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> Either way, an increase in Americans focused on exercise, spending time in the wilderness, and general soul-searching activities will be a good thing. I disa
by jlarocco 11y ago
> Either way, an increase in Americans focused on exercise, spending time in the wilderness, and general soul-searching activities will be a good thing.
I disagree. The problem pointed out in the article is that a lot of people aren't there to exercise and soul search, and they're ruining it for people who would like to do so in the future by trashing the place.
It's absolutely not a good thing if many of the people are going into the wilderness and destroying it with trash, vandalism, and dog shit.
- meritt 11y ago> dog shit You know the woods are filled with animals that shit in the woods all the time, right? People should be burying it or at least moving it off trail but feces is a purely natural occurrence. The trash and vandalism I absolutely agree with you.
- cowsandmilk 11y agoThe reason you aren't allowed to have dogs on Katahdin is because that type of animal doesn't actually go up into the alpine zone of Katahdin. The plants there are extremely sensitive and cannot survive being stepped on by animals. And they are only able to grow for a couple weeks a year, so one dog can kill decades of growth by stepping on a small plant. So, I agree with the woods part, bring all the dogs you want onto the trail when you're in the woods, but when the rangers in Baxter State Park complain about people bringing dogs up the mountain, they are absolutely in the right.
- thaumasiotes 11y agoThose people aren't there for your benefit. Why is your rare use of the wilderness better than their common use?