Fuck me, our justice system is beyond useless. Not even a financial contribution towards the tracks due to the damage done?
As a regular up there, I’m stoked it’s resolved.
Its hard to tell sometimes but ive had riders warn me several times of branches lying in suspicious places on the trails that they were sure were intentionally placed to be harmful.
It’s all old pine, so they seem to let go occasionally, with the winds and all.
I’m glad to not need to worry about evil surprises - those tracks are gnarly enough as it is!
Racking my brain for a possible motive here… Is this just a disturbed person? Could it be anything else? Is this even worth wondering about?
There are Karearea nesting around there (I think they do it on the ground too!), so that might be it - presumably that’d be far away from where people are zipping past, though
here in america it’s often old wealthy hikers who think anyone who isn’t hiking is ‘destroying’ the ‘peace’ of nature, and they deserve to be punished.
we just had a article in our local paper arguing mountain bikers are evil people who endanger the ‘peaceful’ good people who don’t ride bikes. we have also had people lay traps on the trails every few years.
it’s just messed up people who think their way is the only way, and everyone else who is different than them should be the victim of violence until they are ‘corrected’.
Why is Wellington full of the weirdest people. He does all this and then turns himself in? What is going on in that mans head.
I suspect his identity was well known, or at least suspected, in the right circles.
Also, tramping attracts some absolute nutters, I’ve met a few over the years.
