yeah, good point
maybe trailheads that are harder to get to and not heavily used. Wouldn't make sense for bad guys to check it out.
I just won the "forgot something stupid" olympics
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Re: I just won the "forgot something stupid" olympics
I once left my wallet on my dashboard. Black wallet, black dashboard, pre-dawn start, easy to overlook. The break-in cost THOUSANDS of dollars to fix, mostly covered by insurance.Eric Peterson wrote: ↑December 30th, 2023, 8:20 amGot half way up Kings Mt once and realized I left me wallet in plain view on the car seat, that was a fun heart pounding race back to the TH
Re: I just won the "forgot something stupid" olympics
Yep. Wallets are a thing, apparently. Remember leaving mine on the dash at Angels Rest Trailhead. Halfway up, I remembered. Decided to let the angels punish me if they wanted and finished the hike. It was still there, in plain view and standing out in its colorful duct tape, when I got back.
I picked up a friend for a hike, and he plonked his boots on top of my car, forgetting to remove them. Only realized it when we got to the trailhead. I made him hike in his sandals. He later found one boot on the side of McLoughlin Boulevard.
I picked up a friend for a hike, and he plonked his boots on top of my car, forgetting to remove them. Only realized it when we got to the trailhead. I made him hike in his sandals. He later found one boot on the side of McLoughlin Boulevard.
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Re: I just won the "forgot something stupid" olympics
Forgot tent poles. Only, I didn't forget mine. I forgot my husband's. We didn't have a 2P yet, so I packed my two 1P tents. We hiked in, he unpacked... No poles. He was a good sport and just wrapped up in the tent like a bivy.
Car broken into at Angels Rest in November. I was parked two spaces away.
Car broken into at Angels Rest in November. I was parked two spaces away.
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Re: I just won the "forgot something stupid" olympics
that is terrible people break into cars
my car got broken into at Herman Creek TH
I think maybe those Columbia gorge trailheads have more break-ins
my pole broke once so I found a stick
my car got broken into at Herman Creek TH
I think maybe those Columbia gorge trailheads have more break-ins
my pole broke once so I found a stick
Re: I just won the "forgot something stupid" olympics
It happens because we tolerate it.
If we didn't tolerate it, it would stop happening.
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maybe one of those trunk monkeys