http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/30/u...-trail-some-ask-where-will-it-end.html?src=me
Jensen Bissell, Baxter’s director, said the park already curbed the number of day hikers by limiting cars in the parking lots; now he wants to cap the number of long-distance hikers too, perhaps by requiring permits. He said his goal was to “make sure that the 2,000 people we have today won’t become 3,000 next year or 8,000 in 10 years.”
Mr. Jurek's festivities didn't seem to help things, either.
Brian
Jensen Bissell, Baxter’s director, said the park already curbed the number of day hikers by limiting cars in the parking lots; now he wants to cap the number of long-distance hikers too, perhaps by requiring permits. He said his goal was to “make sure that the 2,000 people we have today won’t become 3,000 next year or 8,000 in 10 years.”
Mr. Jurek's festivities didn't seem to help things, either.
Brian
