Katy Roberts , Columnist

If You Love the Wilderness, Keep Your Dog Out of It

An interview with backpacking guide Marjorie "Slim" Woodruff on the costs of egocentrism in the backcountry.

September 2, 2017 at 2:00 PM UTC

Katy Roberts is an editor for Bloomberg Opinion. She previously worked at the New York Times, serving as national editor and editor of the op-ed page and Week in Review (now Sunday Review).

There are some places he shouldn't go.
Photographer: Robert Alexander/Getty Images

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Tens of millions of Americans have gotten out to enjoy their incredible vacation property this summer -- their national parks, forests, wilderness areas and monuments.

And more and more, their enjoyment has seemed to require bringing along their beloved Labrador, maybe with his own Adventure Dog Pack.