Whether as gym, obstacle course that tests technology, playground or source of income, at what point does the wild caliber of nature and the things living inside it fade to irrelevance?  Here, on Easter weekend 2019, a group of  4 X 4  off-road jeep enthusiasts take part in their annual "running Kane Creek" event near Moab, Utah. The outdoor recreation industry is behind several bills that would compel federal land management agencies to expand recreation, in unprecedented ways, across the West. Photo from Shutterstock/1409152925
Whether as gym, obstacle course that tests technology, playground or source of income, at what point does the wild caliber of nature and the things living inside it fade to irrelevance? Here, on Easter weekend 2019, a group of 4 X 4 off-road jeep enthusiasts take part in their annual "running Kane Creek" event near Moab, Utah. The outdoor recreation industry is behind several bills that would compel federal land management agencies to expand recreation, in unprecedented ways, across the West. Photo from Shutterstock/1409152925