Yup! Exactly! I have videos from 2 years ago that show the trail nice and clear. Now it's a big mess for over 2 miles, lined with tents and trash. Foul odor, **** on the trail, dog **** everywhere, loose dogs sleeping on the trail, bikes parked on the trail.
I'd feel for them if they were actually people who were down on their luck. But these are bullies, drug addicts, hookers, crack addicts etc. I recognize these personalities from Jr. high school. The kids that didn't want to follow rules, and were at that age already doing drugs and stabbing one another.
Sorry, I don't feel for these people when they shout things at passing cyclists, hassle people and **** all over the trail, and break bottles . Traveling through those camps is a **** shoot. They break bottles, kick dirt, rocks, sticks and whatever else they can find that may cause flats for passing cyclists.
One time before it was this bad, I was in the restroom while Gina was watching the bikes. A big dude that looked like the Indian from One Who Flew the Cuckoo's Nest had walked up and started hassling Gina. I guess he didn't expect that cyclists grew as big as he was ha ha!
I walked outside and saw what was going on and BLEW MY TOP! He didn't seem as brave when I jumped in his face. He sure was a whole lot braver when he was standing over poor little 5'3 Gina.
SO do I feel sorry for these losers, scumbags, drug addicts, bullies and punks? Hell no!
BTW, passing through the area, one smells plenty of drugs in the air. Lots of local thugs hanging out and the women I am sure are turning tricks inside the tents and underpasses.
Once I was riding alone thank goodness. Two men under an underpass in a deep passionate kiss stroking one another! Now is that a good thing to have out there when there are women and children using the trail?
BTW, local authorities have said that cyclists shouldn't use the path any longer and should find another place to ride. WTF! I used to see hundreds of cyclist out there every time I was on the trail. Now I see maybe 20.