"There are those who decry wilderness sports as 'undemocratic' because the recreational carrying capacity of a wilderness is small, as compared with a golf course or a tourist camp. The basic error in such argument is that it applies the philosophy of mass production to what is intended to counteract mass production. The value of recreation is not a matter of ciphers. Recreation is valuable in proportion to the intensity of the experiences, and to the degree that it differs from and contrasts with workaday life. By these criteria, mechanized outings are at best a milk-and-water affair.

"Mechanized recreation already has seized nine-tenths of the woods and mountains; a decent respect for minorities should dedicate the other tenth to wilderness."

Aldo Leopold - A Sand County Almanac ( 1949 )