Showing posts with label Spring Mountains. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Spring Mountains. Show all posts

Saturday, November 14, 2009

Careless Camping







I can't remember the last time I saw such inconsiderate and reckless behavior in the outdoors. We stopped at this campsite near Cold Creek. Someone had built some kind of cheesy structure with small living trees they had cut down and lashed together complete with pine boughs for a roof . There were three campfire rings in one camp and one of them was still very hot and smoldering a very reckless thing to do considering that there are fire restrictions in place due to the close proximity of the homes at Cold Creek. I'm not even going to get into what the latrine looked like. We got to clean up our act this isn't the 1800's or the wild west anymore. We can do better, please don't cut live trees, don't build shelters. Please be careful with fires and as my ol' friend Smoky Bear says "make sure your fires are out, dead out" Please be responsible when disposing of waste, human and otherwise. Practice Leave No Trace ethics afterall your not the lone cowboy/cowgirl on the range anymore there buckroo....

Thursday, October 15, 2009

Lee Meadows




Lee Meadows, Lee Canyon, Spring Mountains NRA
Beautiful and quiet, patiently waiting for winter to come...and then the madness that is snow play will arrive.

Wednesday, August 19, 2009

Trail Work









Trail Work is Hard Work
I went out to the La Madre Wilderness in the Spring Mountains today and it was my privilege to visit this trail crew. What a great group of guys. They are out there working everyday in hot weather working hard in order to make a diference. They're building a trail that will last long after we are long gone which will be a lasting testament to their hard work and commitment to the outdoors...Really Good Stuff!