[trailcrew] First Principles of Flagging and explanations.

[David Knapp]

Great topic for our first real discussion - thanks Betsy!

Great post Dave - thanks for the flagging principles!

Cole, from discussions on the forums, my first thought is that there are
people feel that flagging is an affront to their senses, and they may be the
ones who are removing your flagging.  The trail crews have been able to
remove a lot of flagging by rendering it unnecessary, and it's neat to see
that after hacking away at the brush, you can sometimes find old - really
old flagging.  However, I can't recall ever seeing flagging anywhere that
wasn't tied to something - so if your flagging is disappearing, there may be
other things going on.  I usually tie my flags in a granny knot or double
knot.  For the record, mine are currently hot pink.

There was a recent post on the forums that linked to biodegradable flagging,
but I prefer to remove the flagging by hand after it has been rendered
unnecessary,  rather than leaving it to rot in the sun when it still may be
needed.

In any case, I think that it would be great if flagging wasn't needed, but
I'd rather see flags than have people lost in the woods or to lose the trail
itself.


dbk


On 11/22/06, Cole Thompson <cthompson at rlstevenson.org> wrote:
>
> First hand experience tells me that a flag today is easy prey for a nasty
> Ventana blow tomorrow.
> In other words, we have flagged a trail (appropriately) and returned the
> same season to find our efforts wiped out. It is no guarantee.
> Certainly, the capricious nature of our wilderness dictates that flagging
> is sometimes essential for finding the vanishing trails.
> We carry the orange variety.
>
> R. Cole Thompson
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