[pct-l] the Solitude Log - anyone?

[Jon Danniken]

Wilderness does not exist, nor was it created, as a recreational commodity. 
As such, it does not depend on any human interaction to maintain it's 
status.

As far as human interaction, the more people go on a trail, or into a 
wilderness, the less of a wild experience it becomes.  One only has to look 
at the "drunken partygoer" mentality of some certain individuals who 
backpack certain trails to bear this out.

Jon

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tortoise"
>
> If only a very, very few of us go into the wilderness or the back
> country; then we will have a very difficult time persuading legislatures
> and the populace that trails, back country, wilderness is important.