[at-l] re: RE"Policing the Trail

[RoksnRoots at aol.com (RoksnRoots@aol.com)]

In a message dated 5/23/05 9:55:54 PM Pacific Daylight Time, 
carol1944@brmemc.net writes:
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<< But I do scratch my head when I think of the trail having to stay  
 falsely trapped in time, something of a colonial Williamsburgh of the  
 outdoor world. >>

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      This subject has morphed slightly. I continue to be amazed that the 
majority of AT members or hikers refer to the Trail's mission of wilderness 
preservation in negative or restricting terms. 

       If this topic were to be discussed in detail it would be discovered 
that the actual terms of "not being stuck in the past" would be items or 
activities which decrease the Trail's sense of wilderness. 

          I myself tend to see the preservation of pure unfragmented or 
interrupted nature in positive terms...