Originally Posted by
Danno
Like Zion zig zag, I used to bag my poop and leave it to pick up on the way out. I'd almost always pick it up on the way out, though I did forget every rare now and then, or change my route not thinking about the poop bag. I would also occasionally do what I call "poop penance", picking up other dog's poop to make up for the times I forgot the bag I left.
I stopped leaving poop bags because I realized that it didn't matter if I NEVER forgot to pick up the bag. People go on hikes (including me) to experience nature, to relax in that environment, and plastic bags of poop degrade that experience for anyone who sees it, regardless of whether it gets picked up an hour later. And I live in a place where there are a lot of poop bags on the trail, and it's pretty gross. Not wanting to be the guy who contributes to someone else's hike being crappy (pun intended), I started carrying them with me, it's not that hard.