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Logizyme t1_j6o5n7v wrote

Maybe if the parking on the north side is full, everyone should just find another hike.

Not only is that many people a parking issue, but the tower is going to be full, and the trail is going to suffer excessive erosion.

There are a dozen other good hikes within a 20-minute drive of Heybrook.

Idk why you need to blame motorists traveling a state highway when it was the lack of foresight of the USFS in developing the trail and trailhead location.

Same all applies to the Eagle Falls swim hole. Recreationalists are the cause of the unsafe conditions by parking on the shoulder in stupid high numbers. It was so bad they had to paint the parking areas and cut the total parking capacity to less than half.

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kanky1 OP t1_j6o7ut2 wrote

I understand you point. My argument is not about not having enough parking spaces. But just because people park on both side of the road when the original parking is full does not justify people not slowing down in congested areas. I don't think it is too much to ask for. We should always act defensively and prevent accidents as much as possible.

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ElTardoDente t1_j6oa8gx wrote

If you try to take the Stuart ridge trail to colchuk you have to pay to park there. It’s unfortunately going to happen all over the state I’m sure since people flock to any spot posted on tik tok.

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