Wilderness Ethics - Camping/Hiking/Biking/Outdoors

This classic text of environmental advocacy explores the philosophical issues of what makes the wilderness wild," and suggests what we must do to keep it that way. Without some management, the world's wilderness cannot survive the number of people who seek to enjoy it. But with too much management, or the wrong kind, we will destroy the spiritual component of wildness in our zeal to preserve its physical side. With humor and insight, the watermans look beyond the ecology of the backcountry to explore the factors that make it wild and consider the most difficult wilderness management issues facing us today. The huge increase in the popularity of recreational hiking and camping since the original publication of this book makes its message even more relevant today and its potential audience even larger.