TUBBS: Garbage ruins this experience

Recently my husband and I took family members visiting for the first time from Kansas and Nebraska on a hike of Tubbs Hill. We were anxious to show them the beauty of the surrounding area. To our surprise and embarrassment we came upon trash that had been left behind rather than carried out. As we started to pick up what trash would fit in the one plastic sack we had with us, our family joined in and helped. This was not exactly what we had in mind in taking them on a scenic hike to enjoy the various views of Lake Coeur d'Alene. The one sack was filled in no time and had we had additional sacks with us, they, too, would have become filled with what others left behind.

We are so fortunate to live in such a beautiful part of the country and have a natural treasure right in our backyard. Let's please do our part to keep it like God intended, beautiful and pristine.

BARBARA HOFFMAN

Hayden