[pct-l] Class of 2010 - trash

[AsABat]

I think there was an effort to do just that at the kickoff a couple years
ago, providing trash bags to those being shuttled to the border for the
slackpack back to Lake Morena and asking them to bring them back to the
Lake. Not sure if or how it worked out.

AsABat

On Thu, Dec 17, 2009 at 10:48 AM, dsaufley <dsaufley at sprynet.com> wrote:

> I'll never forget starting Section A with Scout (aka Barney Mann).  Anyone
> who hikes that section knows that there is a TON of stuff left behind by
> persons migrating through the area immediately north of the border. Seemed
> to taper off by Mt. Laguna.  Most pervasive were the socks and handmade
> blanket sandals. We actually found the place where all lost socks go to
> die,
> and came away with one of them to which we sewed button eyes and a nose,
> breathing life into "Sock Puppet."  Smart aleck little dickens that Sock
> Puppet, but I digress.  All along under and behind bushes were food
> containers, clothing of every type, and blankets.  For someone who is
> accustomed to picking up debris left behind, we were on pick-up overload
> and
> simply could not carry it all out, though we did our best.
>
> It would be nice if some kind of system could be established where hikers
> were given trash bags to carry through those early miles of the trail, and
> an arranged pick-up at road crossings could be established, similar to what
> you see along the highway when they have folks doing community service
> clean-up.
>
>