Hikers Parked in Turn-Around (Gold Creek/Hyak 1-14-13)

[Midwest_Cat]

Since we always catch heat, its time to spread the wealth. No one was around to educate these individuals on proper parking etiquette, or to point out the 4 or 5 no parking signs they passed before they parked their cars. Maybe this thread will find its way to the other side to help police themselves.

EDIT - 1-13-13

 

[Scott]

HAHAHAHA. "Doh, I didn't see the sign(s)"



I hope that makes it back to them.

 

[Hotchief]

The stupidity amazes me.
They should have been ticketed & towed - and the funds put toward grooming.
We got checked for tabs & registration last time so hopefully they got pinched.

 

[Lushbomb]

it was like this all through the holidaze.. and some were parked right up against trailers etc.. like they didn't know.. so stupid.
whats even worse is when a fellow sledder is parked there and is pulled up on your trailer like it was yesterday when I came out...

I should not have to move my rig at the end of the day to load just cuz you got greedy and blocked my trailer in..

if you read this.. yes that was me that left you the "A-Hole" parking note yesterday at Gold Creek for blocking me in.. thanks fellow sledder for being retarded..

 

[plumnuts]

what I like... just sayin it might have happen in the past... is a four wheel drive hooks on to the offending car and drags it to a place the said car is not in the way... just saying that a friend of a friend may have done something like that... maybe

 

[ruffryder]

it was like this all through the holidaze.. and some were parked right up against trailers etc.. like they didn't know.. so stupid.
whats even worse is when a fellow sledder is parked there and is pulled up on your trailer like it was yesterday when I came out...

I should not have to move my rig at the end of the day to load just cuz you got greedy and blocked my trailer in..

if you read this.. yes that was me that left you the "A-Hole" parking note yesterday at Gold Creek for blocking me in.. thanks fellow sledder for being retarded..

I think there just was a problem with no parking at all on the whole gold creek road. Honestly, if there is enough room to easily get a car behind your trailer, then you left way too much room. Yah, it stinks people park in the turn around.. Though some people just aren't paying too much attention.

I disagree with your statement about moving your trailer to load.. We bust our butts going out in the snow getting stuck, digging out, but then are too lazy to move our vehicles to make loading easier?

Sometimes snowmobilers think they are entitled to 20 feet behind their trailer and 20 feet in front of their tow vehicle... There is not enough parking at gold creek for that to happen on busy days, especially holidays.

 

[Midwest_Cat]

well, i called the cle elum ranger district office and the guy told me to email him the photos. said he'll either issue a ticket or send them a warning. either way, small victory.

in the past ive just let this type of stuff go, maybe left a note, but its beginning to irritate me more and more. we just sneeze by wilderness or accidently drop a wrapper and we're crusified.

before i left a two women pulled up, and parked behind those cars (my truck/trailer was pretty much right in front of those cars - in the parking area). i asked her if she's ever been here before, and said no. i pointed out the no parking signs, and told her i was leaving and she could pull in my spot when i left. so she did. she thanked me and said she didnt know.

So its a coin toss really.

 

[ruffryder]

before i left a two women pulled up, and parked behind those cars (my truck/trailer was pretty much right in front of those cars - in the parking area). i asked her if she's ever been here before, and said no. i pointed out the no parking signs, and told her i was leaving and she could pull in my spot when i left. so she did. she thanked me and said she didnt know.

So its a coin toss really.

Good job!! I have found out that there aren't too many areas for people to go out in the snow and play in the snoqualmie area. Hyak, Crystal Springs, and Gold Creek are pretty much it. It can be confusing for first time visitors to figure everything out, not to mention all the rediculous passes that are required. We need to just have a single pass system. Pay 60 bucks and get your pass for all areas.

 

[Lushbomb]

I disagree with your statement about moving your trailer to load.. We bust our butts going out in the snow getting stuck, digging out, but then are too lazy to move our vehicles to make loading easier?

