Leaf-peepers flood New Hampshire trails creating unsafe conditions

[@libertyvilleguy2903]

If I pulled up to a trailhead and saw one quarter of that many people, I turn around and drive away.

[@garylefevers]

Oh 100%.

[@violetsabrewing7938]

Same.

[@R68Ustolemyshiz]

You want to do karate in the garage?😂

[@nomaderic]

Yep I've done that multiple times. There's always another

[@1080terrieh]

Same here, so I just don’t get it.

[@jessicacornelius132]

There are trees with leaves turning literally EVERYWHERE! WTF is wrong with people 😢

[@L19R]

they act like cattle because in India you are cattle

[@iGame3D]

They turn faster where there is drought, like 70% of the country has. Then maybe some wind or rain falls one night, and poof, they are all gone.

[@JimmyDew_]

This is why I stay home and steer at the maple trees in my backyard. Just go to the park beautiful trees are everywhere 🙄

[@jessicacornelius132]

@@JimmyDew_ My yard is full!!🤣

[@C4TC4T]

It’s so bad here; a lot of people come to NH and Maine due to the abundance of maple trees, which is where much of our fall colors come from

[@bigPP3000]

Stupid influencers have to ruin it for us true outdoor folks

[@Kevron4000]

Maybe it's the stupid people listening to the stupid influencers too.

[@JDB61698]

Hike another trail, fool

[@freeheel748]

People finding someone to blame. That's stupid. Maybe it was the exceptional weather on the biggest hiking weekend of the year.

[@misha791]

Totally! IG influencers and TikTok garbage.

[@jimmyjack7083]

Many people enjoy the beauty of nature. You are not more "true" than they are.

[@Its_the_Whole_Everything]

Do these ppl realize that there are more than several states in which to see the fall colors? This situation here is insane.

[@andyroubik5760]

Sheeple

[@johnnymichael1804]

This is what you get when you let "influencers" tell people what they NEED TO DO. Make no mistake. This is almost entirely the fault of social media.

[@flatcube3706]

You're wrong I'd say lol. Family guy made a joke about this long time ago in an episode.

[@risksrewardsrelics51]

As a 45 year resident of NH… I can assure you that this has been happening for as long as I can remember. It’s definitely not the fault of social media. It’s just vapid, 2-dimensional humans with barely a dozen brain cells.

[@DAN22941]

I would have to agree.. at the same time, the world population tripled in 1900, went from 1.65 billion people to 5 Billion people in 1999. Now we have almost 8 billion people in the world! Make room for leaf peepers lmao! It’s funny to me that people don’t really realize that the world is speeding up, there’s generations before us when things stayed consistent for centuries before major changes would happen. Now we’re seeing 100 year old weather events happening quite often. We are in an unbalanced world. We don’t follow the laws or nature or the nature environment. We are all paying the price! My fault, your fault or not, it’s happening.

[@NEKingdom241]

Yeah, nobody used to come to VT/NH for foliage season, right?

[@DAN22941]

@@NEKingdom241 I’m sure it has something to do with the fact maybe you can’t travel Western NC, Appalachian and Shanandoah Mountains.. again we love our beloved places to death.

[@JimmyMins]

Nice day to hike a mountain in Pajamas and slippers 😅

[@ReginaRedding]

😂🙌🏼🥰

[@laraschauble]

Must have been a field trip for the people of Walmart 🤣🤣

[@stewarta5993]

I saw a woman hiking mt. major in high heels. she broke her ankle. ouch!!

[@isarose3136]

@@stewarta5993 Wanna bet she was going to pose for her Instagram at the top? LOL

[@AmandaFromWisconsin]

And go-go boots.

[@chrisl8563]

Internet is ruining everything.

[@TheQueenRulesAll]

No, humans are using the internet to ruin everything. Almost everything is neutral until humans get involved and mess it up.

[@RealMTBAddict]

Has*

[@ProjectGameVault]

Remember how things used to be nice before Tik Tok existed

[@lizzyb2732]

Well, it is owned by the Chinese, so that explains why our quality of life is being destroyed. But hey, that won't stop Americans from using it!

[@laurenl3785]

Before the internet existed.

