Take time to stop and smell the wildflowers...

Hello all-

Thanks to everyone that participated in our most recent poll! To refresh your memory, the question was:

"You're hiking on a trail through a wet meadow filled with beautiful wildflowers. Your best option is to..."

The answer, with 93% of the votes was C: "Stop and smell the flowers, smile and take home a picture instead." While this may not have been the most difficult of the poll questions thus far, it certainly can spark the most discussion.

Outdoor trips with family and friends can create a lifetime of memories and, understandably, people want to take a memento with them. The issue is never one person picking a wildflower, it's the thousands (maybe millions) of people in front or behind them that all take one flower. Leave No Trace science and research examines the cumulative effects of visitors on public lands, of which trail impacts is one.

So, no matter how you say it...

Leave What You Find
Take only Pictures, Leave Only Footprints
Leave It Better than You Found it

...enjoying objects in their natural element will leave the most lasting impression and also the least impact.

Now, for a special trivia question that also coincides with Leave What You Find. Feel free to leave your guesses as comments and I'll respond in the next few days

"In nature, it takes about 5 hours 45 minutes to make an average _____..."