▲ 138 ▼ Ranger wounded, suspect dead in rare shooting at Yellowstone National Park, NPS says (www.usatoday.com) submitted 2 years ago by jeffw@lemmy.world [M] to c/news@lemmy.world 20 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] jaybone@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) Why is Yellowstone not wilderness? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] SirDerpy@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago In the US a "wilderness" is a large area completely devoid of documented human infrastructure. Yellowstone's publicly accessible areas have very well-developed infrastructure. The vast majority of the park is meant to be explored by vehicle on paved roads and by walking paved trails. But, even the dirt trails are so "well maintained" that they're like a wide dirt sidewalk with an occasional root or rock. There's non-public areas inside Yellowstone that are almost devoid of infrastructure and maintenance, almost wilderness. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SirDerpy@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago In the US a "wilderness" is a large area completely devoid of documented human infrastructure. Yellowstone's publicly accessible areas have very well-developed infrastructure. The vast majority of the park is meant to be explored by vehicle on paved roads and by walking paved trails. But, even the dirt trails are so "well maintained" that they're like a wide dirt sidewalk with an occasional root or rock. There's non-public areas inside Yellowstone that are almost devoid of infrastructure and maintenance, almost wilderness. permalink fedilink source parent