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OK, so here is two examples of how two different groups marked where they wanted their friends to turn off the main road. Now if your friends ever call you and say "yeah, we have set up camp, just follow the yellow arrows painted on the trees or rocks...", let them know they are part of the weaker side of the gene pool. If on the other hand, your friends use a bright flag, a paper plate with a group name on it, etc. and are diligent to take it with after all have arrived, then let them know they are smarter then the average camper seen 'round these here parts. I am sure the Forest Service folks see painted and other semi-permanent marking as the perfect reason to give your campsite a closer than usual look. This is a prime example of where "leave no trace" applies to more then just motorized sports folks. Leave the paint at home!!! As a side note to ponder...the red flag was a group of adults camped on 372. The yellow paint was a large under aged party on 374.
Tuesday, June 26, 2007
Leave the paint at home!!!
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Another thing people use quite frequently is the snap-and-glow sticks (cyalume). Please refrain from using these as much as possible, let me point out why.
--The Forrest Service and BLM use glow sticks of various colors to mark various hazards during a wild fire. things such as bees, cliffs, holes, weak trees, etc. this is so that night crews don't wander off of a cliff, etc. I have personally been to a fire where campers were using cyalume sticks to indicate, at night, where 'late arrivers' should go to their gathering. It isn't rocket science, but it does make you stop and think about "were these hung by my co-workers or by a camper".
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