WTF, a Food Truck? On a Hiking Trail?!
Apr. 13th, 2023 09:59 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
canyonwalkerOur second hike of the day last Sunday was Carson Falls. It's fairly close to Cataract Falls, which we hiked earlier in the day. (See my blogs from Cataract Falls - part 1 and part 2.) In fact we drove right past the trailhead a few miles out en route to Cataract. As we drove past the trailhead we noticed something unusual about 100 meters up the trail over a slight rise— the unmistakable shape and bright colors of a food truck!
"WTF, how did a food truck get up there?" Hawk and I said to each other, noting the locked gate across the fire road that allows only hikers and bicyclists to pass. We figured it was a special permit or something, but sheesh! Commercialization of our public conservation lands. 👎😡
As I repacked my hiking pack at the Carson Falls trailhead— removing my tripod as I figured the cost/benefit ratio of carrying it on a much longer hike wouldn't be worthwhile— Hawk stalked up the trail to see what was going on with that food truck.
Well, good news/bad news. It turns out it's not a food truck. It's the "Tam Van" with information about protecting an endangered species of frogs in the Mt. Tam watershed. Good news: no commercialization of public conservation lands. Bad news: no hot dogs or ice cream available. 🤣
"WTF, how did a food truck get up there?" Hawk and I said to each other, noting the locked gate across the fire road that allows only hikers and bicyclists to pass. We figured it was a special permit or something, but sheesh! Commercialization of our public conservation lands. 👎😡
As I repacked my hiking pack at the Carson Falls trailhead— removing my tripod as I figured the cost/benefit ratio of carrying it on a much longer hike wouldn't be worthwhile— Hawk stalked up the trail to see what was going on with that food truck.
Well, good news/bad news. It turns out it's not a food truck. It's the "Tam Van" with information about protecting an endangered species of frogs in the Mt. Tam watershed. Good news: no commercialization of public conservation lands. Bad news: no hot dogs or ice cream available. 🤣
