My point was you are criticizing the book for not being what you want it to be, rather than what it is. I just think that is an unfair way to look at it.

My remarks have nothing to do with being sophisticated or anything other than what I stated. Of course you are entitled to your opinion. I am just disagreeing with your approach to the book.

You didn't "step on my toes." I don't take it personally. After all, I didn't write the book.

BTW, not everything I post here is objective and I don't pretend that it is. That is the very nature of opinion. I do, however think my comments were civilized.

Your complaint about the book is that it had too much philosophy and not enough technical info. That is probably true, but for many people, that is the attraction.

John Muir is another outdoor philosopher. We should remember it's people like Muir and later Fletcher who encouraged people to go hiking and camping and also to preserve nature for the rest of us to enjoy.