"Yellow Trail, Camp John Hay, Baguio: The North Face Litter Trail I am not a runner. 8 minutes into running and I am spent. So I'm not quite sure what I was thinking when I agreed to go on a 45-minute trail run / jog with Karlo and his fit sister Maria. Nevertheless, the mountain vista brought its allure, and while I dreaded the physical exertion involved in running, I was looking forward the panoramas I would see along Camp John Hay's Yellow Trail.    When I wasn't out of breath, I enjoyed running the trail, and being challenged to avoid ""obstacles"" such as rocks, fat tree roots and rickety bridges. However, one obstacle I couldn't help but avoid were the sports drink bottles and other litter my eyes landed on along the trail. Maria says she used to run the trail before going on a sort of hiatus in March this same year, and she was surprised to find all the litter that we did. I didn't get a picture of the other litter, but I did get this:  I later found out that R.O.X. / The Primer Group and The North Face organized the TNF 100 through this trail 2 weeks prior to our visit to Yellow Trail. Sad that they managed to organize the entire event and bring in participants from Manila, but they failed to organize a post-run ""sweeping"" crew to go through the trail for any litter, or in this case, evidence of their negligence / indifference. The moment people ""discover"" a new natural wonder, it's not long before it gets defaced (warrants a post of its own). And a lot of people are so complacent about their litter, when they could very easily just hold onto their trash until they see a trash bin. Just a candy wrapper, you say? How would you like it if repeatedly kept throwing candy wrappers in your living room just because I was too lazy to exert the painstaking effort of throwing it in the proper place? Littering is one of my pet peeves, people. And I'll be taking it upon myself to document these seemingly little crimes. I am one person, so not all violators will witness my wrath, but all violators will witness Mother Earth's. The next time you feel the urge to litter, think about the effect of cumulative litter, and remember how easy it would be to just hold on to your trash a little longer. The next time you see a lazy, selfish turd littering, by all means, give him / her a piece of your mind (or politely tell them they dropped something, and that they pick up their litter — this is obviously more ""correct"", but do whatever is more effective, really). Doing her bit of planeteering,Jen Twitter 
{}