Mount Charleston Trails

Mon, May 18, 2020 (6:14 p.m.)

With public restrooms on the mountain closed since March in response to the threat of the coronavirus pandemic, more people have been relieving themselves outside without following proper protocols, Haji-Sheikh said. Rather than digging a hole on a trail to defecate in and following the leave-no-trace mantra, some visitors have been “peeing and pooping literally everywhere,” sometimes leaving behind toilet paper, too, Haji-Sheikh said.

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