Sometimes snowmobilers think they are entitled to 20 feet behind their trailer and 20 feet in front of their tow vehicle... There is not enough parking at gold creek for that to happen on busy days, especially holidays.

you're nuts and over exaggerating it.. i wouldn't B*tch if this wasn't blatant retardation..
you even ride anymore? there was soooooo much room up there on sunday! this a-hole wanted to be as close to the trail as possible and blocked me in.. when i got there i parked in front of a rig and had just enough room to unload and load.. that person left early in the day and a big rig and enclosed showed up in its place and pulled right up on my trailer just to squeeze and try to not be in the turn around.. so he blocked me in.. all i needed was a sled length, not 20ft, dude gave me like a foot. whatever. your statement is ignorant.. and i like you.. so that's hard to say..

yeah i work all day riding and when i come out i roll right on to my trailer.. i shouldn't have to jimmywack my sh*t out of a parking space and into the middle of the road to load my trailer or go drive and turn around way down the road, come back to the turn around and load... ruffy, you're nuts to think its ok for me to do this.. i get there early to get a good spot..
i'm a not pro or anti greeny but surely you are more into snowshoeing than sledding these days i guess..

 

[Lushbomb]

furthermore.. here is said vehicle, with a "warning" from the ranger in his window for parking in the turn around.

thanks jerk...

 

[tomx]

I can attest, that Fords bumper was right on the back of the trailer. Right on it, like six inches maybe. One sled length is required to load/unload. If you gotta bring your super tanker to GC it's pretty simple, don't show up late, and in the least don't be a freaking jerk by parking people in. Start by respecting your fellow sledders.

 

[WaBackcountry]

He should not have parked in the turn around. But pulling close to someones trailer is fine if that is what you have to do. Happens at Baker, Gold Creek, etc. all the time. You pull forward at the end of the day to load up. Don't get your panties in a bunch.

 

[Carbon77]

GC has plenty of room, Maybe if we were talking about blewett, but GC, COMEONMANNNNN.

 

[ruffryder]

you're nuts and over exaggerating it.. i wouldn't B*tch if this wasn't blatant retardation..
you even ride anymore? there was soooooo much room up there on sunday!

nope, don't ride anymore. Maybe next year. Though I have been up there a couple of times hiking in the snow. I was up there over the 1st and I don't think there was a single spot (motorized of not) along the whole road.

this a-hole wanted to be as close to the trail as possible and blocked me in.. when i got there i parked in front of a rig and had just enough room to unload and load.. that person left early in the day and a big rig and enclosed showed up in its place and pulled right up on my trailer just to squeeze and try to not be in the turn around.. so he blocked me in.. all i needed was a sled length, not 20ft, dude gave me like a foot. whatever. your statement is ignorant.. and i like you.. so that's hard to say..

you are right, I don't (didn't) know your exact situation, though I have been there many times when people leave tons of room behind them though.

yeah i work all day riding and when i come out i roll right on to my trailer.. i shouldn't have to jimmywack my sh*t out of a parking space and into the middle of the road to load my trailer or go drive and turn around way down the road, come back to the turn around and load... ruffy, you're nuts to think its ok for me to do this.. i get there early to get a good spot..

I think it is completely acceptable to have to pull forward (there should be room in front of you) in order to load. You can also jack knife the trailer a little bit to aid in loading. Sometimes crap happens like your situation, but it is only going to get worse as more people are interested in being out doors.

I guess I have just learned to deal with things like this.. or my wife is slowly breaking me in..

i'm a not pro or anti greeny but surely you are more into snowshoeing than sledding these days i guess..

not snowshoeing, just walking and pulling this guy.. maybe I will get lucky and sled this year, or sell it all and come back to it in a while.

 

[ruffryder]

GC has plenty of room, Maybe if we were talking about blewett, but GC, COMEONMANNNNN.

Get there at 10-11 am on a weekend and good snow day. You have non-motorized parking coming down to meet the motorized parking. Normally getting there early and leaving late allows you to miss all the drama that occurs during the noon times. I was completely shocked how bad it was until I was right in the middle of the mess as well.

