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- From: AS.MSW@forsythe.stanford.edu (Marc Whitney)
- Newsgroups: rec.backcountry
- Subject: Re: travels on the backways
- Date: 30 Dec 1992 08:51:46 -0800
- Organization: Stanford University
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- In article <1hqbjkINN72n@jethro.Corp.Sun.COM>,
- ruthb@hotspring.sitka.sun.com (Ruth Blackburn) writes:
- >
- >
- >I believe all people should be able to enjoy the outdoors, though there are
- >places that the physically challenged might find very difficult to negotiate.
- >I know that here in the SF Bay Area some trails are wheelchair accessible,
- >and I have seen at least one such up in the foothills of the Sierra. I wouldn't
- >think it's possible to make all trails accessible, though, due to difficulty and
- >costs, but I think having trails designed specifically for folks physically
- >impaired would be beneficial.
- >
- >BTW, I don't venture far into the backcountry, tending to be a car-camping type.
- >Those who regularly pack into the wilderness might view this issue differently.
- >Also, I don't let my dog chase the wildlife, much as she would like to :-).
- >
- This is one of the circumstances where I am willing to accept pack
- animals and/or horses on the trail with me. (not that it does me
- much good "not to accept them"!) I also recognize that thae same
- conditions that may preclude longer hikes may also prevent travel by
- horseback though not neccessarily.
-