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Hello, welcome to another episode of Pop Bear Hikes.

This week, Joe, from Lennox, Massachusetts, writes in,

with this button, it's kind of a question and a comment, kind of a combination here.

Pop Bear, I've made two trips to the Catskills over the past five months.

I've noticed quite a bit of litter, not just in the parking areas, but along the trail.

I've seen everything you can imagine, border bottles,

handy wipes, and just outright garbage, and your efforts at people have left behind.

I don't see this in other parts of New York.

I've hyped all over the state.

I actually really enjoy going to the D'Aderandex, and as I've been told recently,

I've decided to check out some of the summits in the Catskills.

I know you spend a lot of time in the Catskills.

There's no explanation for this.

Any reason this seems to be happening in the Catskills in other areas.

Joe, I don't know.

I don't really have an answer for you to why it's isolated to that area.

I can't really, you know, as far as not noticing it at other trailheads,

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