Hard Core Leave No Trace Campers Unite

We’ve enjoyed watching the evolution of the new, outdoor hybrid term “Glamping” in the last couple of years. The most recent “Glamping” offering from the New York Times, however, really got our attention:

“Green Traveler | Glamping: Camping? Yes. Roughing It? Not Quite.
If the eco-friendly idea of falling asleep under the stars and roasting marshmallows around the campfire appeals to you, but the reality of pitching a tent and sleeping on bumpy ground does not, glamping, the new term being used for upscale — or glamorous — camping, could be your ideal green vacation.

Though dismissed by hard-core leave-no-trace campers (who don’t so much as move a rock for fear of affecting the area), glamping can still be an environmentally sound outdoor experience, even if it does include creature comforts (like not having too many creatures inside your tent…”

We don’t necessarily agree with the New York Times’ assessment of what hard core leave-no-trace campers would do, and have written them to give them a little more information about what Leave No Trace camping really is.

What do you think about what the New York Times article? Read it at: http://travel.nytimes.com/2008/09/14/travel/14green-1.html?ei=5070&emc=eta1