AWA founding members Pete Nelson, Bill Ingersoll, Kayla White, and Craig McGowan discuss one of the most important attributes of wilderness: Remoteness… that sometimes elusive element that hikers and paddlers often crave but which seems constantly imperiled by the creeping sprawl of modern civilization. Does remoteness still exist? Can it be saved? And just as importantly: can we measure it!
In August, the owner of the popular rental facility, the Cabins at Chimney Mountain, announced the closure of public access to hiking trails in the Siamese Ponds Wilderness that begin on private property. In this episode of AWA's Wild Thoughts Podcast, Craig McGowan and Bill Ingersoll discuss the implications of this development and its impacts on public access to the backcountry.
AWA's Pete Nelson summarizes the recent High Peaks Advisory Group's findings and the path forward.