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I agree, and as the audience for this article, Americans are not miles off having that outdoor appreciation sorted. Underdone for holidays and accessing through

by prawn 6y ago

I agree, and as the audience for this article, Americans are not miles off having that outdoor appreciation sorted. Underdone for holidays and accessing through private land sure, but they get a lot else right and (as an Australian) I'm quite envious of how broad the outdoor appreciation is across all age categories, especially at college age. The national parks are epic. State parks and national forests have great access opportunities given the NPs are often busy. In the west especially, there is a lot of BLM land to use and get away from everyone. There are RVers, families and college kids camping. In Australia we have grey nomads, 4WD convoys, families camping and travel couples touring around, but no real equivalent to the college kids camping in Yosemite or similar. The US has enough national forests and BLM land (at least in the west) that I don't think the right of way is especially missed?

toomanybeersies 6y ago
You don't need to go as far as the USA to find that kind of appreciation, just look over to our friendly Kiwi neighbours.
ghaff 6y ago
>at least in the west Yes. Much more in the western US than elsewhere given vast swaths of land are owned by the federal government and (especially outside of national parks) offer largely unregulated ability to hike and camp. It's different and considerably more remote from, say, taking a long distance walk in England in ways that are both better (for some) and worse (for some).
- prawn 6y ago
  I think it's excellent. A few simple rules (max stays, don't dump rubbish, etc) and then more or less freedom for the people that like that. We have "crown land" here in Australia but it's not promoted or branded with a neat brand/concept that encapsulates it as well. Often the "bush camping" is tolerated or at the mercy of individual councils (counties, I guess). Roadtripped and camped across the US twice last year, and the jump in camping opportunities once you get to Colorado heading west is awesome.

by prawn 6y ago

toomanybeersies 6y ago

You don't need to go as far as the USA to find that kind of appreciation, just look over to our friendly Kiwi neighbours.

ghaff 6y ago

>at least in the west Yes. Much more in the western US than elsewhere given vast swaths of land are owned by the federal government and (especially outside of national parks) offer largely unregulated ability to hike and camp. It's different and considerably more remote from, say, taking a long distance walk in England in ways that are both better (for some) and worse (for some).

prawn 6y ago
I think it's excellent. A few simple rules (max stays, don't dump rubbish, etc) and then more or less freedom for the people that like that. We have "crown land" here in Australia but it's not promoted or branded with a neat brand/concept that encapsulates it as well. Often the "bush camping" is tolerated or at the mercy of individual councils (counties, I guess). Roadtripped and camped across the US twice last year, and the jump in camping opportunities once you get to Colorado heading west is awesome.