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Unused cat holes–leave unfilled?
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Jun 19, 2018 at 4:13 am #3542781
OK, I might get flack for this, let’s see. I had the unusual experience on my hike last week in Yosemite of first, not having to poop the first full day on the trail. Woo hoo!
Then, on the second and fourth days, when I thought I heard the call of nature and dug a cat hole…the call faded into silence.
Since I always hike a fair ways off trail to employ my potty trowel, I decided to leave the dug holes unfilled in case another hiker came across them looking for a place to dig.
What do you think? Better to fill them back in?
Jun 19, 2018 at 5:25 am #3542794Perhaps rather unlikely that someone else would stumble across them?
Jun 19, 2018 at 5:41 am #3542795C’mon Doug, you can do better than that crappy advice.
Jun 19, 2018 at 5:48 am #3542796Fill them in please so no one knows you were there.
thx!
Jun 19, 2018 at 6:26 am #3542809Yeah, I guess it’s possible someone would come across them and not be looking to dig a hole. Maybe wandering off trail to camp far from the trail.
Jun 19, 2018 at 12:04 pm #3542817This is a fairly small issue when all is factored in, but the spirit of LNT tells me you should fill it in.
Jun 19, 2018 at 12:13 pm #3542818Have a coffee and a smoke and the answer will come to you.
Jun 20, 2018 at 8:26 pm #3543017Fill it in, because (1) if you’ve chosen a good spot it’s unlikely anyone else will find the same spot anytime soon, and (2) the first rain is going to wash down or pack the dirt you’ve pulled out, making it hard to use to bury the new organics.
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