On Sunday morning, February 17, 2008 I was back-country skiing up Stevens Gulch (located off Interstate 70 near the 14,000 foot peaks of Grays and Torreys)
Here's a link to my personal web page about low impact techniques in the backcountry:
http://www.rogerwendell.com/softly.html
02-17-2008
@extremehockeyfan
Don't worry, I put it out for you!
zeekzilch 3 months ago
so there's where I left my campfire.....
extremehockeyfan 3 months ago
@edispwn
There are now 7 Billion people on the planet. If each of us treats Nature with such disregard things will be a whole lot worse than they are now - and, obviously, the planet is already in pretty bad shape as it is. So, the idea is that we should leave as little impact as possible in whatever we're doing or wherever we're at. It's our responsibility to protect that natural world as it has an intrinsic value unto itself - regardless if humans can make a profit off it or whatever.
zeekzilch 8 months ago
@zeekzilch
Leaving nature alone and lighting a fire is two completely different things. Firstly, the person who made the fire could have done so to keep warm or just simply for the comfort of it. Second, with that much snow around, there is not a chance in hell that fire would have spread. And if your worried about the impack a fire like that has on the nature? Sure, it leaves a mark, but charcoal is pretty much the cleanest thing you can imagine.
edispwn 8 months ago
@edispwn
The bigger question is why a fire is ever needed in the first place? Why can't we simply leave Nature and the forest alone? Why the constant fear of the natural world, the fear of being alone, and the fear of not being entertained?
zeekzilch 8 months ago
You are an idiot. Fire in the winter? Seriously dangerous business.
edispwn 8 months ago