[@50Nobody50]

it def did not begin with tiktok. early nineties internet was effing wonderful, once social media came on the scene, the sane world ended.

[@smrk2452]

@@ProjectGameVault before open borders

[@freeheel748]

I remember. In my 64 years it was always really busy. These are the biggest hiking weekends of the year and the exceptional weather brought them out. Blaming someone and acting like a victim is what's new.

[@alexmojarro2065]

I watch leafs change in front and back of my house

[@markwilliams2620]

leaves

[@dickjohnson7845]

same here....

[@truckcamper5751]

Make them pay for the rescue. That’s the New Hampshire Way.👍👍

[@gracie2298]

2:13 they be getting a bill in the mail👏👏👏!

[@steve_anderson]

I do like that!

[@Chris_at_Home]

We need that in Alaska. Every summer unprepared people need rescuing because of their negligence. Most of them are tourists from out of state.

[@natedoggcata]

They are. NH implemented that a few years ago after having so many rescues due to people having no idea what they are doing.

[@dickjohnson7845]

@@natedoggcata Its shocking how stupid people are. Climbing Mt Washington in shorts with just a bottle of water and a phone. Clueless morons

[@scooterbaby1]

absolutely ridiculous, how can you even enjoy with all these dopes running around.

[@juliethompson8685]

​@@AnneChanted-s6k Pull it together, that is not the topic! SMH.

[@16-BITFPV]

​@@juliethompson8685🤣🤣🫵🏻🤡

[@SamWilkinsonn]

It’s not about enjoying it. It’s about getting a picture to upload to social Madeira to make it *appear* that you’re enjoying it.

[@cherryfireice8216]

You dont.

[@scooterbaby1]

@@AnneChanted-s6k your ignorance is showing, wtf is wrong with you this has nothing to do with open borders so sick of maga maggots

[@kmj782]

So much for a quiet day hiking in the woods. People suck…

[@JuniperandSage]

Open borders is not a good thing.

[@orbsandshadows8899]

Wow look at the diversity I’m sure the residents appreciate the crowd

[@annmarie1689]

They should charge a road fee for Non- residence that will cut down of the freeloaders who want a day out and spend nothing locally.

[@BlueRidgeVirginia]

I heard some have come all the way from Somalia and Guatamala for the leaf change!

[@rajnikantsharma]

You asked for it, you got it. Stop whining.

[@rosesmith6208]

@@BlueRidgeVirginia i find that hard to believe. they dont have leaves that change in the fall over there? I guess a tropical place. even in florida there are trees changing no?

[@tubecontributor3206]

I love that they are billing the people for rescues due to their lack of planning!

[@davidreynolds6535]

They’re here ; the floodgates have been left open. Bye, bye natural serenity and edible wildlife.

[@ryanr5182]

These are the same people who come to the trails and yell and scream like they are in the bleachers at Yankee stadium. STFU out on the trails we are seeking peace and quiet not cheering extra innings FFS.

[@TheRandomINFJ]

Yup! Since you're like me, you'll hate White Dot Trail on Monadnock. Never seen people scrolling as they hike, carrying radios and talking so loud. Beautiful trail but the worst. ❤

[@NADA-ok2ce]

We encountered people with a boom box

[@dickjohnson7845]

@@NADA-ok2ce Good lord

[@thuzeza]

looks more like india

[@kf5034]

That's what it looks like in Canada now too. We imported a whole country.

[@bomega2818]

Social media truly ruins everything

[@HuplesCat]

Put up a sign "No one gets rescued. Dangerous trail".

[@TheQueenRulesAll]

There is a steep sand hill on the coast, and they do have a sign saying how much it costs is you if can not climb back up. Seems to me anyone who puts themselves in danger on purpose needs to pay for any rescue. I get helping folks when it is a natural disaster but not for self-inflicted rescues.

[@Fuzzle1985]

LMFAO this is every Chinese tourist destination during a holiday.

[@itismoi4355]

I see a few Indian descent there too

[@JuniperandSage]

Wokies and DemoRats for the New England States. You get what you vote for in your sanctuary cities and towns and now fall foilage trails. Cry me a river! 😂

[@stephenpmurphy591]

The new ugly American tourists. It's more than annoying when you live there it's dangerous. It seems many of them lack experience driving on country roads.

