I knew where the eggs were hidden.
Visit #1592, Saturday 4 April 26, 7:20-9:55AM, 4.3 miles, 6.2 lbs. of litter.
Temps in the 50s, sunny and comfortable.
I was quite surprised at the number of people I encountered on the trails, particularly since it was early morning.
This week I was on the hunt to correct things I found but was not equipped to address last week.
Stickers keep appearing on this particular guardrail as well as on nearby fence posts. I removed them again this week, and I'm trying a secret method to thwart future stickers, which I can't divulge. Of course I removed these this week and we'll keep an eye on our progress.
Then it was on to this illegally built trail. Trail markers get painted; I remove them. I also find unsightly junk hung on the trees which I remove as well.
On this day I covered 13 such trail markers.
Yet another religious tract. That's how I know the same person marking the trail is leaving the tracts.
Borrowing a currently popular phrase, I call it Tract Derangement Syndrome.
I was also on the hunt for the ubiquitous foam stickers. This week were Entries 17 - 20 of 2026.
While the sticker adhesive is aggressive, so am I in removing it, and the sticker.
I predicted the new metal guardrail on the road to Castle Craig would be attractive to graffiti vandals. This week I found and removed the first tag.
While climbing the trail up to Castle Craig last week I found this graffiti on a rock. This week I tried my wire brush on it but wasn't satisfied with the results. I expected this. It was another reason why I carried spray paint this week. I may have to return with a better color match.
I returned to the park with a full Easter basket. See if you can tell what's different in this photo versus
similar photos in previous posts. I'll give you the answer in the upcoming weeks.
