I was on West Bond last year and noticed that Mt Bond and Bond Cliff were popular destinations for hikers doing a traverse. The Bond cliff is perhaps one of the most photographed spots in the Whites. It juts out into the wilderness with a backdrop of the West Bond slides int he background. Hikers maynot be happy to have anything else there with them in thier pictures. This is an imortant event for most of us, we are participating in a patriotic living memorial. Not everyone in the mountains that day, however, will share our feelings. I think our event should coexist like a respectfull neighbor not overun the landscape. Last year I think Pepsi had the flag on the actual summit, which left the cliff free from objects not normaly found in the wilderness.
