Quote Originally Posted by TNhiker View Post
for me----i didnt see what the "crime" was when i was asleep at 10 am in the shelter, with permit in my pocket, when the ranger came up...

him and i had some harsh words right from the get go---as in "why'd you wake me up yelling and screaming?"

i had permit so i was perfectly legal but we argue throughout the day (he came back and checked permits 3 other times that day-----it was leconte shelter)..........

but at the end of the day, i was in the right and he was in the wrong.....
The moral of that story is that if you're going to sleep in a shelter by day, make sure your permit is prominently displayed so the ranger shouldn't have to bother you... and make sure you've hung your food bag on the bear cables since your nap will leave your food unattended.