[TR] No Country for Bold Men

[Josh Lewis]

I know that. We almost camped on snow but I was not sure if it made any difference. The reason I ask is for areas that allow camping but if I wanted to reduce impact.

[AlpineK]

Is grass the only plant life worth considering near Cascade Pass? I see a number of trees in this photo.

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The roots grow in the, "dirt," or soil around the trunks, or where you're camping on top of.

 

Here's an article for you to read http://www.ext.colostate.edu/pubs/garden/02926.html

 

One of the biggest killers of urban trees is soil compaction. Soil compaction restricts water and oxygen uptake by roots, and is associated with roads, parking lots, foot traffic, construction machinery, livestock, poor soil preparation, and a host of other factors.

 

While these aren't urban trees, Cascade Pass is a high use area in the mountains.

[Josh Lewis]

Trees, well I never thought of that one. The advantage to self incrimination (admitting errors) is that you get more scope on your errors from others. Really I usually treat the alpine environment with decency.

 

If I had wanted to keep what I did a secret, it would have been easy. I hope I don't encourage this behavior but I was a bit ignorant of the impact of my camping.