>>2251724>By the actual definition of wilderness the East coast has nonethe entire area was clear-cut logged - there were at one point minor narrow gauge railroads and before that skid roads through every holler
wilderness is retarded because it means you can't put up paint blazes or maintain the trail properly
people who are obsessed with what is or isn't wilderness are similarly retarded
you rant about unruly hikers or mountain bikers but if you are somewhere remote - there are not going to be a lot of other people anyways
there's plenty of remote, little-used areas, sure they have dirt roads and trails but it isn't exactly civilization - the reason the west is less developed is because it is (mostly) much more dry so it is less commercially valuable timber-wise so there isn't as much incentive to rape every inch of nature
why would you care about precise definitions? OH NO A ROAD - there's a ton of random ass places in appalachia that are about as remote as it gets with trails you can hike - that said - private property is retarded and you should be able to hike anywhere that isn't actively interfering with someone else's house or commercial operations
like literally learn to share we are all on this earth together for a short time
