I found a man sleeping in a depression on the top of a hill, far away from downtown.
He had a sleeping bag and pillow
He had a campfire circle made from scavenged rocks
And a second circle with soil piled up in the center of it
He was growing a Hawaiian Baby Woodrose in the dirt, he said. Just planted the seeds.
This was late October with very little time left in the year to grow Hawaiian baby woodroses.
Hawaiian Baby Woodrose seeds contain an close analogue of LSD, called LSA, which is the same as LSD but for a couple of missing ethyl groups. I wonder if he knew that?
He had set up camp in this remote location to avoid being hassled.
The police took his "good sleeping bag and his tent" because sleeping somewhere that's not your home is illegal, regardless of whether or not you have a home. His attempts to get them back had so far been unsuccessful.
This area is a popular dog walking area for skittish suburbanites and I suspect he did not last long at this location before either being hassled by the police or hassled by some Joe McCubicle.
I don't think people should camp in a protected park. I also don't think police should take away people's warm sleeping bags in winter.
