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Old June 10th 16, 10:43 AM posted to rec.bicycles.soc
John B.[_6_]
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Default Mountain Biking Is Inappropriate In Wilderness

On Thu, 9 Jun 2016 22:47:00 -0500, "EdwardDolan"
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"John B." wrote in message ...

On Thu, 9 Jun 2016 10:57:50 -0500, "EdwardDolan"
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I have never used the word “primeval” in describing what hikers do in the woods. That was your word, not mine. I have no interest in anything “primeval”. I am only interested in wilderness and natural landscapes, those minimally modified by man. You are stalking a straw horse.
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WEll, I should hope not.


After all "primeval" is a description of a condition or state of

being. The dictionary has it that "having existed from the beginning;
in an earliest or original stage or state".

No one cares about that.


I see. I guess I didn't know that. But if you don't care about whether
a place is "primeval" why are you jabbering about "the woods, the
woods", why not just go down to the park and read a newspaper.

But "what hikers do in the woods"? The Lord only knows what antics

that get up to out there in the bushes, with no one to watch then.

It is what bikers do in the woods that passes all understanding.

And, "minimally modified by man"? I suppose that you mean man made

trails to walk on, with stairs to climb the hills, and the shelters to
sleep in and the places to build your fire and the cute little sign
posts to tell you where you are.

God Damn! So you can read!

It sounds more like the Freeway than a "wilderness", as you call it.


Nope, it is “minimally modified by man”. God Damn! You can’t read after all!


Ha! "Minimally". That is the word. You mean all the man made trails
with the steps so you can climb the hills and the bridges so you don't
have to get your itty bitty feet wet and the sign posts so you won't
loose your way and the running water and the cute little cabins (watch
out you might bump your head). What is next air conditioning?

When I first came across your posts I though that when you talked
about "trekking" you were talking about wrapping your gear in a
tarpaulin and throwing it up on your shoulders and hiking out through
the forest, but that isn't what you now say at all.

Now, it appears the truth is emerging and what you want is someone to
build the trails and the stairs and the bridges and survey and place
markers and sign posts so you won't get lost and build those dear
little Adirondack shelters so you won't have to sleep out in the Great
Outdoors (that you love so much). God Lord, what is next" WiFi?

You are a fake Dolan. You don't want to go out in the outdoors, you
want some sort of pseudo wilderness with all the amenities installed
so you can make believe that you are a real he man, out there with
Lewis and Clark, blazing the way west. But with running water, flush
toilets and a warm place to sleep.

And than after the government builds it you want every one else to
stay out.

What a phony.

Dolan the Great indeed.
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cheers,

John B.

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