Bogley

[tanya]

We headed out to find Win's Arch today. Its great! We picked up a bunch of trash around --- very sad that so many just trash an area. It's located outside the park, just off the dunes entrance (Hancock) that is closest to Kanab.

Then we headed into the park and hiked to the top of the 3 big dunes --- then went to check out Hog Canyon. An ATV area near Kanab.

I won't write up a trip report for this day, but will add some info and photos to 2 of my websites from the day. Actually I will add a trip report to the arch. Have a name yet Win?

http://www.eastziontourismcouncil.org/sand.htm
http://www.zionnational-park.com/coral-pink-sand-dunes.htm

[DiscGo]

the picture entitled "dunes" is awesome!

[tanya]

DiscGolfDivers wrote: the picture entitled "dunes" is awesome!

Thanks! We hiked to the 'other' side of the dunes to get that.

[stefan]

aww gawd ... it drives me nuts how these people don't give a damn about littering.

you guys do so much clean up, it seems tanya! nice job

[tanya]

stefan wrote: aww gawd ... it drives me nuts how these people don't give a damn about littering.

you guys do so much clean up, it seems tanya! nice job

Drives me nuts too! I wish the locals cared about the place! The arch seems to be quite the party place.

[stefan]

tanya wrote:
Drives me nuts too! I wish the locals cared about the place! The arch seems to be quite the party place.

that the locals do it really chaps my hide ... grrr :frustrated:

[accadacca]

Nice shots and thanks for leaving the place in better shape than when you got there. :2thumbs:

[tanya]

accadacca wrote: Nice shots and thanks for leaving the place in better shape than when you got there. :2thumbs:

Thanks. :nod: This one was easy. We did not have to backpack the stuff out. I always keep a big supply of trash bags in the rover just for that reason.

[Win]

Nice, Tanya! I've never named it, just too difficult to think of something catchy. I was out there on Saturday and actually picked up some junk in front of the large Hoodoo. I've got to throw a few trash bags in the Jeep.

Hog Canyon is pretty neat, I've done the trail in my Jeep and it wasn't easy.

On a side note. Gosh. there are a lot of eagles on the East side! I think I counted 8, between Coral Pink and the East Zion entrance.

Win

[tanya]

Win wrote: Nice, Tanya! I've never named it, just too difficult to think of something catchy. I was out there on Saturday and actually picked up some junk in front of the large Hoodoo. I've got to throw a few trash bags in the Jeep.

Hog Canyon is pretty neat, I've done the trail in my Jeep and it wasn't easy.

On a side note. Gosh. there are a lot of eagles on the East side! I think I counted 8, between Coral Pink and the East Zion entrance.

Win

Stefan thought Coral Arch. Bo likes Thunderbird Arch. I like Coral Pink Sand Dunes Arch or Coral Pink Arch, but Coral Arch is nice too.

But you have to pick a name! :five:

[stefan]

tanya wrote:
Stefan thought Coral Arch. Bo likes Thunderbird Arch. I like Coral Pink Sand Dunes Arch or Coral Pink Arch, but Coral Arch is nice too.

But you have to pick a name! :five:


how 'bout landfill arch :fakelaugh:

[tanya]

stefan wrote: tanya wrote:
Stefan thought Coral Arch. Bo likes Thunderbird Arch. I like Coral Pink Sand Dunes Arch or Coral Pink Arch, but Coral Arch is nice too.

But you have to pick a name! :five:


how 'bout landfill arch :fakelaugh:


It fits. I still have the bags of trash in my rover. I am so tempted to go and throw it on the lawns of the Good Ole' Boys .. around here that I know do that sort of thing..... Tempeted... but won't. There is only one BLM patrol for a huge area. I think the same one that patrols the dunes area patrols up on Canaan Mountain where we hauled out all that trash. At Hog Canyon there was a bunch of trash all over the place too.

[DiscGo]

I would not consider myself to be an "environmentalist" but it really does upset me when people do not take care of the environment. I went out to Utah lake a couple of weeks ago and I found a pile of 10 computers on the ice. Someone brought them out to the lake and burned them on the ice and left them. It took me about 15 mins. to clean up their mess but if I didn't get the computers off the ice they would have been in the lake bed when the ice melted. I just don't understand why people can not take care of their own mess. I understand that sometimes people leave something behind by mistake and I do not mind picking up after them (I know I have done that too). I just do not understand how you consciously leave a big mess for someone else to deal with.

[tanya]

DiscGolfDivers wrote: I would not consider myself to be an "environmentalist" but it really does upset me when people do not take care of the environment. I went out to Utah lake a couple of weeks ago and I found a pile of 10 computers on the ice. Someone brought them out to the lake and burned them on the ice and left them. It took me about 15 mins. to clean up their mess but if I didn't get the computers off the ice they would have been in the lake bed when the ice melted. I just don't understand why people can not take care of their own mess. I understand that sometimes people leave something behind by mistake and I do not mind picking up after them (I know I have done that too). I just do not understand how you consciously leave a big mess for someone else to deal with.

I am an imperfect "environmentalist" :nod:

Kudos! To you and everyone that takes the time to clean up the mess others leave!

[Summit42]

DiscGolfDivers wrote: it really does upset me when people do not take care of the environment.

Why is everyone in this form so scared to be an environmentalist?

en·vi·ron·men·tal·ism Pronunciation (n-vrn-mntl-zm, -vrn-)

1. Advocacy for or work toward protecting the natural environment from destruction or pollution.
2. The theory that environment rather than heredity is the primary influence on intellectual growth and cultural development

Why is this so bad?

Good job on picking up the trash, i always do the same.