I feel you on trying to figure out what being a good traveler in these days of climate change and fuller understanding of the colonialism that lead to some places getting travelers like me. Because of how human nature works, I know it's a lot easier to get buy in to preserve a place when people are getting something out of it -- Hunters in Wisconsin want to conserve their wild lands as much as environmentalists to keep having access to the land.
Totally! I'm guilty of wanting to see glaciers before they're gone, etc., and forever trying to find the right balance. Seeing groups work together like your WI example gives me hope (and lots of great similar examples in Utah!).
I feel you on trying to figure out what being a good traveler in these days of climate change and fuller understanding of the colonialism that lead to some places getting travelers like me. Because of how human nature works, I know it's a lot easier to get buy in to preserve a place when people are getting something out of it -- Hunters in Wisconsin want to conserve their wild lands as much as environmentalists to keep having access to the land.
Totally! I'm guilty of wanting to see glaciers before they're gone, etc., and forever trying to find the right balance. Seeing groups work together like your WI example gives me hope (and lots of great similar examples in Utah!).
I’m never proud of who I am the day on the 2nd to last day of a camping trip. That shower is like a baptism 🚿
truly a rebirth!!