Like most medium-sized cities in Southern California, Lake Elsinore struggles with a small but persistent population of career urban outdoorsmen. While some might refer to them as homeless, underserved or unhoused, I prefer the career urban outdoorsmen moniker because it speaks to their life’s work. Theirs is an existence within our public parks and natural open spaces where they enjoy our valley’s beauty while defiling it with their waste. They spend their days panhandling, securing food, clothing and camping supplies, primarily from well-intentioned people who sadly only enable this ongoing behavior through their acts of charity. The urban outdoorsmen, having restocked for the day, return to their beachfront enclaves to celebrate a lifestyle most of us can’t understand.While th
