Posted by: Terrie
What's With the Orange Paint? - 03/12/06 09:16 PM
Climbing at the Nears on Saturday, we noticed a couple of places on the cliff that have some letters painted on them, in day-glo orange. Like the sort of markings you see on the sidewalk when Con Ed has to come in and excavate.....
We saw two of these. A "P," then a vertical line, and then an "L."
Anyone know what thses are? Like I said, it looks like some sort of work crew symbols, not vandalism byt kids or anything. I thought it was strange to mark the cliff with what looks like indelible spray paint..... Maybe the letters stand for "Power Lines"?
Posted by: Terrie
Re: What's With the Orange Paint? - 03/12/06 11:25 PM
maybe....
There were two that we saw, so maybe they are the boundaries for one tract of land..... I can't recall exact location but I would say about 1/4 way down the trail from the hwy was the first one, and the second was maybe about 1/2 way through the trail...
But still - spray painting ON the cliff?
That's pretty, umm....well....this thread should heat up in a day or so, I'm thinking....
Posted by: oenophore
Re: What's With the Orange Paint? - 03/12/06 11:29 PM
Might you have asked a ranger?
Posted by: pedestrian
Re: What's With the Orange Paint? - 03/12/06 11:56 PM
These are survey marks which are supposed to represent property lines. There was an old thread on this issue, but it seems to have expired.
Old news basically.
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But still - spray painting ON the cliff?
That's pretty, umm....well....this thread should heat up in a day or so, I'm thinking....
Great another flamewar. Some discretion please?
Posted by: D75
Re: What's With the Orange Paint? - 03/13/06 12:23 AM
Mountain lions are known to mark their territory. Check for the smell of urine.
Observe behavior of dogs. They often will detect before humans.
Posted by: Chooch
Re: What's With the Orange Paint? - 03/13/06 02:07 AM
Yea. P/L is property line.
The paint surveyors use is water based. It will go away.
Posted by: Terrie
Re: What's With the Orange Paint? - 03/13/06 02:11 AM
Thank you for the info. I hadn't noticed the marks last time I was out(week before T/Giving day), and hadn't seen it discussed before. Had I seen a ranger, I would have, of course, asked. My inquiry was just an innocent inquiry, so Pedestrian - please accept my apologies in advance if you will have to suffer undue drama within your day. And thanks for the lovely private note.
