the "ultralight" crowd...

[Bushman5]

I go as far as I want on any segment of a hike. If I don't make my objective on the first day, I'll just find a place for a cold camp, pull a poncho over me, sleep, then move on the next day.

It's not a race for me, nor a competition. What I tend to do is meander more than hike. I look at all the rocks, plants, birds and bugs along the way — and that's exactly why I go out there: to see the rocks and critters.

I did all the heavy-duty humping I'm ever going to do when I was younger. Now, in my mid sixties, I'm no longer in a hurry. Being retired gives me the luxury of a lot of time to get there... wherever "there" is.

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[udtjim]

"I could drop a tree every 20 minutes for the rest of my life here and not even make a blip in the forest. "


I sure hope that nobody really believes this one. How many things have disappeared from the planet because people thought that.

 

[Bushman5]

i was making a point. Some terrains can handle the odd hiker chopping a tree, some cant. Trees grow so fast here in BC, most of what i chop down are rapid growing alders. One can clear out 100 trees from the woods and the next year there will be another hundred trees the same size sprouted up. One really needs to experience our woods to see what i'm talking about. I do not now, nor have i ever nor will i ever feel guilty about spending an after noon with my knives o
r axes chopping down trees.

 

[udtjim]

I have spent a lot of time up in Canada I know the kind of trees you mean and I can't argue with you on that specific area so I can see your point. I am not a Green freak but I have always felt that conservation is critical. I guess I am old enough to have seen some big changes in nature and many,were not for the best.

 

[Joezilla]

I think enough has been said on this topic, next!