If you want to hike to the very popular Pancake Rocks or Horsethief Falls, you'll want to do it soon. Real soon. Social media and my email lit up over the weekend with news that a portion of U.S. Forest Service Trail #704, commonly known as the Horsethief Park Trail, will be "permanently blocked off by July 15, 2021," according to a posted sign. According to the notification, presumably erected by a private property owner, the section of trail crosses private property. While "the landowner has allowed access for a very long time," attempts by the landowner to trade this section with the United States Forest Service for another parcel had been unsuccessful. Therefore, the owners intend to permanently block the section of trail beginning July 15, and any further crossing "will be considered trespassing."Â