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My understanding is that you can't be more than 10 miles from a road anywhere in the US (other than AK). So what you're complaining about is a half-day walk tha
by rch 11y ago
My understanding is that you can't be more than 10 miles from a road anywhere in the US (other than AK). So what you're complaining about is a half-day walk that will probably help preserve those petroglyphs for decades.
- davidw 11y agoRather than making someone walk 20 miles (out and back!) across mostly boring, scrubby sagebrush under the hot sun, or through bitter cold, perhaps you route the ATV trails to within, say, 1km of the site. That's what I'm talking about WRT compromises...
- greeneggs 11y agoThat statistic is very wrong. Even in mainland California (no islands!), it's easy to beat 10 miles from a road. Googling suggests that in the continental US, the maximum straight-line distance from a road is 28 miles. The distance on foot could easily be two to four times that. It is hard to find a great source on this. However, here they list a number of places that are ~20 straight-line miles from the nearest road: http://remotefootprints.org/project-remote/expedition-journals http://remotefootprints.org/project-remote/expedition-journa...
- username223 11y agoCool site! To add a bit, straight-line distance is only one factor in remoteness. There are parts of Washington's Cascades that are only a few miles from a road, but would take a day or more of agonizing bush-whacking to reach.
- rch 11y agoHere's the source that I was attempting to recall (I need to reread it myself): http://www.sciencemag.org/content/316/5825/736 http://www.sciencemag.org/content/316/5825/736 I can't find a link to back up 28 miles, but the site you referenced has two or three in the 17-22 mile range that look encouraging. I'm not certain that those numbers include forest roads in the measurement though; it might be just distance from public roads. The River of No Return Wilderness looks amazing - thanks!