Date: Sat, 8 Aug 1998 15:27:08 -0600
Reply-To: BILLV <billv2@PRODIGY.NET>
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From: BILLV <billv2@PRODIGY.NET>
Subject: Re: "Tents only no campers"???
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That is only one of many campgrounds in the Tetons. And Jenny Lake is for
"Tent Only". I applaud the National Park Service for putting aside a
location in this National Park.
When I go camping via tent---I and my family don't want to be around RVs! If
this is an inconvience for you than what do you think it is for tent
campers. Tent camping cannot be set up anywhere for a lot of reasons. The
Yellowstone/Teton Parks are known for bears. And tent camping is prohibited
in many locations because of this!.
So excuse us "tent" campers for wanting to be away from the comforts of home
so we can enjoy it with others who feel the same way. Go park your Westy at
Signal Mountain, Colter Bay, Gross Ventre, and about 50 plus other lacations
in the Greater Yellowstone/Teton area and stay out of Jenny. Cause we don't
want to hear about your comforts.
When was the last time you were in the Parks? In my opinion RVs should be
banned from Yellowstone/Tetons. They cause a lot of accidents. Many people
rent these massive machines that they have no clue on "how to drive"! There
have been campers hit along side the road because some ignorant fool thinks
they can drive a big rig. They have also contributed to many vehicle
accidents in the park!
Bill
>K W wrote:
>
>> Jackson Wyoming, July 1998
>> 730 miles RT to Jackson Wyoming. Boated the Snake River in Alpine
>> Canyon several days then moved to the Jenny Lake Campground. It fills
>> by 9 am every day., Tents only no campers. They said I could not pop
>> the top or I become an RV. Humm another westy had their top popped.
>
> I'd like to personally meet the brain-dead bureaucratic bumbler who
> made that "Tents only no campers" rule! GoodGolly...wonder what
they have
> against self-contained vehicular camping?
>
> I can only hope that there is actually something sensible, like
overloading
>the
> parking and/or other facilities of the campground, involved...
>
> Did you leave something out...like you arrived too late to occupy a
camping
> spot and tried to settle for an overnight "parking" spot instead?
>--
> OLTECO Ari Ollikainen
> P.O. BOX 3688 Networking Technology and Architecture
> Stanford, CA Ari@OLTECO.com
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