Member I
I spent the morning in Olympia's Capitol woods and it always brings me down seeing so much trash. I decided to pack some out with me.
Leave the trails better than you found them
- Thread starter Mosesthemaker
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I just don`t get this. Why is it so difficult to pack it back out? For cryin outload, in most cases the bottles and cans are or can be made smaller than when full. A simple trash bag is all that is needed to keep this from happening.
Thank you for your effort in making our trails better then the way you found it.
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Thank you for doing that; and trust me, I know the frustration. The same type person would throw their fast food box out the car window while driving through the Grand Canyon.
Expedition Master III
So sad, but unfortunately true. Pack it in, pack it out is such an easy concept. I mean i grew up in the 60's, where that public service adds with the Indian Warrior gazing at the trash left in the outdoors. I always thought they were straight to the point, and i am one to at least make the effort to pick up some trash when i find it. I wish a lot more people would adopt that mentality.
That is a crazy amount of trash from a small area.
Traveler I
I remember that commercial with the Indian with a tear and another called Tennessee trash.
Trail Blazer III
Traveler I
Educator I
It breaks my heart to see how much trash ends up on the trails. We spent a few days @ Uwharrie National Forrest and we picked up 2 bags of 
just this pic! We picked up what was around where me made Camp and when we stopped on the trail for a bathroom break but it’s so sad. This is exactly why our trials are closing and why we need to stop and asses how we behave and take care of nature! PACK OUT WHAT YOU PACKED IN!
just this pic! We picked up what was around where me made Camp and when we stopped on the trail for a bathroom break but it’s so sad. This is exactly why our trials are closing and why we need to stop and asses how we behave and take care of nature! PACK OUT WHAT YOU PACKED IN!
Yeah, that was Iron Eyes Cody who was an Italian actor that did that commercial and there was also Woodsy Owl. Public service announcements like that are gone from tv because there is no money in it. Besides, I don't think the majority of people out there care anyway.
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