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Jim Schmid’s Trail Quote of the Day #2404 – May 13, 2022

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Solitude is an essential quality of wilderness.

—ROBERT LUCAS, Wilderness: A Management Framework, Journal of Soil and Water Conservation, July-August 1974

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Jim Schmid’s Trail Quote of the Day #1876 – Dec 1, 2020

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Most trails can be fairly simple.

—ROBERT LUCAS, Hikers and Other Trail Users, in Recreation Symposium Proceedings, 1971

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Jim Schmid’s Trail Quote of the Day #1488 – Nov 9, 2019

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…I think we should resist an over fascination with grandiose National Trails running on for hundreds or thousands of miles. These trails have a monumental aura about them, and are impressive on a map. They are an interesting part, but only a small part, of the diverse system needed. They are no substitute for shorter trails near population concentrations or for trail networks in interesting places that may be somewhat more distant from population centers.

—ROBERT LUCAS, Hikers and Other Trail Users, in Recreation Symposium Proceedings, 1971

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Jim Schmid’s Trail Quote of the Day #1233 – Feb 27, 2019

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Most of the U.S. trails are relics of past programs, mainly fire protection, rather than the product of any recreation planning.

—ROBERT LUCAS, Hikers and Other Trail Users, in Recreation Symposium Proceedings, 1971

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Jim Schmid’s Trail Quote of the Day #1193 – Jan 18, 2019

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The new ATV’s almost surely would provoke even more resentment from hikers and horsemen. The conflict appears one-sided; the mechanized travelers do not mind the foot- or horse-travelers, but the latter dislike the machine-users with fervor.

—ROBERT LUCAS, Hikers and Other Trail Users, in Recreation Symposium Proceedings, 1971

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Jim Schmid’s Trail Quote of the Day #1158 – Dec 14, 2018

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The alternatives seem to be either banning all mechanized trail travel or allowing it to seriously impair the satisfactions of all other trail users.

—ROBERT LUCAS, Hikers and Other Trail Users, in Recreation Symposium Proceedings, 1971

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Jim Schmid’s Trail Quote of the Day #1122 – Nov 8, 2018

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I do not see why public recreation officials need to feel obligated to somehow accommodate anything the engineers can concoct and the advertising men can misrepresent.

—ROBERT LUCAS, Hikers and Other Trail Users, in Recreation Symposium Proceedings, 1971

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Jim Schmid’s Trail Quote of the Day #958- May 28, 2018

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Planning and building trails takes lots of time, money and labor—always scarce commodities.

—ROBERT LUCAS & ROBERT RINEHART, The Neglected Hiker, Backpacker, 1976

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Jim Schmid’s Trail Quote of the Day #796- Dec 17, 2017

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Hiker trails should be designed primarily for scenic enjoyment, as an opportunity for aesthetic experiences. Seeking out views, vistas, the enchanting little spots, and environmental variety should predominate over engineering efficiency. The shortest distance need not and generally should not be followed. A good trail does not necessarily have to lead to specific destination; trails can be and end in themselves…

—ROBERT LUCAS, Hikers and Other Trail Users, in Recreation Symposium Proceedings, 1971

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Jim Schmid’s Trail Quote of the Day #670 – Aug 13, 2017

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….unless we begin to protect existing hiking trails and provide new ones to cope with projected demands, the hiker faces a grim future—more and more hikers with fewer and fewer places to hike.

—ROBERT LUCAS & ROBERT RINEHART, The Neglected Hiker, Backpacker, 1976

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