Arizona Trailblazers Hiking Club — Ethics on the Trail
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TREAD LIGHTLY
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Take pictures and memories — leave nothing.
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Don’t short cut trails, especially on switchbacks.
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Leave gates, cabins and other structures the way you find them.
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Avoid camping in meadows, you’ll trample grass.
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Leave a campsite clean; restore it to its natural condition.
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Respect other visitors’ desire for solitude.
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PACK IT IN — PACK IT OUT
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Everything you take in must be taken out.
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Bring trash bags to carry out all trash that cannot be completely burned.
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Don’t bury trash. Animals will dig it up.
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Cigarette butts, orange peels, apple core and candy wrappers are litter!
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Bury human waste in a hole 4-6 inches deep (in soil, not in sand) at least
300 feet away from water sources. Do not bury or burn the toilet paper.
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FIRE
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Use gas stoves, when possible, to conserve dwindling supplies of
firewood.
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If you need to build a fire, use an existing campfire ring.
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Use only fallen timber.
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WATER
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Camp away from existing water. Camps should be at least 300 feet
from water sources.
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Don’t pollute the water.
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Protect riparian corridors.
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Do not wash in streams or springs. Pour wash water on the ground
away from streams and springs.
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LEAVE WHAT YOU FIND — PROTECT CULTURAL RESOURCES
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