[@jimmytan2208]

He'll yeah, I'm gonna book tickets this week .

[@lancelot6011]

NY citiots

[@irontarkus7965]

There's more out of state than in state plates for Christ's sake. Explore western Massachusetts--there's plenty of dying leaves there 😑

[@Nigelsmom2136]

Vermont is lovely this time of year as well.

[@NEKingdom241]

@@Nigelsmom2136 Nope. No it isn't!🙂

[@lizzyb2732]

Massholes aren't interested in their own state.

[@fardinrahmanshamil9267]

Also upstate new york!

[@stephwinant5038]

Northern KY and Indiana also have some really pretty places. I went there last year for Halloween and it was gorgeous. I did go leaf peeping and I ran into 3 other people throughout my 5 mile hike 😂😂😂

[@thera9882]

In our area in Ontario our trails.had to put in a reservation system since busses were coming from toronto to see the waterfalls and leaves. It worked but sucks for us locals. The throngs of tourists were parking everywhere, in front of peoples driveways, leaving trash on people's lawns even picnicking on their.lawns and the crowds were wider than the trails.and you could not walk without stepping on someone's heals. I blame social media. These places used to only be known by the locals and then Facebook and KZbin came out and boom over loaded. Even a farmer who had a huge sunflower feild had to get security to stop people from trampling his feild from all the tourist who came to take pictures that were posted on social media then went viral and everyone from the city came.

[@funshine817]

I am beyond grateful I live in a place that is not a tourist hot spot. Kinda used to be, but not anymore. 😁😀

[@whynot12321]

That's like my area in NS. Everyone comes for the beaches and the locals can't enjoy their summers at all.

[@paulhare662]

I did Mt. Washington with my 14 year old Daughter on the 4th of July years ago and we had a rough time of it. 40 degrees, rain sleet snow 70 mph wind and 10 foot visibility.

[@dickjohnson7845]

Yup. Happens every month, some dolt climbs Mt. Washington unprepared, in shorts, tshirt, bottle of water and a phone. Usually it's some Masshole

[@csc8697]

I hiked it too one year on July 4th. It was 78 at the bottom & 29 at the top. Snowing

[@dickjohnson7845]

@@csc8697 some of the most volatile weather in the US

[@paulhare662]

@@csc8697 Forcast at the base was 84 at the summit and clear. They were wrong. We hoped to see fireworks from the summit but it was not to be.

[@robadair]

There has been a huge contingent of Indian visitors in the White Mountains this year

[@FireCracker-vd8pq]

I noticed that in the photos. Geez, if you don't know how to hike, stay off the trails. 🙄

[@jrobbin24]

I live in the White mountains as well. I keep telling people that we aren't so secluded that we won't be dealing with the problems from the border

[@SecondsOfAnOrdinaryLife]

We just got back from a long weekend in the Lake George NY area. We drove into Vermont for the day and saw bus loads of Indian tourists. I thought that was highly unusual, but you've noticed it too, and it clearly shows in this video. Nothing wrong with it, just new and unusual.

[@smrk2452]

Probably came through the border illegally in the last two years and they’ve never seen fall before

[@smrk2452]

@@FireCracker-vd8pqthey hiked through the Darien gap, they can handle this!

[@19irving]

These people should stay in their cars to see leaves.

[@iGame3D]

Yeah, keep driving cars so summer lasts until December.

[@annmarie1689]

@@iGame3D You have homework to do

[@iGame3D]

@@annmarie1689 Longer summers in the Northern Hemisphere under global warming Published: 25 October 2021 Volume 58, pages 2293-2307, (2022) I remember moving the week of Christmas 2001 and my father remarking how none of the trees in our neighborhood had their leaves even change color yet, this was in New Jersey. It's 90 Degrees a week before Halloween Southern California. The average high temperatures have increased by about 2°F (1°C) in the 2020s compared to the 2000s The average low temperatures have also increased by about 2°F (1°C) in the 2020s compared to the 2000s 1C warning, in just two decades.

