[pct-l] Backcountry Use

[Paul Magnanti]

>>I call it being LAZY....today's generation wants "instant 
>>gratification", and they don't want to have to work for it. True, there 
>>are some exceptions to the rule, but that is why we don't see more back 
>>country use, IMHO.
>>But wait until it's gone...and watch em whine and wail!!!!! 
"Children today are tyrants. They contradict their parents, gobble their food, and tyrannize their teachers."--Socrates
No, it is not just being lazy. Every generation decries the previous generation. I am sure the WW2 generation were told to buck it up, and quit sniveling by their
parents as well. I see people my age (early 30s) talk about how kids today aren't as tough. Huh? 

There are many, many reasons why back country use is down. Different goals, more an emphasis on squeezing things into a weekend,  other forms of recreation, etc.

But to place in a generational context is old hat..and just as incorrect in 2007 AD as it was in 400 BC.







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