Don in Austin

Guilty!! A couple weeks ago a group of us gathered in Fort Davis, Tx to ride in the desert and mountains there. During the drive from Austin, I was dismayed to notice an ever-increasing sore throat and sinus pain. The first morning in Fort Davis I woke up with painful sinuses, congestion and a searing sore throat. But, I came there to ride, so ride I will, by God! I ate about a dozen aspirins that day, drank a bunch of ginseng and black coffee, and rode the first segment of the "Scenic Loop" from Fort Davis up to the McDonald observatory cut-off. This involves climbing, 4500 to 6200 ft., approx. That was Tuesday. I rode it again on Friday, and again on Saturday, and was puzzled to see lots of bright golden spots about the size of a silver dollar off to my right in dramatic contrast to the black chip-seal shoulder. After a while I realized they were sun-dried loogies from my previous efforts!

Of well, nothing that a little rain won't take care of.

Don in Austin

Stealthammer

Honestly, Gelpaks and Powerbar wrapper I just don't get. How much room do they take up, and how long will they take to decay? I am actually in favor of outlawing non-biodegradable food and drink packaging all together, especially plastic bottles and foil wrappers.

+1 on the plastic trash bags though. I have often thought about passing them out at trailheads during weekend events, but I guess that I would need to organize a group to pick them all up off the trail on Monday....

I don't really want to point fingers, but I have to agree that boaters and fishermen display an amazing disregard for the environments that the enjoy exploiting. I've seen houseboats on Lake Powell and on the Colorado River dump their trash in a water of a cove before the turn in the boat. Sad to think that these people procreate.....

I stuff a couple of plastic grocery bags in my Camelbak, my toolbag, and my fanny pack (otherwise I wouldn't even use them to carry my groceries home at all). Way handy for this and "other things"......

Rick@OCRR

I commute in Los Angeles and suburbs of same, and while I do see occasional litter it's mostly fast-food wrappers and cups (and similar). I've yet to see a CO2 cartridge, a bicycle tube (any tube, really) or any tire. True, the roads on which I commute are not recreational cycling roads (far from it!), so that's why I never see GU or Clif bar wrappers; no surprise there.

My question is, what does this litter talk have to do with "your Mom doesn't ride here?" I understand the litter part, I understand the pack in/pack out bit, but what does all this have to do with Moms?

Rick / OCRR

lungimsam

[QUOTE=Stealthammer;14151990]Anyone remember this commercial or the "Ecology Movement"? Actor Iron Eyes Cody's 1971 anti-pollution PSA.....


Sounds like the actor from the radio show "Gunsmoke" narrating.

Condorita

Think of all the weight they're saving by tossing that stuff aside! What's wrong with you**********?

I_like_cereal

You have never heard the expression - Your mom does not live here. Clean up your own mess.

I have heard that since I was a kid. My mom did live with me, but you get the idea.