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  • Blaze removal along the Mt Tecumseh Trail in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. This beech tree was improperly blazed in 2011. And in 2012 Proper parties removed the dripping blaze (bottom blaze) using proper protocol. In time, the removed blaze will fade and not be visible. This is how the tree looked in July 2013. See how it looked before removal: http://bit.ly/12ECXJz
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  • A small cascade along Tecumseh Brook, near the Mt Tecumseh Trail (ski area side), in Waterville Valley of New Hampshire.
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  • Tecumseh Brook near the Mount Tecumseh Trail (ski area side) in Waterville Valley, New Hampshire.
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  • Tecumseh Brook near the Mount Tecumseh Trail (ski area side) in the White Mountains, New Hampshire USA.
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  • Small cascade on Tecumseh Brook, near the Mt Tecumseh Trail (ski area side) in the White Mountains of New Hampshire.
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  • Tecumseh Brook in Waterville Valley of the New Hampshire White Mountains.
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  • Fresh dirt has been placed around stone work on the Mt Tecumseh Trail in Waterville Valley, New Hampshire during the summer of 2013.
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  • Trail erosion in a wet area that is in need of drainage work along the Mt Tecumseh Trail in Waterville Valley, New Hampshire during the summer of 2013. Since this photo (2013), trail work has been done in this section.
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  • A wet area that is in desperate need of drainage work along the Mt Tecumseh Trail in Waterville Valley, New Hampshire during the summer of 2013.
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  • Scenic view from the summit of Mount Tecumseh in Waterville Valley, New Hampshire during the summer months. If you are thinking the view looks better than you remember, its because someone has cut down a few trees.
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  • Tecumseh Brook in Waterville Valley, New Hampshire during the spring months.
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  • Cascade on Tecumseh Brook in Waterville Valley, New Hampshire during the spring months.
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  • Mt Tecumseh, October 2020 - A tree wound on a birch tree along the Mt Tecumseh Trail in New Hampshire. This tree wound is the result of man not using proper protocol to remove a painted trail marker (blaze) from the tree. A yellow trail blaze was painted on the tree in 2011, and then it was improperly removed from the tree in the spring of 2012. The bark, where the blaze was, was cut and peeled away creating a tree wound where rot, fungus, and insects could enter the tree. And this is how the wound looked in October 2020.
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  • May 2013 - A tree wound on a yellow birch tree along the Mt Tecumseh Trail in New Hampshire. This wound is the result of man not properly removing a painted trail marker (blaze) from the tree. The blaze was painted on the tree in 2011, and then improperly removed from the tree in the spring of 2012. The bark, where the blaze was, was cut and peeled away creating a tree wound.
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  • Mt Tecumseh, August 2021 - A tree wound on a birch tree along the Mt Tecumseh Trail in New Hampshire. This tree wound is the result of man not using proper protocol to remove a painted trail marker (blaze) from the tree. A yellow trail blaze was painted on the tree in 2011, and then it was improperly removed from the tree in the spring of 2012. The bark, where the blaze was, was cut and peeled away creating a tree wound where rot, fungus, and insects could enter the tree. And this is how the wound looked in August 2021. Most trail maintenance organizations in the White Mountains no longer use this practice of blaze removal because it damages trees and goes against leave no trace principles.
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  • A wet area along the Mt. Tecumseh Trail in Waterville Valley, New Hampshire during the spring of 2017 that is in desperate need of drainage work. Over the last six years, there has been an excessive amount of stonework done on this trail, but this high priority area has been ignored. Trail maintenance organizations say high priority areas of a trail are first and foremost.
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  • May 2014 - A tree wound on a yellow birch tree along the Mt Tecumseh Trail in New Hampshire. This wound is the result of man not properly removing a painted trail marker (blaze) from the tree. The blaze was painted on the tree in 2011, and then improperly removed from the tree in the spring of 2012. The bark, where the blaze was, was cut and peeled away creating a tree wound.
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  • Tropical Storm Irene (2011) washed out part of the Mt Tecumseh Trail in New Hampshire, and it had to be relocated. This photo, from April 2012, shows where the relocation rejoins the trail. Erosion damage from Irene can be seen in Tecumseh Brook in the background. The stonework seen here was built after Irene.
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  • March 2012 - A fresh tree wound on a yellow birch tree along the Mt Tecumseh Trail in New Hampshire. This wound is the result of man not following proper protocol when removing the painted trail marker (blaze) from the tree. The blaze was painted on the tree in 2011, and then improperly removed (the bark where the blaze was cut and peeled off) in the spring of 2012.
