I read with amusement John Nelson’s letter
regarding wheelchairs in the wilderness, not because of the
wheelchair issue, but because of his obvious disdain for
fluorescent kayaks (HCN, 1/23/06: Wilderness with horses, not
wheelchairs). What will it be next? Objections to the color of
one’s tent or polar fleece vest?
Public-land
agencies such as the one I work for are strapped more and more each
year for funding. Between regular operations, added edicts every
year from above, increasing vandalism and so on, there are better
ways to spend our meager dollars than patrolling wilderness areas
with a color chart to ensure that nobody’s equipment is too
bright.
Vicky Maclean
Helena, Montana
This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline Wilderness fashion police.
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