Author: Sierrafan
Date: 09-06-08 13:25
Mixolydian wrote:
> Another truth of the matter is there are already lots of people
> smoking in the valley and throughout the park, and most of them
> have probably never done anything to ruin your fun.
I hear in the late '60's and '70's there was a big influx of Haight-Ashbury refugees, and of course lots of dope in the valley.
If I had a choice of camping next to a bunch of drunks (which we all too often have the "opportunity" to do), or a bunch of pot smokers, in general it wouldn't be a hard decision...however...
Not being a fan of using any drugs, including booze, I kind of wonder why one would go to Yosemite and then need to get high (and I don't mean by going up the Half Dome cables...8^). I mean if you can't function in a place like Yosemite and enjoy it without getting loaded, drunk, stoned, whatever, that's pretty sad.
Now and then on the Mt. Whitney board I read of several of the members who go to great lengths to bring booze with them backpacking, and again, seems like a shame they can't enjoy themselves, doing something they supposedly love, with everything "real". Besides the undesirable safety and physical effect issues.
Gary
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