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  • March 2012 - A fresh tree wound on a yellow birch tree along the Mt Tecumseh Trail in New Hampshire. This wound is the result of man not properly removing a painted trail marker (blaze) from the tree. The blaze was painted on the tree in 2011, and then improperly removed from the tree in the spring of 2012. The bark, where the blaze was, was cut and peeled away creating a tree wound.<br />
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From Forest Service: When blazes are removed from trees it is generally done with a wire brush though many of the brushes carried by our field staff have a paint scraper integrated into the same tool. The bark is usually not cut intentionally or peeled off. The one exception might be if the blaze were on a mature paper birch. We discourage the use of birches for blazing but in some places they're the only option.<br />
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Blaze removal is most likely done by USFS field staff (trail crews or backcountry rangers) or the partner organization responsible for the maintenance of the trail. Occasionally it may be done by trail adopters or other authorized volunteers. Anyone not under a formal agreement with the USFS is not authorized to remove blazes.
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  • Two stone steps covered in leaf drop along the Mt Tecumseh Trail in the New Hampshire White Mountains on an autumn day in 2020. When building stone steps along a trail, the norm is to place scree (rocks) or brush alongside the steps. The latter is usually done because it looks natural. Placing the scree and / or brush on the side of the steps discourages hikers from going around the steps, and potentially creating more trail erosion issues.
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  • Hiker demonstrating how easy it is to avoid two stone steps along the Mt Tecumseh Trail in the New Hampshire White Mountains on an autumn day in 2020. When building stone steps along a trail, the norm is to place scree (rocks) or brush alongside the steps. The latter is usually done because it looks natural. Placing the scree and / or brush on the side of the steps discourages hikers from going around the steps, and potentially creating more trail erosion issues.
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  • An area along the Mt. Tecumseh Trail in Waterville Valley, New Hampshire during the spring of 2017 that is in desperate need of drainage work. Over the last six years, there has been over a quarter of a mile of stonework done on this trail, but this high priority area has been ignored. Trail maintenance organizations say high priority areas of a trail are first and foremost.
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  • Large holes on the side of the Mt Tecumseh Trail in Waterville Valley, New Hampshire during the summer of 2016. Rocks for stone staircases being built along the trail are taken from the side of the trail, and these holes are left behind.
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  • February 2015 - A tree wound on a yellow birch tree along the Mt Tecumseh Trail in New Hampshire. Proper trail blaze removal protocol was not used when a painted trail marker (blaze) was removed from this tree, and this is the ending result. The blaze was painted on the tree in 2011, and then improperly removed from the tree in the spring of 2012. The bark, where the blaze was, was cut and peeled away creating a tree wound.
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  • October 2016 - A man-made tree wound on a yellow birch tree along the Mt Tecumseh Trail in New Hampshire. Proper protocol was ignored when a painted trail marker (blaze) was removed from this tree, and this is the ending result. This blaze was painted on the tree in 2011, and then improperly removed from the tree in the spring of 2012. The bark, where the blaze was, was cut and peeled away creating a tree wound.
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  • Leaf drop along the Mt. Tecumseh Trail in Waterville Valley, New Hampshire during the autumn months. This mountain is part of the White Mountain National Forest and is named for the Shawnee chief, Tecumseh (c.1768–1813).
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  • October 2013 - A tree wound on a yellow birch tree along the Mt Tecumseh Trail in New Hampshire. This wound is the result of man not properly removing a painted trail marker (blaze) from the tree. The blaze was painted on the tree in 2011, and then improperly removed from the tree in the spring of 2012. The bark, where the blaze was, was cut and peeled away creating a tree wound.
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  • A stretch of the Mt Tecumseh Trail in New Hampshire covered in leaf drop. A herd path is forming in the woods on the right-hand side of the trail from hikers bypassing this section of trail work. If this area isn’t blocked off, over time, a herd path will form and potentially create more erosion issues. And this defeats the purpose of the trail stonework.
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  • Mt Tecumseh Trail in the New Hampshire White Mountains on a wet spring day in May 2017. This staircase was built sometime after July 1, 2013. And a herd path has already formed on the right side of the steps from hikers avoiding the steps. Hikers are also avoiding the steps by using the old section of trail that is on the left side of the steps. When herd paths are not blocked off it creates more erosion issues along trails, and this defeats the purpose of building the staircase.
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  • October 2014 - The Mt Tecumseh Trail in Waterville Valley, New Hampshire during the month of October. In 2011, the year trail work (stone steps) was done in this section, there was no visible erosion on the hillside of the trail. See how this section of trail looked in 2011: http://bit.ly/3760BXz
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  • October 2017 - A man-made tree wound on a yellow birch tree along the Mt Tecumseh Trail in New Hampshire. This wound is from man not using proper protocol to remove a painted trail marker (blaze) from the tree. This blaze was painted on the tree in 2011, and then improperly removed from the tree in the spring of 2012. The bark, where the blaze was, was cut and peeled away creating a tree wound.
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  • Leaf drop along the Mt. Tecumseh Trail in Waterville Valley, New Hampshire during the autumn months.
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  • A herd path that leads to a viewpoint of the ski area on the summit of Mt Tecumseh in Waterville Valley, New Hampshire. This path was illegally cut between 2011-2013, and this photo shows how the herd path looked in July 2016. The impact to the environment is evident in the photo.
