camping policy at national parks
We just got totally denied at Lodgepole campground in sequoia national park. Drove all the way from San Diego with our friends whom I just talked into getting a Six Pac camper. Booked site 56 six m...
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Lantley wrote:
At some point the rules are in place to establish and maintain order.
The inmates cannot run the asylum.
The Why's can always be applied:
Why is quite time 10:00 instead of 11? Why are no campfires allowed?
Why do you charge extra for visitors? Why can't I have 10 on a site?
Why is the can't I make the rules as I see fit?
We all know 2 TC's parked together today will lead to 2 diesel pusher trying to squeeze together tomorrow.
If the rules are stated I commend the ranger for enforcing them.
Letting the inmates make the rules always leads to chaos.
The thing is, rules aren't always absolute. Think why we have courts and case law when the "rules" are written as statutes.
I'd much rather have a society of leaders who make decisions and judgement calls using "rules" as needed to back them up. Police officers exercise this discretion every day when they choose if to stop someone. Two campers fitting in a spot? No issue for me. Two diesel pushers that don't? Tell them to move. Or why can't the "rule" just be fit in your spot?
Unfortunately we are becoming more and more a society of rules and procedures. I see it in schools and my workplace alike. Unfortunately the fear of discrimination lawsuits has driven decision making to the flowchart.
If rules are so absolute, would you enforce quiet time if only one campsite in the campground were occupied? hmmm...
