Consideration

In the wild, it’s kill or be killed.  Survival of the fittest.  Sadly, the trail is becoming that way as well.  Consideration is going to way of the dinosaur.

Sunglasses wrapped around trees.  Candy wrappers on the ground.  I see it more and more.  Yes, the sunglasses make a funny picture but I didn’t stage it.  The shades were there first.  A little critter could chomp on it and part of it gets stuck in their throat.  How do you do the Heimlich on a squirrel?

Hikers have a saying.  Pack out what you pack in.  I use it as a sign off for this blog.  It means simply this, everything you bring in to the woods, bring out.  All the food, wrappers, bottles – everything.

It’s a very small thing but it’s important.  Sunglasses and wrappers don’t disintegrate.  Everything goes back into the earth.  Well, everything but man made stuff.  That doesn’t disintegrate.  Animals try to eat it but can’t.  It has no value for them but they’re not smart enough to let it go.  The garbage we leave on the trail does kill the smaller animals.

Show some consideration to those who make their home in the woods, pack out what you pack in.  That makes the trail cleaner for my pictures too.  Thanks.

Pack out what you pack in.