[pct-l] the Solitude Log - anyone?

[Carl Siechert]

Unfortunately, the choice isn't merely one of "pristine, untouched
wilderness" vs. "recreational commodity wilderness." Without human
interaction by the legislature (at the urging of folks like The Wilderness
Society <http://www.tws.org/>) and by wilderness-loving landowners, you have
to add "rapacious development" to the list of choices. And because
proponents of the latter option stand to gain financially, they too often
keep fighting until they get their way. Wilderness *will* lose its status
unless we actively work to keep it (relatively) wild.

Cheers,
Carl


On 6/14/07, Jon Danniken <danniken at comcast.net> wrote:
>
> 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.
>
>