LNT--your annual reminder

We've spent many hours over the past few years doing volunteer work for the US forest Service in Desolation Wilderness, Mokelumne Wilderness, the Stanislaus National Forest, and the Sierra National Forest. And one thing stands out: a lot of that work isn't fixing what Mother Nature did to a trail. Sure, we've had to cut through some deadfalls, and clean up a few rock falls. But most of what we've been doing is cleaning up after other humans: Illegal campsites, trash on the trails, TP in the backcountry, adn even gear that hikers have abandoned.

So this is your annual reminder that what you take into the back country is exactly what you take back out: everything. Yes, you need to pack out that water filter that no longer works. Yes, you need to pack out that tent that leaks. And yes, you need to pack out your TP, your food wrappers, and your dirty socks.

Here's what we say on our website:

https://www.backpackthesierra.com/trail-etiquette-lnt-leave-no-trace