[at-l] Wanchor Report (hopefully)

[pvillen@imap1.asu.edu (Pat Villeneuve)]

Slyatpct@aol.com wrote:

> Bluetrail@aol.com writes:
>
> > Jon reports seeing lots of  hiking stick damage on both sides of the
> > footpath.  Jon always uses sticks with fat rubber tips in an attempt to
> > minimize the impact.  He said the damage was even turning to errosion in a
> > few places.
>
> I don't doubt it, considering there's been atleast 1500 hikers ahead of him
> in a short period of time.  I don't believe using hiking poles creates the
> damage that some think they do and I've talked to numerous trail maintainers
> that also feel this way.

When we were in the Canyon, we noticed lots of little flowers lining the trail.
Tom claimed they were there because stick use provides germination holes.

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