Today, my husband and I went on a beautiful hike to the Fire Tower at Hanging Rock State Park. The view was incredible, and I hiked without whining. All in all, incredible. I also met some wonderfully friendly people also enjoying the unseasonably beautiful day. However, I still managed to encounter at least the remnants of a fool.
the Fire Tower is essentially a big empty building with a staircase on the outside. People hiking the Mountains to Sea trail are meant to use the inside as a backpacking shelter. Some other people decided that it should be used as a place to dump their trash, and so Chris decided that we would pack out 48 empty water bottles. Gold Star for the Day.
Chris owned his Gold Star for the year when he found a sock. A sock filled when human feces. And no, someone did not in fact wipe with said sock. They pooped IN the sock.
We got a good laugh in over that one, mostly because Chris hadn't actually managed to put his hand in it the sock. But really? Let's use some common sense. Where were you, Sock Person? In the wilderness. Where do animals successfully relieve themselves everyday, with almost no detection? In the wilderness. What does "nature" do to poop? It breaks it down and uses it for nutrients. What does a cold, backpacking shelter and a sock do? Preserve it forever, in a room designed for people to sleep in.
Food for thought.
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