Hikers Blamed for fire

JJG said:

Now lets see How Mike Vanderwozen will Blame MTB's
for this .

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Hikers Blamed for Fire - 05/14/2004

Firefighters are still battling a wildfire burning in the
Whitewater Canyons.

Flames have spread to nearly 1,200 acres. No buildings are
threatened. But, one person has been injured. The fire is
only 15% contained. However, full containment is expected
by Saturday night.

Officials say an Ohio woman - hiking in the area,
accidentally started the blaze when a cooking fire she lit
spread into the grass. She has been cited, and may be held
responsible for the costs of the fire.

We had a similar incident a few years ago in one of the
National Parks. Sea Kayakers in the Abel Tasman area camped
for the night and the campfire on the beach ignited the
forest behind it. It cleaned up a few hectares in one of the
most scenic places around the bays. Still a Big black ugly
scar today. I guess if they'd been on bikes they could have
made it to one of the established camping areas with their
proper fire sites.
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On Thu, 20 May 2004 00:15:04 GMT, JJG <[email hidden]> wrote:

.Now lets see How Mike Vanderwozen will Blame MTB's for this
. . .Hikers Blamed for Fire .kmir6.comkmir6.comOpen ↗ . .Hikers
Blamed for Fire - 05/14/2004 . .Firefighters are still
battling a wildfire burning in the Whitewater .Canyons. .
.Flames have spread to nearly 1,200 acres. No buildings are
threatened. .But, one person has been injured. The fire is
only 15% contained. .However, full containment is expected
by Saturday night. . .Officials say an Ohio woman - hiking
in the area, accidentally started .the blaze when a cooking
fire she lit spread into the grass. She has .been cited, and
may be held responsible for the costs of the fire.

And what does this have to do with the damage that mountain
bikers do? ZIP.
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Quoted message said:

On Thu, 20 May 2004 00:15:04 GMT, JJG
<[email hidden]> wrote:

.Now lets see How Mike Vanderwozen will Blame MTB's for
this . . .Hikers Blamed for Fire .kmir6.comkmir6.comOpen ↗ .
.Hikers Blamed for Fire - 05/14/2004 . .Firefighters are
still battling a wildfire burning in the Whitewater
.Canyons. . .Flames have spread to nearly 1,200 acres. No
buildings are threatened. .But, one person has been
injured. The fire is only 15% contained. .However, full
containment is expected by Saturday night. . .Officials
say an Ohio woman - hiking in the area, accidentally
started .the blaze when a cooking fire she lit spread into
the grass. She has .been cited, and may be held
responsible for the costs of the fire.

And what does this have to do with the damage that
mountain bikers do?

ZIP.

Well, For one thing, if they had gotten to a proper site,
then there would be no need for a forest fire. i dont know
of ANY mountain biker that would have a reason for
lighiting a fire.

Personally when i go camping, i use portable stoves. If
there is a safe pit for a fire, i might have one. I always
make sure the fire is out when i go to bed, or when i
leave the area.

One thing i was wondering -- What do you have a PHD in? how
old are you? and what part of the world do you live in???

Micheal (a mtn biker who stays on the trail.)

Micheal Artindale said:

One thing i was wondering -- What do you have a PHD
in? how old are you? and what part of the world do you
live in???

Don't go there. It's an exercise in futility. ;-)
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Quoted message said:

On Thu, 20 May 2004 00:15:04 GMT, JJG
<[email hidden]> wrote:

.Now lets see How Mike Vanderwozen will Blame MTB's for
this . . .Hikers Blamed for Fire .kmir6.comkmir6.comOpen ↗ .
.Hikers Blamed for Fire - 05/14/2004 . .Firefighters are
still battling a wildfire burning in the Whitewater
.Canyons. . .Flames have spread to nearly 1,200 acres. No
buildings are threatened. .But, one person has been
injured. The fire is only 15% contained. .However, full
containment is expected by Saturday night. . .Officials
say an Ohio woman - hiking in the area, accidentally
started .the blaze when a cooking fire she lit spread into
the grass. She has .been cited, and may be held
responsible for the costs of the fire.

And what does this have to do with the damage that
mountain bikers do? ZIP.

I heard the fire was started by satellites from outerspace.

Quoted message said:

I am working on creating wildlife habitat that is off-
limits to humans ("pure habitat"😉. Want to help? (I spent
the previous 8 years fighting auto dependence and road
construction.)

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