Wally - No, I've not talked to him nor ever read anything he wrote other than a few quotes so I'm sure you and many others have a better perception than I do about him personally. I only know what I've heard and can only apply that to personal experience. Making a living is a necessary evil, there are different ways to go about it and ya gotta do what we're good at.

I agree, point-of skew, as it should, changes over time. In our time, the BW/Q wouldn't exist without some sort of past/present profit motive. It seems he may have had a little to do with it being what it is today.

All I'm suggesting is perhaps once he found himself on that slippery slope - he stopped, looked around and took a deep breath while wondering how he got there and where to go next.

If there is one thing I'm sure of it's that the difference between use, abuse and sheer hypocrisy is in the eye of the beholder - And in a more perfect world, what the object of our affections could mean to future generations. If making a living was the most important reason he did things, we'd certainly be discussing someplace else, someplace else  (or not).

I don't own land and am quite satisfied inside Quetico's boundary so I've no passion for that debate but if you (or anyone) has something to say on that subject, feel free to get it all out.