{"id":2526,"date":"2023-04-01T05:00:04","date_gmt":"2023-04-01T12:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/craigromano.com\/?p=2526"},"modified":"2023-04-01T08:25:49","modified_gmt":"2023-04-01T15:25:49","slug":"californians-blame-influx-of-washingtonians-for-trail-crowding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/craigromano.com\/?p=2526","title":{"rendered":"Californians blame influx of Washingtonians for Trail Crowding"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2527\" src=\"http:\/\/craigromano.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/April-Fools-2023.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"966\" height=\"617\" srcset=\"https:\/\/craigromano.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/April-Fools-2023.jpg 966w, https:\/\/craigromano.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/April-Fools-2023-300x192.jpg 300w, https:\/\/craigromano.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/April-Fools-2023-768x491.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 966px) 100vw, 966px\" \/>Throughout the Golden State from the Redwoods to the Sierra to the Mojave Desert, Californians are growing tired of the influx of out-of-staters, particularly folks from Washington State on their trails. In fact, increasing numbers of Californians are blaming many of the state\u2019s trail problems and park incidents on these out-of-staters. \u201cThey compete with us for backcountry camping permits,\u201d states longtime High Sierra trail hiker Mia Bakyord. \u201cThey come down here with their OR jackets and $50 water bottles and think they own our national park and forest lands,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p>Washington is flush with trails and public lands, leading many Californians perplexed as to why they want to come hike in their home state. \u201cSure we have something like nine national parks, the John Muir Trail, 10,000-foot peaks minutes away from L.A., huge wilderness areas especially in our deserts, and lovely hikes in our wine country,\u201d says Sal Fichhyker. \u201cThose darn Northwesterners just need to stay in their own lane and keep their lattes off our trails,\u201d he angrily retorted.<\/p>\n<p>In fact many Golden State hikers are at their breaking point when it comes to Washingtonians on their trails. They hike too slow, don\u2019t know how to merge at trail junctions, and don\u2019t know how to park their Subarus, Priuses and Teslas at the trailheads contend many local hikers. \u201cAnd worse of all they come here for our weather,\u201d adds Al Waisunny. \u201cDon\u2019t come down here in February enjoying our sunny and warm trails and beaches,\u201d he implores. \u201cStay home and play in all of your rain.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>There has been so much disgruntlement over Washingtonians coming to California for better weather that many locals believe that a radical hiking organization is behind the massive amount of rain and lousy weather that has hit California over the past several months. \u201cWouldn\u2019t surprise me if it isn\u2019t somehow the works of the gate keeping hiking group, <em>Stay off our Public Lands<\/em>,\u201d shrugs Parla Doxil. \u201cWouldn\u2019t surprise me too if this isn\u2019t one big April Fool\u2019s joke!\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Throughout the Golden State from the Redwoods to the Sierra to the Mojave Desert, Californians are growing tired of the influx of out-of-staters, particularly folks from Washington State on their trails. 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