"Because that is what nature chose so don't dare alter it. "
but wait.... aren't we human animals?
and isn't it a natural desire we have to go out and hike in these environments?
and in doing the things we do, isn't that natural? It is our natural instinct...a natural thing.
So really...how is us pooping in the woods, or scratching up the bark on a tree, any different than the dear or bears doing the same thing?
I was thinking about invasive species the other day. Battling torpedo grass in my yard. So man imported this stuff from China or someplace, and it was an experiment gone wrong. But really who's to say that it wasn't meant to be? A natural evolution of sorts?
Same for lion fish on the Florida reefs.
and same for lots of other things.
I don't know....just seems a bit presumptuous of us to think that somehow the things we do are on some higher plane and not "natural".
My thinking is that it might be somehow better to consider how to be a good steward in all that we do. To minimize or eliminate our impact, so that the next person, bear, or deer, to come along can enjoy the place just like we did....