"People" may have dominion over the Earth, but that does not mean that you as an individual can turn a national park into a garbage dump without someone throwin

"People" may have dominion over the Earth, but that does not mean that you as an individual can turn a national park into a garbage dump without someone throwing you in jail. OP might have been backpacking responsibly, but the permit system exists for good reasons and we bear the heavy burden of protecting the wilds from ourselves.