USVI-On-Line

I knew that the Trail Bandit made good maps, but I was unaware of the issues around some of his activities. There's some discussion about it here:

http://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowTopic-g1 ... lands.html

There are some interesting perspectives.

This is indeed disturbing. Has anyone contacted the NPS people about this? I would think they would appreciate his help in keeping the existing, approved trails in shape, but hacking into Park flora without approval is a jailing offense! Perhaps he is unaware of this?
Just sayin'

McPenguin5

Wow, what is going on? Who would think it was ok to break trails on someone else's property, including the US Government, without permission? Using poison and cutting down endangered trees!

I always assumed (see where that got me!) that the site was just identifying existing trails.

There's more to it if you read deeper, along with plenty of hyperbole. Here are two articles originally from bellman3 on tripadvisor:

http://www.backpacker.com/december_07_b ... ills/12044

http://trailbandit.org/news.htm

I don't condone trespassing or the use of herbicides, but keeping open historical trails is not without reason. There's a reasonable middle ground and it sounds like that is being discovered.

Cheers, RickG

I agree with Rick G on this one...it does seem like there is a middle ground here that would work for everyone. I found the article links very informative. This issue should raise red flags all over, but it is important to look at both sides.

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