Sometimes, I think being a slob and vandal is just about domination. Giving someone else a poke in the eye because you can. Wretched way to behave.

My heart hurts too from the people doing the graffiti and being so inconsiderate

It is great having people like you and Karen so envitomentaly conscious ,Thank you ,WOW that is quite the wash out on the trail,please be extra careful Looking forward to new Larch Tree Photos in a few weeks,love the beautiful colour of them

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This morning I called the National Forest Service and reported the graffiti, motorcycle and trail washout. The lady who answered the phone was very nice.

She will forward my report to the local office. "They will want to clean up the graffiti," she said.

I feel kind of dumb, I don't know what "Poblac Rock" means. It saddens me to hear about graffiti out in places like that.

One of my favorite hikes , the trail has been littered with graffiti, all of it christian preaching / bible references. Yea . Of course one of my other favourite short hikes has a bunch of graffiti , but it's 3000 year old petroglyphs.. motorcycles have always been illegal on hiking trails., But nobody minds if they ride fire breaks, it keeps the grass down ,,makes it safer.

Thank you for keeping nature beautiful.

It saddens my heart to see people act this way . They only think of themselves and they think that no one else or the environment matter.

What the hell is wrong with people? Thanks for cleaning the paint. People never fail to disappoint.

A symptom of the larger issue of so many people leading crummy lives and feeling powerless. Graffiti., litter, etc. I live in Philadelphia, the poorest big city in the US: the poverty rate is about 25%, and of those 25% nearly half live in deep poverty, which is one-half or less of the poverty level. In the poorer parts of the city, litter is a common problem, graffiti as well but not as much. People get beaten down, litter builds up, repeat. It is sad. More well-to-do parts of the city are fine, with little or no litter problem. The trails, sadly, are now experiencing the impact of people who've been beaten down. Yes, some of them are just pigs, but the issue is bigger than that.

Sorry about the assholes , maybe a sign directing motorcycles to drop off ?

Sorry to hear you have these bad experiences with these red-necks. I hate to see litter or graffiti in the back country. I was nice of you to go back and clean up someones mess. So the golden larches have not peaked yet? I was thinking they were past the peak.

Dirt bikes are messing up the trails here too. They cause ruts, erosion, and root damage to trees.

You are a good kind heart.
Knowing you did what you could is sometimes the only reward you get in an otherwise thankless world.
I wish there were many more just like you.
Thank you.

I see you were expressing your concern for his life as I am sure the rules of the trail are for this purpose. I am sure the idiot on the bike saw you as part of the problem. Stupidity abounds where people are not smart enough to look out for themselves. What would have happened if he went off the road and got hurt enough that he could not return on his own?
You are a good person, to bad there are stupid people out there with egos.

Thank you for sharing your observations and your pictures, and I am sorry you are having to deal with the actions of self-seeking idiots.