Originally Posted by
tipi walter
knowing the nps and what they did in the smokies despite input and public comments against all-site reservations and against the $4 overnight backpacking fee---yes, the park went ahead and radically transformed the backcountry experience despite what the majority of the public wanted---i'd say this is another attempt to institute and generate permits and overnight fees for the appalachian trail. Remember, the gsmnp experience began with a period of public comments.
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