>>Such beauty can be appreciated much more easily from the vantage point of a comfortable technical civilization. The beauty of a national park would begin to pale rapidly if you were dropped there without your nylon tent and other goodies, and had to survive on what you could find. How long before those rocks start losing their appeal? A week? A month? Six months? A mountain lion is a lot more beautiful on the other end of a telephoto camera lens.
I've been "dropped" in the middle of the wilderness with nothing but my clothes and survived for a week [Outward Bound, in the early 70's]. Though I admit, I missed some amenities, and people to talk to, I know I could survive in that state indefinitely (although, now I would seriously miss the ibuprofen - getting old sux!). And believe me, I've been a lot closer to mountain lions than telephoto range! And these experiences and ones like them are not bad ones. In fact, they are my very best, and I hope I get a chance to review them on my deathbed.
In short: nature is good, not bad. You should give it a try before it's gone. And you should quit lobbying to get rid of it as quickly as possible.
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