Never understood the concept of:
Packing along a bag to cleanup after the dog.
Using the bag to cleanup after the dog.
Setting the bag down next to the trail & walking off.
Starting the Bluff Trail:
Arriving at the beach near Perego’s Lagoon and looking back up the trail:
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Shut Off The TV And Get Outside For A Bit
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Local info:
March 25, 2020 KREM
Gov. Inslee signs Washington plastic bag ban into law
“The legislation bans retailers from giving out single-use plastic carryout bags and requires an 8-cent charge for others. It goes into effect on Jan. 1, 2021.”
March 26, 2020 The Inlander
Rosauers is banning reusable bags, putting up Plexiglas, to protect employees and customers
“Plexiglas shields Rosauers clerks from sneezing customers, while a sign informs customers that they aren’t allowed to bring their own reusable bags.”
“As of today at our stores, we’re going to suspend the use of reusable bags,” Rosauers CEO Jeff Philipps said at a Spokane Regional Health District press conference this morning. “I think there’s some concern by some that those bags may have viruses that are being brought from home. So we’re going to suspend that practice.”
If we’re going to show concern about the environment, maybe take a look at local water quality impacted by sewage treatment plant outfalls.
One or more sewage treatment plants are sending unsafe product into Penn Cove?
Coupeville
Love to see newspeople provide updated reporting on this:
“This beach is within the closure area for a sewage treatment plant outfall and is unsafe for recreational shellfish harvesting.”
Source: WDFW
North side of Penn Cove at Monroe Landing
“This beach is within the closure area for a sewage treatment plant outfall and is unsafe for recreational shellfish harvesting.”
Source: WDFW
Is the sewage treatment plant is sending unsafe product into Penn Cove?
Reporting on this topic appears to be completely off limits to the press.
I’d be more interested in paying (again) for a local paper subscription if there was more in the way of investigative reporting & newspeople asking questions.
I’m a fan of voluntary action and allowing businesspeople to make business decisions.
If the green friendly cafe wants to make moves that are supported by their customers, I’m all for that.
If the truck stop wants to sell discount cartons of cigarettes, I’m good with that.
Americans were never meant to live in a one size fits all society, that’s why we have so many churches here and people who may opt out on attending services.
The plastic bag ban is another of many examples where freedoms may come & go-completely unrelated to military operations/US Troops in distant lands, or the Sound of Freedom.
More here:
Leave it cleaner than you found it-
Maybe Get Away From The Bragging About Freedom?
The US Armed Forces – A Giant Civil Rights Organization?
Oct 24th update:
This unit has been removed. Well done.
Really a great area out here. Love to see it cared for.
When the name of the Keystone Ferry was changed to attract visitors to the area, did that energy extend towards maintaining public spaces adjacent to Penn Cove and the Kettles Roadside Trail?
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Just down the road from this handsome sign. A 9/28/19 image of an abandoned/vandalized RV on county property at Hwy 20 and Libbey Road. RV has been in place for more than a month.
More here:
Ferry Traffic Leaving Coupeville Terminal Routed Away From Coupeville
A few towns obviously have people who work together to set priorities and make a positive impression for visitors:
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Training ordnance got away from us:
Sep 5th, 2018 Port Townsend Leader
Navy investigation of mine complete
“Murray explained that it was unknown at the time if the mine was inert, so it could not safely be towed to shore for further assessment, although she added the mine was towed to a location “determined to be safest to the immediate population” for this operation.”
Urinals and toilets routed into Sinclair Inlet:
Sept. 7th, 2018 Kitsap Sun
Navy reports 450,000-gallon sewage spill over two years in Bremerton
Urinals and toilets routed to stormwater system rather than wastewater system. Sewage then “…flowed through the underground pipes to an outfall and into Sinclair Inlet, Leppard said.”
More here.
Possibly of interest: Temporary Kitsap Wastewater Spill
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Photo above: Approaching the beach at Fort Ebey.
Some version of this scene is pretty common. I mostly don’t post about it. Once in a while- maybe it’s a good reminder. Maybe just a way to vent a little.
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I have nothing against sportsmen, just like I have nothing against picnics or target shooting.
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Whidbey Island- Driftwood Park
Before-
After-
This errand took just a few minutes of my time.
Volunteers work the park all year- mowing lawns, & clearing and grooming trails.
Thanks go out to them.
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Leave it cleaner than you found it-
Heading to a safe place in the hills, spending a couple of hours shooting at tin cans, cleaning up the trash and heading home. What Fun.
My ideal plinking spot is safe, clean & not too popular.
For years I made use of a spot like this on public land. Recently, the road into the area has been gated.
I have moved on to using some of the more popular areas. People are in the habit of leaving their trash behind in these spots.
I went up recently not for shooting, but to do a little cleanup at a spot that was crying out for it.
Planning another trash run soon.
10/17/12 Another trash run-
5/7/13 Another trash run-
A few years back- some of our Washington State Parks removed the trash cans that were traditional at the parks.
Mystery Bay is one such location.
Mystery Bay is not a remote location where the policy applies to hiking trails or primitive campsites. Mystery Bay is just down the road from a full service state park- Fort Flagler.
Mystery Bay has a picnic shelter which is fully accessible by car. Boats pay to stay overnight.
Mystery Bay charges $10 per day, per car to access the park:
“The Discover Pass – your ticket to Washington’s great outdoors”
I do not object in any way to pack it out policies for remote locations, islands, hiking trails, primitive campsites, etc.
My feeling is that state parks that are accessible by car, have picnic shelters and charge for day use should provide trash service.
Cat box theory- make it easy for people to do the right thing and most people will.
People are supposed to clean up after their dogs. If they stay for 3 nights on their boat- are they supposed to tow a refrigerated dog crap container to pack it out? Pack it out to where?
If a person rents a car and travels the US for a couple weeks- where are they supposed to pack it out to?
Our local county parks do not charge a day fee and are having trouble staying on top of trash which exceeds the capacity of their trash cans. Are people avoiding the state day use fee or no trash policy by leaving trash at a county park?
I traveled to Potlatch State Park a couple summers ago. The traditional trash cans had been replaced with a pack it out policy. A trip to the restroom revealed 2 trash cans worth of trash stacked around the trash can in the restroom.
Additional state parks rants:
No soap in restrooms. People live in parks for days at a time- preparing food, hosting family reunions, etc. Soap in the restrooms is the way to go.
Discover Pass costs $5.00 extra when purchased online?
How does this $5.00 fee make any sense?
10 day temporary Discover Pass (provided as a receipt for online purchase) displays all drivers license info- to be seen by the general public when placed on your dash?
Why must this personal info be displayed on a temporary parking pass?
