Duly noted, Bob. It would make sense NOT to take it to the summit. I never thought of it that way. Thank you for your perspective and clarification. That assuages me.
It has been more than 4 years since my wife and I have been to the summit. Granted, the beauty of the granite sentinels leave us in awe...it is the little things that caught our eyes.
In my group, we had 4 first-timers. I hope the sight of the bags did not ruin their adventure. At least they said nothing to me or my wife although they had that "WTF look" on their faces.
As for that green tent sleeve...
