Today is a holiday, so I wasn’t planning to post any political messages. In the morning I slept in, visited my Aunt Eva Maria, and finished the Times crossword puzzle. In the afternoon we took a hike on a fire road between the Wild Creek and Penn Forest Reservoirs and saw two deer, two wild turkeys, and a frog in a small pool.
But wait. When we got home two jerks in a white jeep drove around the barrier and sped down Christman Trail in Beltzville State Park. We also noticed about 25 cars at the Wild Creek Falls. I’m fairly sure that most of the people who parked there were swimming, in spite of the signs prohibiting it.
I reported the guys who drove down the trail along with their license number. I’ve reported swimmers at Wild Creek in the past. I’m not a mean old man, but think about this. There are no toilets at Wild Creek Falls. There are no litter cans. There are no life guards. As for Christman Trail, parents routinely hike that trail with little kids. The last thing they expect is a drunken driver in a jeep barreling down the trail.
Unfortunately, with Corbett administration cutbacks, Beltzville State Park is understaffed. The upper end of the park is becoming a lawless area, full of miscreants and lowlifes. Corbett cutbacks have effects. Unfortunately we who live next to the park witness daily the problems that result.
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