A Friend of the Park Rag sent a quote that I absolutely love. I believe it describes our situation to a tee.

[su_quote cite=”Todd Wilkinson, Jackson Hole News and Guide”]An economic juggernaut, the recreation industry, like other resource extraction industries, gauges success by selling more products and expanding markets.[/su_quote]

If you like that quote, you may want to read the whole story. It seems Jackson Hole has similar, if not worse problems, than ours. The author pulls no punches and basically says that the people who use the mountains, and the recreation industry that exploits our resources, need to look in the mirror.