[pct-l] Hiker Trash (Literally)

[Alley Kitten]

Maybe the PCT Association can be moved to add a paged to their site
highlighting LNT. Hikers could submit their photos of trash covered areas to
show how disgraceful and damaging litter can be to the environment.

When the hubby and I go on day hikes, we take a small trash bag with us, and
we fill it up with garbage that we find along the trail. We make sure to
carry it in obvious sight so other hikers can see. Since we've begun doing
this, we've even seen a few other people doing this, now. :)

On Sun, May 22, 2011 at 5:54 PM, Edward Anderson <mendoridered at yahoo.com>wrote:

> While not all PCT users are thru's - and not all PCT users are litterbugs,
> some
> thru's who do not attend the KO might be influenced by a LNT flyer that
> they
> would get along with their thru-permit. I don't know how to reach
> (influence
> with literature) Section hikers who don't attend KO. PEER PRESSURE will go
> a
> long way.  Back in the 60's when I sometimes hiked/backpacked with the
> Bruin
> Mountaineers (UCLA), I recall that we had a small white card, the size of a
> business card, that said in green letters "THIS CAMPSITE WAS CLEANED ,Bruin
> Mountaineers".  Our hope was that others camping at that site would be
> influenced to leave it as they found it.  I think that I still have some of
> those cards.
>
> MendoRider
>
>
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: "aslive at charter.net" <aslive at charter.net>
> To: Ate Tuna <atetuna at gmail.com>
> Cc: pct-l at backcountry.net; david woods <dkwoods33 at gmail.com>
> Sent: Sat, May 21, 2011 7:47:06 AM
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] Hiker Trash (Literally)
>
> Perhaps there should be more emphasis on LNT at the Kick-Off next year.
>
> Shepherd
>
>
> On Sat, May 21, 2011 at 7:28 AM, Ate Tuna wrote:
>
> > Same at Hwy 74, but full freezer bag cooking meals that have since
> > been
> > ripped apart by rodents.
> >
> > On Fri, May 20, 2011 at 1:16 PM, david woods <dkwoods33 at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> >> I used the rest room at the Sunrise Trailhead north of Laguna an hour
> >> or
> >> two
> >> ago. I do not know if hikers were living in there during the recent
> >> bad
> >> weather but one way or another there is quite a pile of what is
> >> obviously
> >> hiker food wrapper trash in the corner of the Men's.
> >>
> >> In retrospect I wish I had bagged it up and taken it with me but I
> >> was not
> >> quite awake enough to think of that at the time and it is a bit far
> >> to go
> >> back now (I am in Julian headed for Scissors Crossing).
> >>
> >> This kind of stuff obviously does not reflect well on hikers and the
> >> hiker
> >> community in general. Please take your trash with you and dispose of
> >> it
> >> properly.
> >>
> >> End of sermon/lecture/rant....
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