Day/date: May 19, 1987



                                 FIELD INCIDENT REPORT

Log number: 87-75
Date/time of incident: 5/18                        Date/time received: 5/19, 1 pm
Park: Acadia                             Location: Entrance Station
Reported by: Len Bobinchock, Ranger Activities, North Atlantic Region
Received by: Bill Halainen, Ranger Activities, Washington

Summary:
Fee Protest
As part of a protest against newly-instituted fees at Acadia, local residents
M.T. and S.S. each drove through the park's entrance station
last week without paying. The entrance station attendant warned them that
they'd be violating regulations to do so, but the park decided not to stop
or directly confront either of them at the time. Yesterday, M.T. returned
with a local television crew and again entered without paying a fee.
Although it's presently unknown whether any footage of the incident appeared
on TV news, their protest actions have been reported in local papers and
may also be reported in the Wall Street Journal.

The park has asked the US Attorney to issue summons to both Tait and Smith.

Persons involved:
Name                                 Address               DOB or age
M.T.                             Bucksport, ME              Unknown
S.S.                             Mt. Desert Island, ME      Unknown



                                 FIELD INCIDENT REPORT
Log number: 87-76
Date/time of incident: Mid-May                Date/time received: 5/19,  4 pm
Park: Denali                              Location: Mount Foraker
Reported by: Duncan Morrow, Public Affairs, WASO
Received by: Bill Halainen, Ranger Activities, MASO

Summary:
Early in May, two two-man climbing teams - one from Anchorage and one from
Banff, Alberta - were dropped into Denali at Mount Foraker. An avalanche is
now feared to have overrun and killed all four climbers.

M.P. and D.D. were to have been picked, up on May 14th. Their pilot
was unable to find than, but did spot avalanche debris spreading downslope
for more than 2,000', with the lower edge at about 3,500'. Both MPS and
Alaska Mountain Rescue crews found conditions too unstable for a safe ground
search. On the 16th, a stuff sack belonging to M.P. and including boots
with his name in them was recovered from the debris area. I.B. and D.G.
were flown in on May find and were not expected to return until May 31st at the
earliest, nonetheless, search crews, operating under difficult conditions,
have been unable to locate signs of the two. It is thought that there plans
were to cache equipment at a specific site, then undertake an acclimation
climb on the mountain's southeast ridge, where M.P. and D.D. were also
climbing. Air searchers spotted a yellow climbing suit at the debris edge.
It is reported that the Canadians had such equipment, and that neither of the
Americans possessed such an item. It has not yet been possible to retrieve
the suit. There is hope that the Canadians may have gone on to other climbs,
as their itinerary called for climbs of two other routes. A ground team is
attempting to reach their cache site in hopes of batter calculating their
activities. The news media, and all four families are aware of developments.

Persons involved:
Name                                 Address             DOB or age
M.P.                             Anchorage, Alaska          28
D.D.                             Anchorage, Alaska          32
I.B.                             Banff, Alberta, Canada     24
D.G.                             Banff, Alberta, Canada     28