It seems as though people want to have their cake and eat it, too.

They want the solitude and peacefulness of being in the outdoors without the strings (or chains) of day-to-day life. They also want an instantaneous rescue should something go wrong. Somehow, there needs to be a balance between the two.

I guess the question is do we want additional government intrusion into the backcountry, or less risky SAR operations? Or both?

Clear as mud.