The trash issue at the Blue Hole off Peekamoose Road is still a problem:
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Blue Hole in Peekamoose still littered with trash
- mike
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Re: Blue Hole in Peekamoose still littered with trash
I just don't get it. People come out here to "enjoy" nature, take a swim, get some sun and then trash it. The local ranger should be called. In the southern ADKs, trash was left like this at a local roadside campsite and a name was found in the trash. They were caught and ticketed. Anyone want to go thru the trash and find a name?
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- mike
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Re: Blue Hole in Peekamoose still littered with trash
Lots of comments on facebook too.
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Re: Blue Hole in Peekamoose still littered with trash
Terrible. I always hike with an extra trash bag to pick up garbage I find along the way.
- Jon
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Re: Blue Hole in Peekamoose still littered with trash
That's such a shame. I think instead of hiring summit stewards, the catskills should hire watering hole stewards. Just someone wearing a uniform looking official telling people no food, pack in pack out would be useful. I mean I've never been to a summit in the Catskills that required someone to take care of it. The ones in the ADK are different because of all the vegetation that gets trampled. I see these waterfalls as the same thing.
- mike
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Re: Blue Hole in Peekamoose still littered with trash
Rangers show up there often, maybe not often enough. A Steward is a good idea.
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Re: Blue Hole in Peekamoose still littered with trash
I know about a year ago I was at the Sugar Loaf trail head parking lot and it was disgustingly littered. I always carry extra bags in my car. I cleaned up about 50% of the stuff. Other stuff like diapers,etc did not touch. Regards. Ed
- Jon
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Re: Blue Hole in Peekamoose still littered with trash
I am going to be up in Maine, but there is this going down with the NYNJTC
https://www.nynjtc.org/civicrm/event/in ... =1&id=8007
https://www.nynjtc.org/civicrm/event/in ... =1&id=8007