All good points, Nwoods.

ON the other side of the coin, we do find that packers tend to use the same sites over and over again...and that those sites are not only compacted into concrete, but clear of any living green for a large area.

And the people on those horses may also leave their TP and human waste under every rock.

I think it would be great if packers had a policy to rotate their campsite use so that it was never used more than 20-% of the time by any group....but that's not usually the way they operate. They have their favorite spots, complete with areas to hobble or tie up the horses, and they use them to death.