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Old Jul 6, 2006, 2:34 PM   #16 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by skibum1321
I just don't like the idea of toll roads in general. I think mountains should be remote places and there is no need to develop them like we do everything else. We are taught about Leave No Trace ethics and yet, we build roads and railways up mountains and build summit lodges. That is making a bigger impact on the environment than pretty much anything an individual hiker could do.
Most of the roads and buildings are actually quite old and were things that were built in the 1920's, 1930's, and 1940's.
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