Somebody stole the sign

Yesterday our little crew took off on a failed mission. Our goal was to get up on top of Mazatzal Mountains. This was not a simple task. It was a long drive just to get to the gate where the adventure would start.  At the gate we quickly found out our key would not work, it was a combination lock.  After many calls to various Forest Service people we got the combination.  As we finally drove out the ridge we got a call from the big cheese in the Forest Fire fighting group. The Cheese said the road was too treacherous and we should turn back, so we did.

So we decided we were close to another trailhead and we would clean up trash and check it out.  To our surprize we found someone had stolen the 4 x 4 information sign.   Who would unbolt and take a big sign like that?  Could it be the same people who shoot up the signs, leave shell casings when they shoot up their TV by the roadside, or just trash publican areas.  The dingers cost the taxpayers a fortune, and there are plenty of them.  Simple minded gun slingers, beer drinkers,  and four wheel driver terrorist.  It is sad to see the disrespect so many dingers have for our national forest.  The dingers watch too much television and think they can be he men by driving where they shouldn't or firing their side arm into the trash they haul out an dump.  One problem with the dingers is they are allowed to roam free.  If people don't confront the dingers the dingers think their destruction is acceptable.  If you see a dinger committing vandalism get their license number and report the person.

So now we have to make a whole new sign haul it thirty miles and erect it so people can enjoy the trails in the area and know where the trails lead.  The good news is the dingers don't have a lot of ambition. Usually they will keep their destructive activities close to the road.  However, ATVs, motorcycles, and four wheelers too often are just a means to get the dingers farther back in the woods.