[at-l] Cell phones VS Nature - An attempt to clarify - LONG

[shane at theplacewithnoname.com (Shane Steinkamp)]

> No is certainly a useful option with kids, especially 
> if used with some judicial restraint. But on a 30 day 
> walk in the woods, my instincts say repeated nos 
> probably would become more of a distraction to the 
> wilderness than simply letting the phone call happen.

Perhaps.  

My point remains, however, that a 9 year old would interfere far more in my feeling of disconnection from civilization than a deactivated cell phone in the bottom of my pack.  From experience, my daughter is far more distracting than even a radio.  The girl talks and talks, and asks more questions than a game show host.  

Shane