Spoiling the Camino

[Maura Santangelo]

I believe that the quote is from the Sierra club and applies to
wilderness trips.
In practice this means that you carry out everything you take in
(including all your garbage, this means toilet paper as well if you
cannot wait till the next bar) and that you take nothing away with you,
(no rocks, plants, flowers as souvenirs).  I have a friend who guides
trips in the Himalayas who recommends that you take your garbage back
all the way home and perhaps even pick up some that others have left
behind.  I must confess that I have never gone that far as at some
point you still have to dispose of it on the planet as it is best to
minimize what you produce.

In the context of the camino it would mean that you do not leave any
garbage on or off the path but place it in the appropriate receptacles,
that you do not pick any of the wildflowers, take away markers etc.,
leave graffiti on walls or road signs and directions.  and that, if you
absolutely have to pee, that you carry a plastic bag for your used
toilet paper instead of festooning the road or at the very least bury
it.

Maura

On Monday, January 12, 2004, at 04:49 PM, Ed wrote:

> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Maura Santangelo" <maurasantangeloaSTNY.RR.COM>
> To: <GOCAMINOaPETE.URI.EDU>
> Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2004 12:46 AM
> Subject: Re: Spoiling the Camino
>
>
>> leave nothing but footprints, take nothing but memories...how does the
>> quote actually go?
>>
>
> And so, what exactly in practice is actually being suggested be done?
> Or
> are the above just words?
>
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