Step lightly.

Many years ago, there seemed to be plenty of land, plenty of canyons and very few people.

These days, canyon resources are quite limited, and we should all do our part to preserve them. Why? Well, it's part of "Playing Well With Others," what may be called socialization. Or getting along. Or not being a selfish bastard.

A big part of this is learning and using minimum impact travel techniques. The basic premise is to put in the effort and awareness required to produce as little impact as possible, as you travel across the landscape. The desert is fragile, shows signs of wear quickly, and heals very slowly. While in the canyons we often travel on hardened or oft-refreshed surfaces where we naturally have little or no impact. Let us also produce a minimum impact when crossing the desert to get to canyons or our vehicles.