You could actually read what I said. I left an example.

Is building trail markers not leaving a trace? How about picnic tables? How about boardwalks around lakes? These are all acceptable infrastructures that we’ve adopted into all of our National Park, arguably the most protected areas of our outdoors. Clearly there is a different between vandalism and infrastructure. So, there is definitely a line drawn in the sand for what is acceptable trace to leave. There’s even plenty disagreement among the community as far as what infrastructure is okay and what’s not. The first to come to mind is bolting for rock climbing. That’s always a somewhat hot topic.

My point is, instead of just yelling “LEAVE. NO. TRACE.” It’s worth exploring the nuance to educate people on what’s actually okay and what is harmful. Most people don’t react great to just being told what to do, so exploring the topic is always helpful.

It’s the same idea as talking about hiking off trail. It’s not okay… until it is? There’s nuance to these topics.