u/jbochsler

Lyle Lovett will be at the Field Arts Hall on 10/21/2026. I wasn't lucky enough to purchase any tickets. If anyone has a change in plans and would like to sell their tickets, please DM me. Thanks.

Thank you to all that have replied, I am now good.

Nice article on how those highly curated trails just 'magically' exist.

Last week I was at a remote obscure campsite, 20 miles from the nearest road. Someone left their bag of BA tent stakes sitting on a log, it looked like it had been sitting there for months.

What is the expected protocol in this situation - when finding something of obvious value?

1. Leave with the expectation that the owner will return for it?
2. Take it with me so 'trash' doesn't accumulate?
3. Leave the item at a trailhead?

I did carry out the tent stakes, which went into the 'spares' box. I also carried out a broken hiking stick and a strap and buckle that I found on the way, along with the typical wrappers and trash that one finds.

I found a nice rain jacket on the trail, years ago. I left it there, but ended up passing it again 3-4 weeks later so I picked it up and have been using it ever since. I always feel a little guilty, but at some point this is all just trash.

ETA: Added option 3 leave the item at a trailhead. And below:

Thank you to everyone that replied. It turns out that there are differing opinions, not a universal/consistent answer. My default is #2, I struggle with leaving stuff in the wilderness (#1) and #3 seems like a good idea until you consider that there can be multiple THs connecting to a location so in effect you are making the item harder for the original owner to find.

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As a volunteer trailworker, I would also add:

• If the trailworker is using power equipment (brusher, chainsaw, polesaw, etc), or hand tools (picks, pulaskis, shovels, etc.) please stay back until you make eye contact and get acknowledgement to pass. Don't attempt to 'slip by', even if they pause work, they likely cannot hear you and are focused on the sharp end of their tool.
• Please leash your dog immediately near a crew. They don't know your pet, and dogs and power tools are a scary combination for everyone.
• Please consider taking a trash bag with you to pick up trash along the way.
• Don't expect the crew to stop work to explain what they are working on. Sure we like to maintain a positive public face, but stopping work to explain to every group that passes takes us away from our work. We didn't hike out 4 miles for your edification. We had a lady on a horse ride into our jobsite and wouldn't budge. She was there for 10 minutes. There were 10 people that had to stop work. That is almost 2 man-hours lost.
• Please consider joining a trail crew in your area. You will meet great people with common interests and will guaranteed have a great time. All crews provide on-the-job training and there truly is a job for everyone.

Thanks for coming to my Ted Talk.

ETA: removed saw reference, added trash bag reference.

ETA2: added paywall bypass link.

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