Ronin13
06-06-2011, 11:29
So I found some pretty neat info out, but also disturbing things, this weekend... I usually do my "free" shooting up on Squaw Pass near Echo Mtn Ski Area just outside Evergreen. No range fees because it's public land and all that. So I discovered that despite the roads not being all that great (I usually advise people to take a 4WD vehicle with some decent ground clearance) my '05 BMW sedan made it up there with no damage or bottoming out- the road was better than I thought. So after getting up there, there were a few people shooting, which I didn't really mind, except one was kind of an ass and asked that me and the couple already up there would cease fire for a moment while he packed up his jeep and left. He wasn't in the line of fire and there were no safety issues, I guess we just made him nervous.
My main point, however, is that I'm not sure how many of you go up that way to shoot, but as I was cleaning up my targets and packing up my gear when I finished I noticed that there is A LOT of trash up there. I would really hate it if Clear Creek County saw the mess that place is currently in and shut it down for the public to use. I picked up an entire large trash bag worth of crap and it still looks like a landfill. Best bet is to leave it cleaner than how you found it and tell people to clean up after themselves too. Use it, but don't abuse it.
My main point, however, is that I'm not sure how many of you go up that way to shoot, but as I was cleaning up my targets and packing up my gear when I finished I noticed that there is A LOT of trash up there. I would really hate it if Clear Creek County saw the mess that place is currently in and shut it down for the public to use. I picked up an entire large trash bag worth of crap and it still looks like a landfill. Best bet is to leave it cleaner than how you found it and tell people to clean up after themselves too. Use it, but don't abuse it.