If you see this color painted on a tree in the woods, your life could be in danger — here’s why:
Forget a red flag — if you see purple, start running.
In nearly two dozen states, a purple marking on a tree or other stationary object out in the wild denotes private property, and depending on where in the United States you are, landowners could be heavily armed.
To be completely safe? Keep out.
PANIC! RED STATES == DANGER!
“If it’s just purple paint with no signage, people may be less likely to understand what that is unless the state itself and organizations across the state have done a significant job getting that info across to all visitors,” he said.
Not to mention, determining where public land ends and private property begins is pricey, but to allow landowners to mark their territory themselves could create another host of issues.
Maybe you should learn a little something about where you’re going before wandering into the woods.
Jeez, I am not a hiker, and I know what the purple means. And I’ve pointed it out to my children what it means so they would know.
Anyone who insists on signage every couple of feet so that wanderers off of the path in a state park can see them does not actually understand how expensive that would be for a land owner. Or think that they’re entitled to that sort of coddling no matter the cost.
