I worked as a wilderness ranger for the Forest Service in the Weminuche (Colorado) and Teton Wildernesses in the 1980’s. Back then it about took an act of God to get authorization to fly administrative missions into designated wilderness. Most forest supervisors would only sign off on life/safety missions such as searches. I guess the concepts of “minimum tool” and Leave No Trace are just quaint memories now
That’s a great perspective. Must have been a fun time! I don’t think much has changed in that department. We were lucky enough to coordinate with a planned mission to do some end of the year maintenance. They definitely would not have flown specially for us despite our longstanding relationship :)
I worked as a wilderness ranger for the Forest Service in the Weminuche (Colorado) and Teton Wildernesses in the 1980’s. Back then it about took an act of God to get authorization to fly administrative missions into designated wilderness. Most forest supervisors would only sign off on life/safety missions such as searches. I guess the concepts of “minimum tool” and Leave No Trace are just quaint memories now
Hi Markie!
That’s a great perspective. Must have been a fun time! I don’t think much has changed in that department. We were lucky enough to coordinate with a planned mission to do some end of the year maintenance. They definitely would not have flown specially for us despite our longstanding relationship :)
Best,
Will