> >Hey Kevin - how did the beer get in your pack? I know you must have > >been unaware of it, since alcohol is prohibited in a > National Park! > >:-) > > It is?!?! > > I think it's prohibited in open containers while you're driving in a > National Park. Never heard about alcohol being outright > taboo, though. Really? I was just yankin Kevin's chain, but now I'm curious. Maybe it's a Regional thing? I've never had the opportunity to visit a park out west, but on the right coast I continue to see regulations pertaining to "No Alcohol" period. I did a little bit of quick research. I happened to have a park handout for the Great Smoky Mountians in NC in my office (passing it to a co-worker for their vacation), and in it, it says "Alcoholic beverages are prohibited". That's the general statement that I've seen for years. But, lo and behold, I went to the web and found this (take note of the second sentence); Section 2.35 ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES (a)(3)(i) The possession or consumption of an alcoholic beverage and/or the possession of a bottle, can or other receptacle containing an alcoholic beverage that is open, or that has been opened, or whose seal is broken or the contents of which has been partially removed is prohibited. This alcohol prohibition includes all park areas within the park boundary except: government owned housing, overnight lodging facilities, designated picnic areas, and frontcountry and backcountry campgrounds as identified in the current Great Smoky Mountains Trail Map, the official Smoky Mountains Folder, and the current Park newspaper. The Superintendent may authorize the possession and consumption of alcoholic beverages as part of a special event. Guess you learn something new evey day. Rick *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Wed Jun 12 2002 - 09:43:22 PDT
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