[@boringsauce9468]

Population has reached its limit. I see excessive crowds all the time, compared to 20 years ago when it was quite on roads, beaches, and parks. Back then you felt you were really in nature. Now you feel like the city is with you no matter where you go. Sometimes, the parking lots are closed from no free space, you might have to go look elsewhere or go home. It happens often

[@smrk2452]

Hooray open borders!

[@lizzyb2732]

I recently read that Acadia National Park in Maine has to limit how many are allowed in to the park due to bumper to bumper traffic. That was never the case 30 years ago when I'd go there frequently.

[@drexlspivey3047]

Plenty of blm land and wilderness around. No crowds there. Stop whining.

[@16-BITFPV]

Overpopulation, overdevelopment, overpollution.

[@smrk2452]

@@boringsauce9468 hooray open borders!

[@alpboydshooter]

They need to go Yellowstone and pet some nice fuzzy buffalos😂

[@Camry586]

Sadly they do that too. Sad for the buffalo that is.

[@kathywright6853]

Ignorant people always causing problems

[@Liimpy]

Amd voting left, same people

[@RocLobo358]

I used to live in NH. It's very changeable this time of year. It can be warm at noon and snowing at 2pm. Be prepared, everyone! There's a reason the leaves are changing!

[@aviknayak1608]

Mostly Indians and west Asians

[@smrk2452]

Who entered the country illegally two years ago and have never seen fall before

[@rogerrabbitog683]

Deport them!

[@JuniperandSage]

​@@smrk2452yup. And now the woke people of the New England States want to cry about it when they're the ones that voted for it.

[@annjames1837]

bidens 10 million newcomers

[@rogerrabbitog683]

@ FJB!

[@sabacat]

Better watch where they step... bet they aren't practicing "leave no trace behind". They don't look local.

[@JuniperandSage]

They will trash the place

[@rosesmith6208]

@@JuniperandSage that is their culture, that is why they are bringing them in they want to make america trash again, lol we were raised to be clean as possible do not trash beautiful places, but their culture is different so they trash stuff but not all are foreigners who are trash plenty of full americans trashy too. it seems to be trend in this world to leave good habits behind, and respect must be destroyed at all costs.

[@jeffreyparks2371]

Wow this is rich, considering what New Englanders do to the Florida ecology and infrastructure every single winter for 4-5 months 😂

[@ghostwalk2446]

Lmao unbelievable, maybe just stop rescuing the idiots, problem solved lol

[@Americanbadashh]

festering corpses being left just there ... sounds like that's just creating more problems

[@ghostwalk2446]

@@Americanbadashh "Less idiots" = "less problems" lol

[@frankblangeard8865]

@@Americanbadashh That's how it works on Mount Everest. The corpses are used as trail markers to tell how far up the mountain you have climbed.

[@H33t3Speaks]

All new arrivals, I notice.

[@Americanbadashh]

You see darker skin tones and assume new arrivals, despite tons of native born people with that skin tone. Curious

[@AnneChanted-s6k]

@@Americanbadashh don’t even go there. Absolutely not. Mass is a sanctuary state. Open boarders are flooding the country. Americans know how to dress to go hiking.

[@nickyp155]

@@Americanbadashhnope definitely new arrival this looks like it was shot at the border

[@yangan6342]

I see mostly white people there.What are you talking about dude? The one still a picture That was used? Go back to europe.

[@superfisher4379]

I noticed a few years ago that the Lincoln, NH area was flooded with Indians on Columbus day weekend. Is there some sort of get together for them up there that weekend?

[@projectalice8119]

That’s taking “it’s too peopley out there” to a whole new level.

[@rosesmith6208]

i seen a video many years ago of chinese people at the beach, it was horrid. wall to wall of sweat and nasty human contact, lol, seen a video of chinese biking to work, bikes are supposed to decrease congestion? no? I think they forgot the decongesting part lol

[@saidtheblueknight]

Family guy guessed it right 20 years ago.

[@jrobbin24]

They blame the New Yorkers though

[@chris4370]

Ahahaha I just watched that episode the other day 😂

[@christinavelazquez8931]

😂😅😉😆!

[@dickjohnson7845]

@@jrobbin24 Which is mostly correct. New Yorkers infected Vermont.

