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THIS WAS AN APRIL FOOLS POST FOR APRIL 1 2018<\/p>\nTHIS WAS AN APRIL FOOLS POST FOR APRIL 1 2018<\/p>\n
After monitoring Social Media sites for several years, the Forest Service has recently announced that it will begin temporarily closing trails that are too popular. If a trail has too many \u201clikes,\u201d has had posts go viral, or there are just too many darn shares and posts of it\u2014the Forest Service says it is time to shut it down.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are really getting pretty tired of seeing the same ole post day after day of the same dozen or so places,\u201d states Theron Otherpaths, Forest Service Ranger for the Rattlesnake Lake Ranger District. Otherpaths also mentions that the staff is getting pretty worn out looking at all the selfies too from these places. \u201cReally\u2014it\u2019s one thing to constantly keep posting photos of Rattlesnake Ledge\u2014but do we have to have the constant silly yoga poses, strained grins, and the arms in the air like you are trying to flag down a UFO,\u201d he states.<\/p>\n
Ima Oldentimer of the Colchuck lake Ranger District says that by closing down these over used trails, not only will it give those places some relief\u2014but perhaps folks will actually realize there are another two or three thousand trails or so out there. And she states, \u201cmaybe folks will actually start making some discoveries on their own too\u2014instead of constantly relying on strangers. \u201cI mean sheesh,\u201d she says, \u201cwould you go up to a total stranger and say, \u2018you know nothing about me or my ability or tastes\u2014but hey you seem like the perfect source for my outdoor contentment and safety!\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n
In any case, the Forest Service hopes to reopen many of the closed trails by next April Fools Day if folks can begin dispersing\u2014and perhaps they may even open earlier if folks promise no more yoga poses on every ledge, lake shore and summit. \u201cIt really makes us roley-poley can\u2019t-touch-our-toes types self-conscious,\u201d states Oldentime. And she adds, \u201cbesides not everyone looks good in yoga pants!\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
THIS WAS AN APRIL FOOLS POST FOR APRIL 1 2018 After monitoring Social Media sites for several years, the Forest Service has recently announced that it will begin temporarily closing trails that are too popular. If a trail has too many \u201clikes,\u201d has had posts go viral, or there are just too many darn shares…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1889,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[50],"class_list":["post-1225","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","tag-april-fools-day-2018"],"yoast_head":"\n