% of me is skeptical,...
smith_seldom 2002-10-31 08:02:55 #17512

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