“Wilderness areas are first of all a series of sanctuaries for the primitive arts of wilderness travel, especially canoeing and packing. I suppose some will wish to debate whether it is important to keep these primitive arts alive. I shall not debate it. Either you know it in your bones, or you are very, very old.” WildernessCampingBackpackingCanoeingPrimitive Arts Book:A Sand County Almanac and Sketches Here and There Source: A Sand County Almanac and Sketches Here and There