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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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  • 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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  • 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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  • Leaf drop along the Mt Tecumseh Trail in the New Hampshire White Mountains on an autumn day.
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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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  • 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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  • June 2018 - A tree wound on a 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. A  yellow trail 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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 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. 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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  • Leaf drop along the Mt. Tecumseh Trail in Waterville Valley, New Hampshire during the autumn months.
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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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  • October 2016 - Leaf drop along the Mt Tecumseh Trail in Waterville Valley, New Hampshire; part of the White Mountains. In 2011, the year trail work (stone staircase) was done in this section, there was no noticeable erosion on the left-hand side of the trail. See how this section of trail looked in 2011: http://bit.ly/3760BXz
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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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  • July 2016 - Newly built stone steps along the Mount Tecumseh Trail in Waterville Valley, New Hampshire during the summer months. Trail stewardship groups promote that minimal stonework should be done along trails. And that stonework should look natural and blend in with the surroundings.
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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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  • July 2016 - A herd path on the summit of Mt Tecumseh in Waterville Valley, New Hampshire. This herd path, illegally cut between 2011-2013, leads to a viewpoint of the ski area. The impact it is having on the environment is evident in this image, and it continues to worsen.
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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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  • Stone steps along the Mt Tecumseh Trail in Waterville Valley, New Hampshire in May 2016. A herd path has formed on the right-hand side of the steps from hikers avoiding (not using) the steps. Hikers are also avoiding the steps by using the old section of trail that is on the left-hand side of the steps. If these herd paths are not blocked off, it will lead to more erosion issues in this section of trail. And this defeats the purpose of the staircase. These steps are only a couple of years old.
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  • May 2016 - Mt Tecumseh Trail in Waterville Valley, New Hampshire. In 2011, the year trail work (stone staircase) was done in this section, there was no noticeable erosion on the left-hand side of the trail. See how this section of trail looked in 2011: http://bit.ly/3760BXz
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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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  • January 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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  • August 2015 - Mt Tecumseh Trail in Waterville Valley, New Hampshire during the month of August. In 2011, the year trail work (stone steps) was done in this section, there was no visible erosion on the left-hand side 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 Waterville Valley, New Hampshire in July 2015. Built around 2014 and seen here in July 2015, this appears to be considered completed trail work. However, the left-side looks unfinished.
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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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  • 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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  • May 2015 - Trail erosion along the Mt Tecumseh Trail in Waterville Valley, New Hampshire. When this staircase was built in 2011, two holes on the hillside of the trail were not filled in. And the hole above the moss covered rock has continued to erode away and has tripled in size since 2011. See how this section looked in 2011: http://bit.ly/3760BXz
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  • May 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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  • February 2015 - View of snow blowing across the mountains from the summit of Mount Tecumseh in Waterville Valley, New Hampshire during the winter months. Illegal tree cutting has improved the view from the summit. Forest Service verified the tree cutting on the summit is illegal.
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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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  • Mountain landscape from Mount Tecumseh in Waterville Valley, New Hampshire during winter months. The snow-capped Mount Washington is off in the distance.
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  • January 2015 - Sunrise from the summit of Mount Tecumseh in Waterville Valley, New Hampshire. This picturesque view came at a price and is the result of trees being illegally cut down. Forest Service has stated the cutting on Tecumseh is illegal and if they are able to determine the responsible party they will be held accountable.
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  • Stormy weather at sunrise from the small viewpoint on Mount Tecumseh in Waterville Valley, New Hampshire during the winter months.
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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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  • November 2014 - Named for the Native American Shawnee chief Tecumseh, Mount Tecumseh in Waterville Valley, New Hampshire is a popular day hike. This viewpoint used to be much smaller, but unauthorized tree cutting has improved it. Forest Service is seeking any information that will help catch the ones involved.
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  • October 2014 - Fairly new stone steps along the Mt Tecumseh Trail in Waterville Valley, New Hampshire. The large hole on the left was created when the steps were built. Water that runs down the trail and hillside can now build up in this hole and undermine the stone steps, which will cause more erosion damage to this section of trail. This is not minimal impact trail work.
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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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  • 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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  • 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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  • August 2014 - Sunrise from the summit of Mount Tecumseh in Waterville Valley, New Hampshire during the month of August. Illegal tree cutting has improved the view from this summit. Forest Service has stated that the ones doing the cutting will be held accountable if caught.
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  • A softwood tree that once had a wooden trail sign attached to it on the summit of Mount Tecumseh in Waterville Valley, New Hampshire.
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  • Morning blue hour (before sunrise) from the summit of Mount Tecumseh in Waterville Valley, New Hampshire on a cloudy summer morning. This mountain is named for the Shawnee war chief, Tecumseh (1768–1813).
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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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