DBD, why should collecting a couple of ounces of twigs and burning them in a wood gas stove be forbidden while the parks and national forests are finding now how detrimental the past 100 years of fire suppression has been to the forests?

[quote] But we do need to do less harm while on the trail to avoid destroying the areas we chose to visit so those who come after us can visit them as well.[/quote] That seems a bit out of balance when you consider how much "harm" was done by actually building the trail.

"stupid" is pretty harsh when you look at the bigger picture.