Merriam Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary defines recreation as “A means of refreshment or diversion”. It describes conservation as “official supervision of rivers, forests, and other natural resources in order to preserve and protect them through prudent management”. A true outdoorsman knows these words and their definitions by a commonly disregarded and misunderstood colloquialism “Pack it in, Pack it out”. Many people believe that this phrase translates into “If its mine, I pack it out”. What happens to that trash that is left by others? What happens to that potato chip bag from ten years ago, left to “decompose” by the rock? If no one is willing to pack out garbage that they see, whether it belongs to them or not, then do we leave said trash
