Richard Ivy

[Richard Ivy]

I doubt that I like “taxes” any more than the next person but a fee for using a facility or service is not a tax. I do think that everyone should pay a bit of tax to support things such as our state and national parks but I also have no problem with paying a “usage” fee when I use one of these valuable resouces. I would have to pay quite a bit more if the parks were owned and run by private firms – a fact I know well because I visit national, state, and private park facilities – and the private ones are much smaller and not as nice as the state/federal ones.

[Richard Ivy]

I would not even consider not bringing my canine companions. I do think that hikers, like everyone else, need to have some common sense and courtesy. Pick up any messes. Control your pets. Leash them when meeting other hikers (with or without dogs of their own) because you never know … even if your pet is an angel, maybe the person you’re meeting has had a bad experience or maybe their leashed pet is not so friendly with other dogs.

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