[pct-l] Section E Expediton Impressions

[Tortoise73 at charter.net (Tortoise)]

Random thoughts about dirt bikes, etc. on the trail.

My "ideal" solution would be to string piano wire across the trail about 
neck high for a rider on a trail bike with some markings so a slow 
moving person on foot would see it and take appropriate evasive move, 
but the biker . . . .

Now more seriously, I'm wondering about leaving some decent size logs or 
rocks crosswise on the trail.  Something that a hiker could easily step 
over (and hopefully also horses, etc.) while forcing the bikers to at 
least dismount and lessen their joy of tearing down trails.

As to trail markers, I suggest using diamonds cut from aluminum 
beer/soda cans. No markings, just a "blaze". Hikers would know they are 
on the trail but the markers would have little or no souviner value so 
less likely to be taken.

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Tortoise

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Hiker97@aol.com wrote:
> Several weeks ago when on the big Section E expedition, I noticed a lot of  
> dirt bike damage to the trail between Lake Hughes and Hwy. 138.  Not all  parts 
> of the trial, but a lot of parts.  The later rain erosions and damage  these 
> vehicles do is amazing.  In some places the bike erosion almost made  the 
> trail seem impassable.  It wasn't, but you kind of felt that way.
>  
> I also noticed the fine work of cutting back trail brush that the Trail  
> Maintainers do too.  Very nice to walk through heavy brush sections and  have the 
> it cut far back from the trail.  Of course, I wanted more PCT  signs.  They 
> are always a spirit lifter as you are doing tough campaigning  along the trail.  
> A beacon of hope and renewal.  It is like they say,  "You are on course and 
> the way is this way.  No problem and you are doing  fine."
>  
> Well, may be I am delusional too.
>  
> Cheers, Switchback
> Trail M&M Candy Inspector & Camp Insulin  Junkie
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