[@rossy2976]

Whats groundbreaking is that people drive to see leaves🤯

[@moniquefleming3738]

I'm glad i live in a small town in northwoods, Wisconsin. The leaves are bright and beautiful, and the area is void of humans.

[@ericsuniversaltrip]

HAVE YOU PEOPLE NEVER SEEN A FREAKING TREE?! LMFAO! Y.A.F.I.!

[@newhampshirelifestyle4233]

This is all due to crowd sourcing and social media.

[@davidcooke8005]

I've climbed Mt Washington. In mid summer it's still winter at the top. In mid winter it's another planet.

[@brettmason1942]

People are so stupid. I'm glad that the state is sending them a bill. I shouldn't have to pay for it

[@funshine817]

Even leaves are becoming so scarce that they have become tourist destinations...LEAVES! 😲😨😩😔

[@bikegtxcr]

Go-go Boots!! I've been hiking wrong all these years.

[@georl1]

@bikegtxcr - Yeah, next time use slippers.

[@redefiningmyself8598]

😂😂

[@maineiacts]

Uhm? Looks VERY MUCH LIKE IMMIGRANT FOLK...look closely eh???? I've NEVER seen that many folks, for " leaf peeping???. Must be cold too, heavy jackets..Bus Tour???🤔 Something looks ' off' to me.

[@Salty.Peasants]

South Asians...😒

[@chiccacherrycolalime]

Lmfao huh

[@Salty.Peasants]

@chiccacherrycolalime Indians to be exact, but other Asians too. They totally desgrard the local laws and customs, don't respect personal space, don't understand US etiquette, their driving is herendous. Ever see how they drive in their countries?

[@6mas]

@@Salty.Peasants they’re doing the same here in Canada.

[@sagorsch]

So important to save and maintain as many open spaces as possible and plant many more trees so we can all enjoy the great outdoors.

[@greensorrel6860]

Agreed

[@Havoc-bc6oy]

too many poopjeets - I see the US has been afflicted with the same infestation

[@usakousa]

Sounds very much like Mt. Fuji in Japan - many people (esp. foreign tourists) turn up unprepared in casual clothing for quite a hard climbing in cold and windy conditions, and the trail is just packed with people. I'm so sad to hear it's happening in the US too.

[@promama0425]

I'm japanese. I thought the same thing!

[@MrSupernova111]

Enforce proper outdoor dress attire, survival kits, and entry fees. That should get rid of 90% of the "influencers."

[@rosesmith6208]

entrance for tourists not residents no?

[@Djinn871]

those people are losers

[@JuniperandSage]

Wokies and lefties. *sigh*

[@TAdler-ex8px]

I do understand the frustration of the locals. It also gives me joy to see people getting out and interacting, and looking at nature and not screens. I’m old, so I understand that crowds are difficult to tolerate. But after Covid, we need to be around each other so a crowd is not terrible. I’m sure some of you will disagree with me. That’s OK. 😂

[@jillballantyne1870]

Basically they are saying people are ignorant and use zero common sense--makes sense because this is all too common now

[@transplant-f3p]

I had never heard or seen the term "leaf peepers" before. That is funny and accurate. Inexperienced "City Slickers" stomping through the woods without guides is asking for trouble. A friend saw a woman and her daughter walking near a pond. The daughter shouted "Look Mom. A swimming chicken !!!,

[@57boomer44]

OMG I thought leaf peepers were some kind of invasive bug!😆

[@6mas]

With so many of them ….it definitely looks like an infestation 😅

[@Camry586]

They are in a way !😂

[@eZcapn]

They are, big ones.

[@jeannettelee2806]

I always wonder don’t they have trees or don’t they have parks no where else in America. My neighborhood is beautiful right now I go outside on my porch with a shawl, a cup of coffee and take pictures of my tree and my neighbors trees. I wonder if they think I’m weird for not loading up my family to look at a trees.

[@FC-cz6zd]

Mini Mt. Everest...

[@frankblangeard8865]

The State of New Hampshire spends a great deal of time, money and effort encouraging tourists from all over the world to visit New Hampshire and spend money there.

[@Scottverhage-j1u]

Where did the people come from

[@annmarie1689]

The apartment buildings they have nothig else to do and this is free.

[@lancelot6011]

NYC

[@JimMichael-c1q]

Let’s just face it…..people suck!

