Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument

"As I hiked into the monument, I discovered that trails are decaying to the point of being unsafe because of lack of maintenance. Today, much of the trail maintenance is being done by volunteers rather than the Forest Service. Culverts are clogged with debris. Interpretive signs are barely legible or missing. Much of what was built is rotting and rusting away. Human-created infrastructure does not renew itself; it must be cared for."