Alpine Avalanche | Letter to the Editor September 10, 2026

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The Window by Evelyn Mertz

Alpine Avalanche | Letter to the Editor September 10, 2026

Originally posted September 10, 2026


Some places should simply be left alone.

That shouldn’t be a controversial thing to say. I am writing from Louisiana because I am deeply disturbed by what is happening in and around Big Bend National Park. I don’t live in Texas. I don’t have to. This is our public land. It is part of our shared natural heritage, and I believe we all have a responsibility to protect it. I keep thinking about the generations that come after us.

What are we leaving them?

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