tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2573181155536156840.post8680716451732717456..comments2023-07-06T01:54:01.695-06:00Comments on Amid the Thorns : Rubbish. Eugene Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14187831875021772459noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2573181155536156840.post-34610849248587315182013-11-13T17:36:06.844-07:002013-11-13T17:36:06.844-07:00Great post. Ive taken to picking up trash. In fact...Great post. Ive taken to picking up trash. In fact Craig was recently injured on day 4 of our hike while trying to collect a partially buried glass jar. The times when this kind of gesture has the most impact, I believe, is when we do this in front of fellow hikers, especially children. Some of the trails I frequent are quite busy, which makes this a potent opportunity to be an example. This past weekend, both of my kids encountered trash and I asked them to pick it up and stuff it into their packs. I'm sure those couple of items made absolutely no difference to the land we were on, but in the minds of those kids, the act will likely never be forgotten. That's where we can make a difference.Adanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17147584273957384936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2573181155536156840.post-72149334384482087422013-03-25T23:31:12.799-06:002013-03-25T23:31:12.799-06:00Desert Dirt. The woman you speak of sounds like a...Desert Dirt. The woman you speak of sounds like a great individual- such a small but powerful gesture of gratitude. Subtle actions don't go unnoticed by those, like yourself, that care to look and respond. Thanks for sharing her story. That account gives me much to think and inspires me tremendously. Eugene Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14187831875021772459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2573181155536156840.post-27845998414001699282013-03-25T05:07:21.936-06:002013-03-25T05:07:21.936-06:00Eugene, I think about these things frequently when...Eugene, I think about these things frequently when I'm out on a run or ride. There is of course an elegant solution - become the change you wish to see. Awareness is the first step and action naturally follows. It takes almost no effort to bring along gloves and a plastic bag to the trailhead once and a while and spend a minute picking up during a cool down. If there's no refuse bin out at the trailhead then pester the county until they put one in. Volunteer occasionally with trail crews or beautification crews because power in numbers is large. <br /><br />Insignificant actions like these may seem to go unnoticed, but they don't. There's a woman in our area who will sometimes pick a small hand full of wildflowers during her hike and wedge the bouquet into the trailhead fence on her way out. Such a small public action can become a much grander display of respect and adornment to the other users of our wonderful trail. Desert Dirthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12413559978573420359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2573181155536156840.post-69848375565179922752013-03-24T17:53:03.755-06:002013-03-24T17:53:03.755-06:00Excellent post Eugene, thanks for passing along th...Excellent post Eugene, thanks for passing along the good ideas.mkirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01084986108992690913noreply@blogger.com