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  • November 2014 - A tree wound on a yellow birch tree along the Mt Tecumseh Trail in New Hampshire. Proper trail blaze removal protocol was not used when a painted trail marker (blaze) was removed from this tree, and this is the ending result. The blaze was painted on the tree in 2011, and then improperly removed from the tree in the spring of 2012. The bark, where the blaze was, was cut and peeled away creating a tree wound. See how it looked before it was removed: http://bit.ly/1Q4W1Pj
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  • August 2014 - Erosion along the Mt Tecumseh Trail in Waterville Valley, New Hampshire during the summer months. In 2011, the year trail work (stone staircase) was done in this section, there was no visible erosion on the hillside of the trail. See how this section of trail looked in 2011: http://bit.ly/3760BXz
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  • Stone staircase along the Mt Tecumseh Trail in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. This hiking trail leads to the summit of Mount Tecumseh.
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  • October 2012 - A man-made tree wound on a yellow birch tree along the Mt Tecumseh Trail in New Hampshire. Proper protocol was ignored when a painted trail marker (blaze) was removed from this tree, and this is the ending result. This blaze was painted on the tree in 2011, and then improperly removed from the tree in the spring of 2012. The bark, where the blaze was, was cut and peeled away creating a tree wound.
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  • In 2011, Tropical Storm Irene washed out part of the Mt Tecumseh Trail in New Hampshire, and this is part of the rerouted section of trail in April 2012. After a trail inspection by Forest Service in June 2012 some of the stones that lined each side of the trail in this section were removed. Removing the stones gives the trail a more natural look and feel. This photo shows how this section looked before the stones were removed.
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  • In 2011, Tropical Storm Irene washed out part of the Mt Tecumseh Trail in New Hampshire, and this is the start of the rerouted section of trail in April 2012. After a trail inspection by Forest Service in June 2012 the stone walls on each side of the trail were removed. A defined path had been established and the walls no longer served any purpose. Removing the stones gives the trail a more natural look and feel. This photo shows the trail before the stones were removed.
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  • Leaf drop along the Mt Tecumseh Trail in the New Hampshire White Mountains on an autumn day.
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  • June 2019 - A tree wound on a birch tree along the Mt Tecumseh Trail in New Hampshire. This wound is the result of man not using proper protocol to remove a painted trail marker (blaze) from the tree. A yellow trail blaze was painted on the tree in 2011, and then it was improperly removed from the tree in the spring of 2012. The bark, where the blaze was, was cut and peeled away creating a tree wound where rot, fungus, and insects could enter the tree. This is how the wound looked in June 2019. See how it looked before it was removed: http://bit.ly/1Q4W1Pj
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  • A section of the Mt Tecumseh Trail, just below the first viewpoint, in the New Hampshire White Mountains in the spring of 2019 that is in desperate need of drainage work.
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  • July 2016 - A newly built stone staircase along the Mt Tecumseh Trail in Waterville Valley, New Hampshire. Trail stewardship groups promote that minimal stonework should be done along hiking trails; and that any trail work done along a trail should look natural and blend in with the surroundings.
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  • Long stone staircase along the Mt Tecumseh Trail in Waterville Valley, New Hampshire in June 2015. Conservation groups suggest that stonework built along trails should be minimal, look natural, and blend in with the surroundings.
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  • September 2013 - Erosion along the Mt Tecumseh Trail in Waterville Valley, New Hampshire. In 2011, the year trail work (stone steps) was done in this section, there was no visible erosion on the hillside of the trail. See how this section looked in 2011: http://bit.ly/3760BXz
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  • May 2017 - A man-made tree wound on a yellow birch tree along the Mt Tecumseh Trail in New Hampshire. This wound is from man not using proper protocol to remove a painted trail marker (blaze) from the tree. This blaze was painted on the tree in 2011, and then improperly removed from the tree in the spring of 2012. The bark, where the blaze was, was cut and peeled away creating a tree wound.
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  • Hillside erosion (and the first step is being undermined) next to stone steps along the Mt Tecumseh Trail in Waterville Valley, New Hampshire in July 2015. The impact on the left side is from the building of the stairs. When this image was taken, this staircase was only a year or two old.
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  • September 2014 - Stone staircase along Mt Tecumseh Trail in Waterville Valley, New Hampshire during the summer months. A herd path has formed on the left side of the steps from hikers avoiding (not using) the steps. Herd paths are a common problem along trails, and if they are not blocked, they can create more trail erosion issues. When this image was taken, this staircase was only a few years old.
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  • July 2012 - Stone steps along the Mt Tecumseh Trail in Waterville Valley, New Hampshire. In 2011, the year trail work (stone steps) was done in this section, there was no noticeable erosion on the hillside of the trail. See how this section of trail looked in 2011: http://bit.ly/3760BXz
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