It's no secret that Colorado's trails are becoming busier, but problems are exacerbated when parking is limited and hikers are irresponsible. That's the case at St. Mary's in Clear Creek County. via stephaniebutzer and AmyWadas
CLEAR CREEK COUNTY, Colo. — It's no secret that Colorado's trails are becoming busier over the years, but the problems are exacerbated when parking is limited and hikers are irresponsible.
After this story was published, both residents and visitors explained the long-time issues they have seen with people who were disrespectful to the land, laws and trail. Longhenry is a firefighter and said another of his concerns is getting emergency personnel into the area with so many vehicles parked incorrectly.
"It’s one of the first or second hikes that I went on, so it has a little sentimental value as well," he said."It’s just beautiful. When you get up, you get to see this beautiful view of the mountains all around Colorado.” "It’s just one of those things that if things keep going the way they’re going, it’s not sustainable," Mears said.
Nowadays, she picks up some trash along the trail, but is frustrated by it. It's not just little pieces of plastic accidentally dropped, but rather entire food and drink containers. Undersheriff John Stein with the Clear Creek County Sheriff's Office said its deputies respond to calls for service but the department does not deal with the parking decisions at the lots, since they are private property.
The St. Mary's Glacier trailhead, just off of Fall River Road, leads visitors up a rocky, wide trail to St. Mary's Glacier, which is technically a semi-permanent snowfield, and Saint Mary's Lake below it. The glacier itself is in the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests, however the U.S. Forest Service said their boundary is"pretty far" from the parking area.
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