What Happened to the Trees?

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Today was catfood/litter day. Since it's in the mid-60's today, rather than take the bus, I walked the 2 1/2 miles to the store and caught the bus back. There is a bike path that runs from Manitou Springs to Downtown Colorado Springs that I use as part of my walk. As I walked, I noticed that they have cut down every single tree along that particular section of path. As it turns out, they are installing lights along the path, for safety reasons. Which I totally get. I've had to ride that part of the bike path at night a couple times, and it can be a little unnerving. You can barely make out where you are going, you can't see if anyone might be lurking on the side of the trail, it's a bit disorienting to say the least. And yet, it's safer than walking on that section of the avenue that runs adjacent to the path, where you are likely to get hit by a car because it's a blind curve and there is no sidewalk. So in this particular instance, I understand. Still a shame, though. (Photo by me)