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Posted by Article Comments (Guest) on March 20, 2008 at 11:44:15 am EDT
In reply to Out of the Wilderness posted by Trailspace on March 12, 2008 at 11:31:00 am EDT

Having worked with boyscouts and youth groups all my life I have seen major differences in those that spend time outdoors, unstructred, and those that don't. The ones outside are more self efficacious and therefore become much more useful to themselves and the world at large. The idea that it is an economic issue is foolish. Birds and little animals live in the city-go find them. Short walks around the block seem to have as much air involved as do some of the longer excursions. Muscles expand and contract just as well in the backyard as they do on the normal route. You or someone you know surely has a backyard, so pitch a tent and roast a hot dog and teach everyone that life outside is not only possible but beautiful in the extreme. There's no excuse for any human being to not have been exposed to the greater outdoors, there is really too much at stake to let any more children grow up without knowing what they are growing up in.

Mike

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