 

[SNOBI-WAN-KENOBI]

you're nuts and over exaggerating it.. i wouldn't B*tch if this wasn't blatant retardation..
you even ride anymore? there was soooooo much room up there on sunday! this a-hole wanted to be as close to the trail as possible and blocked me in.. when i got there i parked in front of a rig and had just enough room to unload and load.. that person left early in the day and a big rig and enclosed showed up in its place and pulled right up on my trailer just to squeeze and try to not be in the turn around.. so he blocked me in.. all i needed was a sled length, not 20ft, dude gave me like a foot. whatever. your statement is ignorant.. and i like you.. so that's hard to say..

yeah i work all day riding and when i come out i roll right on to my trailer.. i shouldn't have to jimmywack my sh*t out of a parking space and into the middle of the road to load my trailer or go drive and turn around way down the road, come back to the turn around and load... ruffy, you're nuts to think its ok for me to do this.. i get there early to get a good spot..
i'm a not pro or anti greeny but surely you are more into snowshoeing than sledding these days i guess..

NEVER heard this quote before "jimmywack my sh*t "

Classic!!!

 

[Lushbomb]

my opinion will never change on this..
I get there early (NOT 11am) to reserve my spot and avoid all the casual weekenders.. that doesn't mean i don't deserve common sense courtesy, it means i mean business and am serious about my free/ride time.. I leave minimal room in front and in back, just enough to do my thing and not be wasteful while leaving room for the guy in front of me to load when he/she is done. I am very mindful of my surroundings and respectful of other sledders rigs, I am even respectful to the snowshoers spaces.. in the 7 seasons i have been going to GC i have never had to move my rig at the end of the day just to load.. when there is not enough room in front to move fwd you have to go in the middle of the road or drive all the way down, turn around and come back.. I also ride in groups of 2, 3, 4 rigs at a time and when one has to move fwd its a domino effect.. and we are all "Jimmywackin" our rigs around

Definition: Jimmywack; to move fwd and backwards multiple times with a trailer just to get your rig out of a tight spot and back on the road..

be respectful and DO NOT BLOCK ME IN!! please!
I counted 0 snowpark permits one of the days coming out with all the snowshoers parked in the turn around.. people do not educate themselves.. pffft

Ruffy, I knew you were with child, that'll slow some down .. good times!! you'll have your kid out there someday . we just differ in opinion here. and MY OPINION IS RIGHT!!! hahahaha..

last thing I want to do at the end of a day riding with my son or any of my bros is have to jimmywack my sh*t all over the place just to load my sled.. when i left to ride on sunday it was ready to load for my return..

P.S. Pic for Ruffy - my son loves sledding!!

 

[mwf3158]

Kind of hard to pull forward when we have an SUV backed less than 6 inches off our front bumper and a Subaru 6 inches off our rear. (Not Sledders) That happened on New Years Day. Had to put the truck in 2 wheel and gas it to get the rear end to slide out. Just glad we didn't have a trailer... People have zero common sense and just kills me....

 

[Hotchief]

furthermore.. here is said vehicle, with a "warning" from the ranger in his window for parking in the turn around.

thanks jerk...

Why would he only get a "warning"?
Illegal parking PLUS no sno-park permit.
"Fine" the guy & put the funds into our sno-park program!

 

[snojunkee]

the parking at gold creek on a good weekend is much like parking in seattle during gameday. same mentality and no respect. I couldn't tell you how many times i've had to pull up to load because somebody parked too close to me, or the time at st. helens when my brother and i had to drop our trailers and stack them and then park our trucks in the single vehicle lot because the people in subarus with ski racks had to park in the trailer parking because it was 30 feet closer to the trail(when told that they were in the wrong parking lot they still refused to move,i didn't let the air out of their tires, but sure wanted to...). the lack of mentality and respect will tear you apart if you let it... don't let it.