Skyline this Saturday

[Marknhj]

The tram guy told me earlier that the guy in distress descended from Flat Rock (which sounds pretty horrible in itself...)

He also said that the large group that went up yesterday left litter all over the trail; someone came up behind them with a trash bag full. Empty water bottles etc....Cynthia?

Who said that? One of the tramcar operators gets bored and makes up stuff.

When I returned to the top tram station yesterday the guy thought I'd come up Skyline and tried to ticket me. When I said I'd hadn't he apologized, said a large group had come up on Saturday, then made the comments above. True or not, it was his and another staff member's perception (and we know where that leads...)

[THETRACK]

What a pleasure to run into some of the regulars this past Saturday. Met Zippy, TinaB, and saw a few others. I have been a regualr for twice a year since 2001. Once in the Spring and once in the Fall. We started at Ramone at 5:19am and had a 7 hour pace going until....my memory went "bye-bye" at the final ascent and we literally took over 40 minutes to locate the trail up. How embarassing!!!...Oh well, it was a beautiful day and many people. Thanks again for this "site" and hope to see you all in October!!

THETRACK ( Lyle )

[guest]

Maybe he wasn't making up the trash story.
I saw plenty on Sun, and I mentioned it.
It's very sad that pigs have to leave this stuff behind.
I don't know who left it, what group they are from, but it was as trashy as I've seen the trail this season.
Empty water bottles, kleenex, tp, foil, wrappers, and to top if off, someone took a dump, a foot from the trail towards the top, it may not have been a Skyliner, who knows.

[tinaballina]

Maybe he wasn't making up the trash story.
I saw plenty on Sun, and I mentioned it.
It's very sad that pigs have to leave this stuff behind.
I don't know who left it, what group they are from, but it was as trashy as I've seen the trail this season.
Empty water bottles, kleenex, tp, foil, wrappers, and to top if off, someone took a dump, a foot from the trail towards the top, it may not have been a Skyliner, who knows.

SS, that is horrible. when i was on the trail saturday, i did see some trash as well. this is partially why i didn't stop at any given spot, i didn't want anyone to think the trash around me was mine.

[Hikin_Jim]

Hikin Jim, i didn't see you or did i and not introduce myself????

Hi, Tina, no you didn't see me. "Hikin'" Jim has turned into "Domestic" Jim, for the time being. The San Jacintos are 4.5 to 5 hrs round trip away from my place. Can't carve out the time right now. Wedding "Thank you's", replacing some of my "bachelor" furniture (Michiko, one time when she came over when we were dating, started going around the house saying, "that goes, this we can donate, this we get rid of". LOL. Stuff that never would have occured to me. "What? It's all stainless steel. Why does it matter that they're of different makes and span several decades (50's - 70's) of time? LOL. I guess I have to get a new "handle," maybe "Homebound Jim" instead of "Hikin' Jim."

Y'all, start posting more photos, please! The withdrawal symptoms are really kicking in. I haven't done a backpack since September! Nooooo! Maybe someone can mail me a pine cone?

[Hikin_Jim]

Trash is as trash drops (with apologies to Forest Gump).

I hate that when people take a dump close to the trail. Disgusting! I was hiking in a beautiful tundra like area last summer at 11,000 or 12,000 feet, there it was, sitting maybe 3" from the trail. Someone had squatted on the trail leaving the effluent teetering on the high side of the trail. People!

[Rick M]

Maybe it's not "Time to 'FIX' the Skyline Trail", only attract more people and trash.
I filled my pockets this weekend but mostly old mylar balloons and very little trash on the Round Valley to SanJ trail through Tamarack. It was really very clean up there.

[tinaballina]

Hikin Jim, i didn't see you or did i and not introduce myself????

Hi, Tina, no you didn't see me. "Hikin'" Jim has turned into "Domestic" Jim, for the time being. The San Jacintos are 4.5 to 5 hrs round trip away from my place.

I drive to LA every month for my hair, dentist (which i did sunday morning then went with the family for mothers day up the tram to eat for brunch) and doctor. so get your butt out here for hiking....lol...i am just being difficult and giving you a hard time.
Domesticated is a good thing.

[guest]

Hi Tina, Jim & Rick,

It's disappointing, and I probably could have picked up more than I did, (my summer pack is packed full usually).
Maybe your right Rick, re. "fixing" the route, (besides, I've scoped the upper area out, ain't very practical to re-route the route, even if SP allowed it, which I really doubt).

At least the route's a bitch, which will keep many away, and it's gettin warmer now, so let's hope they heed that warning too.

See ya on the dusty trail!

ss

[tinaballina]

[quote="guest"]Hi Tina, Jim & Rick,

See ya on the dusty trail!

True true, i was going to do baldy on sunday but it looks like i won't due to the fire that is currently burning so i hope to see you on skyline sunday.