[@cecilyerker]

Looks like it’s a lot of new immigrants to our country who aren’t familiar with our values and customs. 😅

[@petedog9581]

Nothing better than getting out into nature for some peace and quiet.

[@ethanadams8165]

3 day leaf peeping weekend compressed into one day was the chief problem.

[@chadhenry961]

I wonder if many of these people would normally go to the blue ridge parkway, a hugely popular foliage viewing road in the southeast that’s mostly closed due to heavy damaged by Hurricane Helene

[@ctryclb]

Good that they are charging. If I saw that mess I would have just turned around. City folk be prepared. Ask they locals what you should do or take. Stay safe.

[@efoff652]

Vermont and New Hampshire have always had fall time travelers. But within the last year every person who thinks they’re an influencer has been telling the world about vermonts hidden beauty. Part of what makes Vermont home and special to us is NOT ALOT OF PEOPLE

[@funshine817]

SM is the worst invention ever created, imo.

[@JoeRoaddogSmith]

I know what you mean, I see a lot of Vermont and New Hampshire license plates drive down to New York City. Usually for something medical or something… those people should stay where they came from, we don’t need those country bumpkins slowing the highway down with bad driving

[@stephs1476]

@@funshine817yet here you are on KZbin…

[@stephs1476]

@@JimmyJones-fe3fwwhat makes you so special though that YOU can enjoy these things and no one else can? If you want that much control move to China or any communist country.

[@funshine817]

@@stephs1476 Yawn...always the same ignorant comment. I use YT only. I can still think SM is a terrible invention, yet if you are gonna live in this time frame, you are FORCED to stay current or life becomes difficult. I stay current through YT. Never touched FB, Tiktok, Instagram, Twitter or anything else.

[@lothean2099]

Life lessons for the rest of us. Survival of the smartest

[@JoseMontemayor-p5j]

We have this problem in south Texas. Except the leaves are cactus and the people are illegal migrants

[@Bob-The-Guy]

I go out to the Berkshires in western Mass during this time of year. Its much more relaxing and easy going and just as beautiful if not more so as these are giant rolling hills rather than mountains. You can see for miles and miles in the right locations.

[@funshine817]

Shhhh 🤤

[@jpallen719]

That looks like a scene out of India or Pakistan somewhere………

[@williamwalker4129]

Looks like the Southern border for the last 4 years

[@berniesbend]

No morals, no ethics, destructive, unsafe and unwanted by the people who actually live in these rural areas!

[@JuniperandSage]

Good luck. It will only get worse because of the left wokies.

[@shawnbell6392]

How do you think Japan feels as they are getting the same social media driven types. Barcelona?, Amsterdam?

[@rosesmith6208]

@@shawnbell6392 they surly are complaining about to many tourists over running the resources there and the national parks in america re complaing too about to many people that are trampling the vegetation and harassing the wildlife.

[@thedoc9062]

Looks like Mumbai 🙄

[@smrk2452]

For real

[@JuniperandSage]

Because it is. Duh! Keep voting left and it will only get worse....or you could just hope it won't. 😂

[@june2420111]

I have also seen the influencers NOT appropriately dressed. I was in Turkey in a hot balloon ride in the middle of the winter. This girl was wearing heels, a white cotton dress, and full on make-up and hair. No coats or anything. Of course her boyfriend had all this elaborate camera equipment. She was shivering the whole time 😂

[@Americanbadashh]

Family Guy did a bit about this.

[@dylantuttle1800]

Lethal weapons season 3 i believe

[@jarthur5094]

So glad to hear they’re billing the idiots

[@0230Raveena]

Absolutely ridiculous. Sure its beautiful, but you can find beauty everywhere in the fall if you go looking elsewhere, instead of following a trend. They probably left a bunch of trash as well. People need to do better.

[@FayDougall]

Research the area and trails you are thinking of using . Know your limits and the limits of the people you will be with. If you are new to this take it easy. know the weather and dress accordingly . Wear comfortable shoes NOT GO GO BOOTS.

[@annmarie1689]

This is what happens when people do not have back yards, they have no place to go so they crowd parks, beaches, lakes etc... Keep building stack em and pack em's.

