2021-02-20, 05:19 PM
(2021-02-17, 12:48 PM)trailhound Wrote: Here is the full text of Steve's comment. At the moment, I am speechless.
(On a side note, I just wanted to let you know that I’m considering removing my Death Valley site from the internet sometime between 2021-2023. I realize what an important valuable resource many in the world view this site as being for Death Valley hiking, but I kind of feel like I’ve done my part for the past 15 years by sharing my hiking reports with everyone. I’ve kind of lost interest in writing up detailed hiking reports and moved on to other things. However, if I do so, I will put something in print in book form so at least my information will remain available to those who would like to have it. But I did want to give you all advance notice about this future likelihood.)
That last mention of "print in book form" sounds encouraging. If Steve decides to take his site offline, perhaps he will publish his own guidebook. That is somehow encouraging.
I can tell you that as a noob to DV, experienced people willing to share information are crucial. This forum, Steve's site and other places are and important resource to outsiders like me, that want to get to know more about an area.
In line with the quote posted by Candace66 I find this article by Paul M. pretty interesting and makes you think a little bit.
Thoughts on Gatekeeping by Paul Magnanti
Ideally a sense of shared ownership would guide people not only to visit places, but also to care for them deeply.