Posted: Sun Aug 22, 2010 7:21 pmMoapaPk wrote:PICA territory
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Posted: Sun Aug 22, 2010 7:21 pmRe: "The mountains are not a gym"
Posted: Sun Aug 22, 2010 7:26 pmBob Burd wrote:I saw this posted recently (or something to the effect), and by others in the past. It seems to come from the belief that the mountains and surrounding wildernesses are a temple at which worship is to be offered. Or that it is a place to recharge the soul and appreciate God's creation. Why can't it be both, or all, at the same time? Are these places we go to so small that there is not room to enjoy the hills in more ways than one or two?
Are atheists allowed to enjoy the mountains as well?
Posted: Sun Aug 22, 2010 7:34 pmcharles wrote:I´m not disagreeing with you, but I´d just point out that it´s not a new thing or confined to the current generation. And to play the devils advocate a bit - the members of the older generation often thinks the younger one doesn´t seem to get it.
Cheers
The generation before mine used to routinely leave their trash all over the backcountry.
Posted: Sun Aug 22, 2010 9:44 pm
Posted: Sun Aug 22, 2010 11:07 pm^^ Hey, that's great! 
I have always loved pikas, not just because of their appearance, but because when you see one, you know you are in a neat place -- high up in the mountains. Pika territory!
I have always loved pikas, not just because of their appearance, but because when you see one, you know you are in a neat place -- high up in the mountains. Pika territory!
Posted: Sun Aug 22, 2010 11:32 pmDay Hiker wrote:^^ Hey, that's great!
I have always loved pikas, not just because of their appearance, but because when you see one, you know you are in a neat place -- high up in the mountains. Pika territory!
There is also a bird, Pica pica, the European magpie.