[@timbrown8038]

I caught some leaf peepers looking in my windows. Bunch of foliage followers.😄

[@SusanDavis-mt3qe]

We don’t have trails but people flood our area all the time making it so miserable for us that live here. They need to wake up-it’s not all fun and games!

[@cherryfireice8216]

Put up signs you are on your own. You see stupid behavior at the Grand Canyon too.

[@rosesmith6208]

a family friend of mine went there and watched a idiot jumping on the rocks outside the fence and fell to his death. stupid is as stupid do. it happens so much they are warning people about it.

[@Liveabndlearm]

I’m sure the businesses are happy to get a much needed influx of customers in the area

[@HarleyLuna31]

Stop rescuing them Make the tourists know the consequences

[@fairfeatherfiend]

Which trails?

[@userbutnotabuser24]

What do you expect. That's the only thing that state can offer. Pretty sure it's too cold in that area during winter.

[@KingCatsTube]

Our larger cities are becoming too overcrowded, too many people, too many tourists.

[@rosesmith6208]

its crowded here too we moved 30 years ago here, and it was alot of woods now they are developments the traffic can get really bad and the taxes rising as well.

[@youp9546]

Put up a sign that says, "DANGER, Snakes, Bears and Mountain Lions" Add any dangerous animal.

[@georl1]

@youp9546 - Obviously people don't know how to read. They're not reading the currant signs as it is.

[@loubelle-x8f]

Well, bunch of idiots out there living their best life. Treating nature like it’s the parking lot during tailgating season.

[@lovelight6973]

Anyone visiting anywhere whether you're local or not it's your responsibility to know where you're going and what you need. I'm in EMS. That's just ridiculous to have that many because people didn't bother to take proper precautions.

[@TheBic4]

Bruh it’s all jeets

[@ohdto001]

Social media shows the stupidity of people.

[@antonleimbach648]

There are far too many people on this planet.

[@npcfigureathletedawnirish691]

Untrue they've just thrown them all into White western nations and now we have this.

[@raclark2730]

Ok settle down, lets not go full genocide just yet. Some places are filling as others empty. Population trends are down over all across the globe.

[@sharonrose50]

Oh my word that looks just like the border and apparently it’s moved into the mountains also people have lost their minds.

[@Rumb1epit]

Peter Griffen said it best " Dam Leafers"

[@TheRandomINFJ]

These are tourists. Locals and genuine hikers know what's up.

[@smrk2452]

Some are tourists. Some are illegals.

[@annjames1837]

Invaders

[@Zeus2024-pn2ht]

'Didn't know where they were going and didn't know what their plan was'...sounds about right.

[@Wickedpissah138]

NH needs to start charging to access to these trails in the fall for out of state visitors. Build some parking lots and charge $50/day to park during the foliage. Tow anyone parked in the side roads. It’s simple.

[@superfisher4379]

@@Wickedpissah138 White mountain national Forest is owned and maintained by the federal government. NH doesn't have control over it.

[@Wickedpissah138]

@@superfisher4379 and most federal national parks charge for parking and have rules and regulations. They can also police it as necessary.

[@Wickedpissah138]

@@superfisher4379 towns and villages within the white mountains are also not managed or controlled federally

[@superfisher4379]

@@Wickedpissah138 I agree that it's annoying for someone who probably lives there. I noticed that on the federal land there was a lot of rope along the road to prevent people from parking. Perhaps they could try surge pricing during the leaf peeping season, although there might be some federal law against that. I was up in that area this weekend and I stayed away from the Lincoln area. I had enough of the crowds. I do think you need to consider that tourism is important for the businesses in that area after this week I'm sure it dies down quite a bit.

[@Wickedpissah138]

@@superfisher4379 tourism doesn’t bring in as much as people think. Hurts the residents more than it helps. Tourists is why us residents have to pay nearly 9% tax just to eat at a restaurant. It’s ridiculous. Bike week and the Lake regions property taxes is enough 😅

[@novatsi979]

Leaves are like people, some nice, some pretty, some ugly but all dying.

[@spectator-o8h]

perpetual growth and over population.

[@rosesmith6208]

nah just concentrated into certain areas where the jobs are. need to spread out the jobs and the people will follow.