Forest on the east coast? I saw a lot of trees when visited there, but no forest. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif" alt="" /> Hell, the highest mountain is something like 6000 feet and that's a tourist attraction for gosh sake. Come out here to the west to see some real mountains.

As for the fees, I couldn't agree more. Damn fees! I'm seeing them everywhere now. Not only on the Federal lands, but at all the trailheads, both hiking and driving and even on the darn beaches! State lands too. This has got to stop. I understand that the lack of timber revenue makes it harder to fund the governmental agencies like the BLM and Forest Service, but come on! These are public lands. If corporations can be allowed exploit them for profit, the public should be able to at least step foot on them without having to pay extra damn money. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/angry.gif" alt="" /> What a bunch of crap!