Mark Zen wrote: > On Thu, 15 Jul 1999, Peter W wrote: > > > > [snip] Don't go out into the wild, > > or let your children go into the wild, without honestly addressing the > > risks involved and talking to your loved ones. [snip] > > Many here have said they would not object to being > > left in such a place, especially if the recovery effort would endanger the > > recovery crew and/or the environment. How many of us feel the same but > > have not told our loved ones? Do our loved ones know that we would not > > consider it disrespectful to abandon a dangerous rescue? That out of > > respect for others, the future, and this marvelous creation, we would > > prefer that recovery efforts "leave no trace"? Etc. > the discussion of this was quite heated in my house ... my wife said she > would want my body back at any cost ... when i asked her why, she wouldn't > answer... i told her, since we were already clear either of us were to be > cremated, that i absolutely would NOT want people to risk their lives for > my dead ass. I'm in Mark's camp, but understand the emotions of the family. No one has said this, but I suspect the body of the young girl is partially *visible* at times. If that were my son's body, that would be a very difficult thing to walk away from, despite my (and his) strong commitment to wilderness and no-trace interaction with it. It's cultural, also. My friends Mary and Link, who have Native American heritage, are aghast that I am not concerned about the eventual fate of my remains. They are culturally and religiously attached to the remains of their ancestors in a way I can not appreciate. I sympathize and understand the emotions of family members who balk at the abstract principle of a Wild and Scenic River designation in the face of their daughter's plight. Not an easy or comfortable thing to confront. And, a damn shame it has become a political football for the likes of the Honorable Senator Thurmond. -- Dave Kruger Astoria, OR *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Fri Jul 16 1999 - 09:51:04 PDT
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