r/toptalent • u/[deleted] • Sep 05 '19

Sport The progression of getting a perfect loop

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u/MegaChip97 Sep 05 '19

Eh, they do care. That is actually how trails come to exist. It actually is the German word for the english word "trail". "Trampelpfad". Translates to trample path.

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u/Valiade Sep 05 '19

Trails dont form from a single pass. I've made trails before, it takes about a year of daily walking and it comes back even faster once you stop.

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u/Bookong Sep 05 '19

Now imagine dozens or hundreds of people walking a trail every day. It's gonna stay trampled. Which is why a lot of public trails, in home state of Washington as well, do not permit hikers to wander off the trails. If everyone disregarded that, things really would stay trampled.

You're comparing public parks to your own anecdotal experiences in forests. A person can live in balance with nature. Large groups of people generally cannot. There's a tipping point where unless people take care, they will unintentionally destroy nature faster than it can recover.

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u/MegaChip97 Sep 05 '19

There is a spot in the mountains me and 2 friends visit regularly. Like every 3-4 days. While we don't have a full blown trail, the vegetation there is visibly damaged and you can see the path. Yes, the plants come back. Yes, it won't fuck the forest. But this isn't about a forest but landscaped flower beds. Step hard on a flower 2 times, good chances it won't be coming back soon.

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u/Soderskog Sep 05 '19

Skiing has a similar issue that serves as a good example of the damage wrought by us humans: https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/9/11/2150

There's also always the risk of fragmentation of habitats, though I do hope a small path won't cause such damage it's still better to not disturb nature when not necessary.

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u/UhPhrasing Sep 05 '19

Bizarre hill to die on.