My take.......and this is from a CRAZY right winger.......

I hate the **** fees for anything, but I pay, and will CONTINUE to pay 22.00 /night for camping permits in Quetico when I goto Canada. I could pay 16 a trip for a permit for the Boundary Waters ( United States ), but everyone and their brother goes there, and it is overrun by users and abusers.

I don't mind paying a little more for my piece of wilderness.

With regards to the wilderness back country permits in the smokey mountains....If the money can be earmarked strictly for providing services for back country use, then I'm all for it.....I doubt it can. Even if it cannot be earmarked, most of the parks are over used and under manned. Spending a little there, and collecting user fees is not a bad idea.

Later,

Geo