The sociological effects of motor and oar trips in the Grand Canyon are discussed. Data on motor-oar differences is a result of standard commercial trips and motor-oar combination trips. Combination trip passengers report a clear preference for the oar trip based on perceived differences in the character of the experience. Oar trips were perceived as slower, more relaxed, quieter, more sensitive to the environment, and smaller, with more comfortable social groupings. Implications are that (1) oar travel appears more compatible with the wilderness experience, and (2) a major increase in the proportion of oar travel would cause a number of changes in the river-running scene.
Motors and Oars in the Grand Canyon. River Contact Study. Part II
1976
71 pages
Report
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English
Taylor & Francis Verlag | 1922
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