What is a Wilderness Area?
In this video I'll answer the question, what is a Wilderness Area, and specifically, why are the Wilderness Area signs so far back from most trailheads.
- Why are Wilderness Area Signs So Far Back?
- The History of the Wilderness Area
- The Dos and Don'ts Within the Wilderness Area
- Ken Burns Documentary - https://amzn.to/3hNNNgV
- REI Action Network - https://bit.ly/3exYqT1
- Wilderness Society - https://www.wilderness.org
- Evaluation Guidelines - https://bit.ly/wilderness-area-guideines
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