“But in the late ‘90s, something was different and I could never pinpoint the cause—if there was one. But from where I stood, the “crusade” to save wilderness had gradually become a sales pitch. In Utah, the economic component of wilderness became a prominent, if not the defining reason for passing a wilderness bill. Suddenly, the idea of wilderness and the legislative process to create wilderness diverged. I found myself on the outside, looking into a “movement” that I no longer recognized. It was never the same for me again and I couldn’t understand where they (or I) had gone astray.
Jump ahead 15 years and the Miracle of the World Wide Web.”
To read more of Jim’s story, click the image below:
Also, check out the companion to this piece, with excerpts from the Wilderness Mentoring Conference here: http://www.canyoncountryzephyr.com/2013/06/02/when-everything-changed-the-wilderness-mentoring-conference-1998/
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