I remember a quote that I had read when I was a boy that has stayed with me my whole life. Robert Baden-Powell is quoted as saying, “Try and leave this world a little better than you found it…” He was referring to being a good human, but in this day and age of increased recreational use of the outdoors
We are a part of a collective of humanity that causes an accumulative, damaging effect. It is not just the one person but the effects of us all wearing these places down. I feel that it is imperative that we develop a collective consciousness that instils a want to preserve these places.
Wildflower Season and Leave No Trace
Well, it’s February and, so far, a mild Winter. If this trend continues we will have an excellent wildflower season. n early Spring has two consequences for photographers. I beautiful wildflower season and a lot of mosquitoes and ticks.