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Answer me this: How many of you think that altering a trail to make it easier or more difficult when
visiting an area is acceptable behavior?
A situation on the Bookcliffs right now involves just that. A few selfish bozos are altering trails
that have existed there for over eight years in an effort to "increase their fun". They have built
"kickers" throughout the Prime Cut and Kessel Run, widening the trails in the process of their fun
seeking and most illegal efforts. Yesterday, Troy and I spent three hours undoing what they had
done, as well as attending to a few problematic areas that required a little attention as well.
We're being nice about it, for now. The encounter I had with these people today was almost funny.
They indicated that we tore the offensive alterations out because "you (Fruitians) can't handle
them". That was pure gold (if gold were ********). They also said, "people do it where we live"
which was highly juvenile, confirming the level of intelligence we are dealing with in this issue.
They also indicated that even if they stop doing it, others will follow. They were told that we
cross each bridge as they arrive in our path and have much more fight in us than one might think.
I like looking at it in several parallel lights. If someone dynamited a reef on a visit to the North
Shore of Oahu to make it more "rad" or "fun" in their eyes, I'd bet that there would be some very
****** of surfers out there looking for blood. If someone carved a few handholds in a piece of rock
on an established climbing route, just to make it more "fun" while on a visit to that climb, I bet
some local climbers would want to beat the **** out of them. If someone felt a river was too
dangerous to run and wanted to make it "safer", then dynamited a few boulders to do so, wouldn't the
land manager take action? Yes, the river dynamiting happened and the perpetrator got busted for his
illegal efforts. Altering natural resources or established trail systems is not only selfish and
lame, it's illegal.
Trail sanitizers are bad enough to deal with, placing helper rocks in technical trails and riding
around obstacles. An added attraction of ignorant do-gooders from the other side of the spectrum is
not a good thing. If you want to make a trail more "fun", design, get it approved, and make a new
trail that is more "fun" to you. Don't go drawing larger boobs on the Mona Lisa just because you
think she'll look more "fun".
JD swinging a pick for everyone with a clue
visiting an area is acceptable behavior?
A situation on the Bookcliffs right now involves just that. A few selfish bozos are altering trails
that have existed there for over eight years in an effort to "increase their fun". They have built
"kickers" throughout the Prime Cut and Kessel Run, widening the trails in the process of their fun
seeking and most illegal efforts. Yesterday, Troy and I spent three hours undoing what they had
done, as well as attending to a few problematic areas that required a little attention as well.
We're being nice about it, for now. The encounter I had with these people today was almost funny.
They indicated that we tore the offensive alterations out because "you (Fruitians) can't handle
them". That was pure gold (if gold were ********). They also said, "people do it where we live"
which was highly juvenile, confirming the level of intelligence we are dealing with in this issue.
They also indicated that even if they stop doing it, others will follow. They were told that we
cross each bridge as they arrive in our path and have much more fight in us than one might think.
I like looking at it in several parallel lights. If someone dynamited a reef on a visit to the North
Shore of Oahu to make it more "rad" or "fun" in their eyes, I'd bet that there would be some very
****** of surfers out there looking for blood. If someone carved a few handholds in a piece of rock
on an established climbing route, just to make it more "fun" while on a visit to that climb, I bet
some local climbers would want to beat the **** out of them. If someone felt a river was too
dangerous to run and wanted to make it "safer", then dynamited a few boulders to do so, wouldn't the
land manager take action? Yes, the river dynamiting happened and the perpetrator got busted for his
illegal efforts. Altering natural resources or established trail systems is not only selfish and
lame, it's illegal.
Trail sanitizers are bad enough to deal with, placing helper rocks in technical trails and riding
around obstacles. An added attraction of ignorant do-gooders from the other side of the spectrum is
not a good thing. If you want to make a trail more "fun", design, get it approved, and make a new
trail that is more "fun" to you. Don't go drawing larger boobs on the Mona Lisa just because you
think she'll look more "fun".
JD swinging a pick for everyone with a clue