Thought provoking? How? Some writer throw around racial innuendos and qualifies as thought provoking...OIA and Boulder, CO or is it our government subsidizing trips for under represented minorities that might not be under represented.
My parent had the wherewithal, whatever that means, but no desire to take me to a state park or national forest. When I started up in 1996, I had a $10 Costco pack and a bunch stuff I had around the house. Then, there were the rentals from tent to snowshoes in the beginning. There really is not a high cost of entry to hiking...if you don't believe me just hike up any of the Angeles Front Country trails on any weekend.
I can't figure out what is so disturbing. It can't be black participation because it is within the margin of error. 12.61% in the population vs. 11%, yet the writer does not seemed to have looked at his own graphic, when he complains about black teenagers. Hispanics in Denver...hmmm...if they are anything like SoCal, they are representative to their numbers in the population...and if you were to include those just going the edges of the forest to picnic and recreate, I would say over represented.
A flawed article at best.
