Friends of Mindy Moffatt went for a picnic in the forest last month. They were surprised to be approached by a man on a moped who asked them for $10. What’s up?

Reported by Mindy Moffatt, Pine Mountain community with Patric Hedlund, TME

Through the years, have you taken a healthy drive up to Campo Alto or Mt. Piños or to McGill Campground to have a little picnic lunch and a hike?

The Bad News

That refreshing little break in our own backyard could cost us now. Be prepared to fork over some cash for…(please see below to view full stories and photographs)

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In October 2016, TME reported about a concessionaire taking over management of many of the amenities in the Los Padres National Forest. LPNF management avoided alerting the media about the public comment period in September. Now the deed is done.

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This is part of the August 4, 2017 online edition of The Mountain Enterprise.

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