In this photo, I love the tension between the Tiger Lily stem and the Sweet Pea tendril. A metaphor for nature.
Today Karen and I hiked four miles above Squilchuck State Park. At 98 degrees in the valley, in the mountains it was 76 degrees in the shade. At times, we felt waves of hot air rising up through the woods.
In two high meadows, Tiger Lilies were glorious.
To our dismay, we discovered rouge mountain bikers had damaged the Dark Woods trail, making it more dangerous and narrow. They chopped off the edge of the trail on the drop-off side, and piled sharp logs and branches beside the trail. If a bicyclist falls, they will get hurt.
Arriving home, I emailed the WA State Parks communications director and reported the trail damage. Asked him/her to contact Evergreen Mountain Bike Alliance that built the trails.
I hope Evergreen can tell mountain bikers to leave trails alone. If they want a more "gnarly" trail, go someplace else.
Don't make trails dangerous for other people.
Our county parks are suffering from decades of republicon government. Even though state law forbids it, they allowed trail bikes to create ruts, damage tree roots, and erode trails by resulting rain water flows. All in exchange for donations from the owner of a bicycle shop.
Democrats took over last fall, but it's hard to push back the pestilence when it's been permitted for so long.
Sad that some people have to ruin it for everyone else. Beautiful flower.
True. Thank you.
Great picture! I know it’s frustrating about the trails
Thanks for your compliment. I love the photo, too.
With a rock, thin long sticks, tape and string . . . look around a trail for a place where if a stick swung down it would enter into the spokes of a bike wheel. And then think about the challenge for a few minutes, you'll discover that a solution isn't hard.
gorgeous pick of the Tiger Lily , yes you find those assholes on all the trails ,no thoughts for others using it
RoyMillar
Thank you. I love this photo, too.
Grrr! I’ve seen this type of thing all too often, especially on trails nearer to urban centers. Hardest hit are trails with switchbacks, the corners of which quickly degrade, only to wash out during the rainy season. Ironically, this makes them unusable by the bikers themselves ...