Posted: Sat Apr 17, 2010 3:40 pm
Wilderness to me is any place away from civilization where I feel I can enjoy quiet and calm.
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dan2see wrote:"Untrammeled": now that's more like it!
Lolli wrote: If meaning one doesn't know one's ways around, don't know what's dangerous or not, don't know how to find the way etc,
mconnell wrote:Lolli wrote: If meaning one doesn't know one's ways around, don't know what's dangerous or not, don't know how to find the way etc,
Sounds like the description of any big city.
mrh wrote:mconnell wrote:Lolli wrote: If meaning one doesn't know one's ways around, don't know what's dangerous or not, don't know how to find the way etc,
Sounds like the description of any big city.
I got so lost in the New Orleans Wilderness once. Hate the place.
Arthur Digbee wrote:Well, chicagotransplant, probably all the cairns are on the right-hand side of the ridge.
But in all seriousness, I really love that picture of a designated wilderness boundary.
jhodlof wrote: ...One thing is for sure. It's a place that chainsaws and fire fighting is legally allowed, but mountain bikes and bolts are forbidden.
Arthur Digbee wrote:And in New York you might be more than a day away from medical care if you get hurt.
Dingus Milktoast wrote:I don't think 'fraud' when I see a designated wilderness area, Guy.
I think... "DAMN I AM A LUCKY BASTARD TO LIVE IN A COUNTRY THAT IS SO SMART AS TO TRY TO PRESERVE THESE LANDS. AND I GET TO WALK AND CLIMB THERE TOO!!!111111"
What an incredible legacy!
Its great! No, probably not 'true' wilderness but as close as I am likely to get any time soon.
Cheers buddy
DMT