I don’t understand how the powers that be consider the climbers (who could easily be told to stay more than 300 feet from the nest) to be a threat of some sort to the birds……yet the 300 – 500 screaming tourist with kids that walk the trail that is one full 200 foot rope length from the nest not to be a threat. I just don’t get it…..and apparently they don’t either. So until they do get that one small fact. This particular closure is total and utter bullshit. So if you are reading this (rangers, biologist, WSP, or who ever), please take your head out of your ass and step back a minute and look at your own rule. The hypocrisy surrounding this closure is astounding.
Have a nice day.