Show j 7 J Leave no rio trace t r rt Make it look like you where never there Dan Bird Contributing Writer The weather weather is getting warmer and the earth is starting to come alive again What a great time to get out and enjoy the outdoors People everywhere are excited to go and find the perfect place to spend the weekend or even ven a night of camping in the vast outdoors I am ready forthe for forthe forthe the snow to melt so I cango can can cango go camping at my favorite fishing hole student Chris Beckstrom said Camping is s such uch a fun time for family and friends to enjoy each others other's comp company ny It could also be a time to be alone and contemplate life Now when it comes to camping many people go to a favorite place that they have known for years Others tend to be a little littlemore littlemore littlemore more adventurous and seek out a new place each time they head out to go camping Whatever the choice maybe may maybe maybe be there are a lot of things to keep in mind when you go out on an excursion People want to have these places around for fora a long time so they can continue to come back to their favorite place time and time again It makes me mad to see the trash that people le leave ve behind when they go camping student Pete said It is not very pleasing to the eye when you have hiked for s several veral hours to get to toa toa a spot and then see trash see trash all over the place Or to see that the place has been torn tom up and trees have been hacked at with hatchets The beauty of the place has been taken away when people are inconsiderate of others Our earth is an extremely beautiful place and to keep keepit it that way for everyone when they go camping there are a few thing people need to keep in mind The number one thing people need to learn leam about is the concept of leaving no trace that they where even there It doesn't ev even n matter if you are at an established campsite make it look like no one was there the night before Pick Pickup Pickup Pickup up your garbage clean the fire pit out and make sure everything is taken with you that you brought to the place Even if there was trash left by someone else get rid of it Leaving no trace is one of the best thing that can bedone be pe bedone done for the environment It makes the beauty stay there When backpacking through the mountains to find the ultimate spot when it is time to leave leave it as it was when you got there If Ifa a fire ring was made get rid of the rocks or bury it with dirt If a tent was put down on lush grass fluff it pack up with your fingers to m make ke keit it stand pack up so o it looks like a tent was never ever there Most of all take everything out that you brought in with you Leaving no trace that someone has been in a place will make a camping experience better for everyone It will mak makit make it feel like you are the first rs person to find the camping spot For further information on how to leave no trace there are many books available to help people understand how to leave no trace There is also a Web site that has many great skills and volumes of different places and how to leave no trace |