[at-l] The AT is not really wilderness...

[sloetoe@yahoo.com (Sloetoe)]

--- terry_norton@iname.com wrote:I found myself defining wilderness
> in some rather odd ways:
### Not at all odd.
 
> 1. Wilderness - where you no longer sit at the top of the food chain. (I
> used to say "where you become part of the food chain," but someone
> pointed out the mosquito factor.)
### I would tease you and ask *why* this is so.....

> ps: It isn't adventure if you have to buy a ticket.
### A great quote, btw.

### In a conceit to my own conclusion on the subject, I've changed my
sig_file (as promised) to reflect a post from last fall. (I don't know as
this one's going to go six months like the T.Roosevelt quote, but we'll
see.) Great thread; thanks to all posters.

Toe'dy

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The construct of "Wilderness" comes from a singular foundation: anytime man is not in control. And wilderness is shattered by man affecting control over the animals and the elements. But let that control be lost -- even in a backyard -- and we experience the primordial, and THAT'S the essence, and the only thing that matters, about "wilderness." 11/16/00

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