When visiting the great outdoors, it's common practice to leave no trace of your presence to avoid damaging the environment — clearly, this graffiti artist didn't get the memo.
People go on a nature trip to get some fresh air and escape the hustle and bustle of the city. Therefore, one thing nobody wants to see in the middle of the remote wilderness is a badly designed graffiti tag sprayed across a rock.
However, that's precisely what one Redditor stumbled across on a visit to Santa Cruz. They posted a picture of the graffiti artist caught in the act to the r/santacruz subreddit.
The pictures show a scenic landscape marred by a man spray-painting enormous, bright-blue paint on the side of a rock.
Being aware of the issues our planet faces starts with a basic respect for nature. Enjoying the outdoors and being among the wilderness makes most people want to preserve it from littering, pollution, and deforestation; not destroy it.
Being outdoors can work wonders for your physical and mental health, so making sure these areas thrive benefits all of us.
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Not only is the graffiti a visual eyesore, but it can also cause environmental harm. Spray paint often contains harmful chemicals and volatile organic compounds, which can leach into soil and water. This can negatively impact the health of animals and humans by contributing to air pollution and spreading into our food and water systems.
Reddit users were outraged by the man's actions.
"I hope someone sent this to the police," one commenter remarked.
"Makes me sad that so many people go here and are not respectful," another user added. "I honestly don't know why some people even bother to visit places in nature and proceed to both not appreciate it and totally trash it."
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