Bake Oven Knob can be seen from west end of Pohopoco Drive, if you know where to look. It is a rocky outcropping along the Appalachian Trail. Until Saturday, its rocks were covered with graffiti. On Saturday volunteers (fire fighters, a bouldering group, hiking clubs, and people who just happened to be visiting the area) worked for hours and used thousands of gallons of water to clean off the rocks.
It amazes me that people think they can improve on nature. Frozen ice along 209 in Jim Thorpe is sometimes covered with dye, as though that will make nature’s wonder look better. Rocks are tagged or spray painted; frat boys put their logos on rocks along I-80.
I am aware that some people call this art. It isn’t. It is vandalism, and I am so pleased that there are people left who volunteer to preserve the beauty of nature for the rest of us.
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