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  Don’t create new trails or widen existing trails, even if this means getting your feet wet when the trail is boggy.

  Decide not to follow use trails, even those described in this book, when they are boggy to avoid creating deep troughs. Constructed trails are hardier under these conditions.

 Keep wildlife wild by not feeding squirrels, birds, or other creatures.

  And my pet peeve: Don’t collect all the rocks in a meadow and launch them into the nearby lake for fun, as this destroys animals’ homes and exposes the roots of meadow plants, potentially killing them.

As for that toilet paper, bring a small zip-top bag to carry your used supplies and drop it in a garbage can at the end of the day. If your walk is long enough to require a toilet pit, carry a small plastic trowel and dig a 6-inch hole at least 100 feet from trails and water.

HETCH HETCHY RESERVOIR

Regional Overview

Hetch Hetchy Reservoir is a symbol of the exploitation of a national park landmark, as well as an aspiration that the construction of the O’Shaughnessy Dam was the last time that one of our national treasures is so compromised. Sad as I am not to see Hetch Hetchy Valley as John Muir once did, this is still a location to visit. The bottom 312 feet of the valley are hidden, but the impressive granite walls rise an additional 2,000 feet, and the enormous body of dark-blue water provides a picturesque foreground. If you have never visited Hetch Hetchy, I strongly encourage you to take the walk to Wapama Falls (ssss1).