The 1964 Wilderness Act

The language of the 1964 Wilderness Act suggests that Wilderness areas are set aside to remain pristine. These are areas where man should be a visitor and not a permanent resident. Why then should cattle be allowed to graze in Wilderness areas? Cattle don't belong here. They trample and eat the native flora, they outcompete the native fauna and the crap everywhere.

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Part of a Los Alpinistas story. Text and photographs by Richard J. Hughes.