Nature and wilderness can provide you with a very specific feeling of familiarity but nature and wilderness can vary so much it can also be new and scary. When we think of nature we think of a specific place and the type of living wilderness that fills it. Personally when I think about nature I get more of a familiar feeling of home, like what Snyder talks about, and how different types of wilderness add specific aspects to that nature setting. But like Nash states in his text wilderness can also be a place like designated wilderness areas that the federal government has put aside. At Monument Valley I learned about the importance this place has on the native people. The monument’s were something new and exciting for me, but there are old and filled with history for the native Navajo people that live on this land. Even though this wild sandy desert did not provide a sense of home to me, it does for many other people.
It is important to remember that humans also have a huge impact on nature, an article on nature.com talks about the connection between humans and nature and how humans can impact wilderness. I personally love this article because nature can be changed so much by mankind, and it is important that humans acknowledge and understand this so we can protect our sacred wilderness. I think that humans are apart of nature, and wilderness and mankind rely on each other.
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