Re: [Philmont]: Crap: BSA unit thrown off the state forest

That paragon of virtue and fair-minded reporting The New York Times
would never pass up a chance to make the BSA look bad, but in this case
the Scout group in question was directly warned and deserved the fines
they got.

Here in Virginia we cannot properly use the Shenandoah National Park for
Philmont Crews due to a 9-person limit. We can split up if we like, but
that is hardly the way to practice-run a Philmont Crew, and also
requires twice the adult leadership. We have shifted to the G.W.
National Forest for many of our backpacking outings.

James H. Moss wrote:
> Can't See the Forest for the Hikers? Big Groups Face Limits
>
>
> By MICHELLE YORK
> Published: November 20, 2005
>
> LAKE PLACID, N.Y. - Over the Columbus Day weekend last month, a 16-member
> group of Boy Scouts and chaperons from Rochester began an overnight hiking
> trip in the Adirondack High Peaks wilderness area. But for their efforts,
> the group earned something less illustrious than a merit badge.
>
> http://www.nytimes.com/2005/11/20/nyregion/20hikers.html
>
> This is either an attempt to protect the land, or an attempt to keep the BSA
> off the land. Either way, the BSA looked bad again.
>
> I am switching from Earthlink after 10 years to Gmail.
>
> Jim
>

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Received on Sun Nov 20 19:01:03 2005