Originally Posted by
bigsilk
Oh, a lot of LNT folks don't care about whether or not we're safe. Further, it doesn't even to seem to be whether or not we protect and preserve the environment. It occurs to me that the ultimate goal of LNT extremists is to simply keep people out of wilderness; it's the only way to truly leave no trace.
Honestly, I'd only heard the term 'LNT,' and 'Leave No Trace,' rather recently, and I'm 47. I learned in BSA as a kid, 'Take nothing but memories, leave nothing but footprints,' and that's been enough for me. When I go to sleep in wilderness, I pay particular attention to my impact. Do I go so far as to fluff the grass under where I slept? Drag my pack behind to remove footprints? Avoid hitting rocks with the carbide tips of my trekking poles? No, as I believe that even with the minimal impact most of us have, our passion to protect these places for future generations weighs much more.