The morning fog greatly reduced visibility. You might say it made things "un-see(m)-able".
Visit #1588, Saturday 7 March 26, 6:00-7:15AM, 2.2 miles, 18.8 lbs. of litter.
Temps in the 30s rising to the 40s, cloudy, foggy, intermittent drizzle.
A quick assessment of trail conditions when I arrived at the park made me conclude it would be a slow slushy slog. I started walking on the road toward the trails and within seconds spied some litter and decided my time today would be better spent picking up trash within the park instead. With all the snow this year litter was virtually non-existent on the trails and other trail maintenance could surely wait a week or two.
So what triggered my change of plans?
I found more than one condom today.
I canvassed all the roads within the park. I wonder whether my findings were an accumulation throughout the winter revealed with the melting snow, or recent.
That's just a sample. I found DOZENS of nip bottles, with other alcoholic containers a close second. Food containers vied for top spot as well.
One unique find was on Notch Road adjacent to the bandshell.
A car went on a quick weight reduction program. It appears it spontaneously left the roadway, ran over some rock curbing, and...
I wonder whether the diversion was caused by snow or any of the substances I found in the park.
Best I could do with my hands being full is relocate the car parts to the skate house to hopefully be found and collected by the parks department. I must say the renovations to the skate house are stylish and impressive.
In total I collected two bags of litter but forgot to photograph the second bag.
Forecasts call for rising temperatures all week. With a little luck that will make the trails a little more accessible.
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