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09/07/2008 - 9:49amBlack Bear Attacks Child at Great Smoky Mountains National ParkThey have tried relocating bears in Great Smoky several times, and the bears always return to the place from which they were taken. This bear was aggressive. I hate killing animals too, but the bears are overpopulating the park. It's time allow very limited and cautious bear hunting.
09/07/2008 - 9:45amBlack Bear Attacks Child at Great Smoky Mountains National ParkYou're lucky if you've had only one encounter with a black bear. Unfortunately, you do not live near the Smoky Mountains where there are WAY TOO MANY bears!!! The density of the black bear population in the park is approximately 2 per square mile now. That can not be healthy ...
09/06/2008 - 10:35pmIs Technology Compatible With The National Park Wilderness Experience?We each experience nature in our own way. My way is to try to capture in photographs what I see; to put into words the thoughts and feelings it elicits. So I will travel with cameras and a laptop. Someone else may find their experience enhanced and more relaxing if ...
09/06/2008 - 10:30pmIt’s Good to be the President When You Visit Gettysburg National Military ParkObviously there are true Die Hard Republicans that cannot take any joking. Most high ranking Government personnel do not have to pay to visit certain site within the United States, it has always been that way and will always be that way. People need to get over that. Your Humor ...
09/06/2008 - 6:09pmIt’s Good to be the President When You Visit Gettysburg National Military ParkWell, that was a total waste of time. Shouldn't satire have some sort of comedic content?
09/06/2008 - 11:53amInterior Officials Want to Allow Concealed Carry in the National ParksIt's simple Dave, National Parks are NOT immune to crime. If they were, there'd be no argument.
09/06/2008 - 10:53amIt’s Good to be the President When You Visit Gettysburg National Military ParkThis is certainly not an objective view of National Parks. You've failed to understand and learn one thing those of who have worked for government have learned, that the more things change the more they stay the same. All Presidents get special treatment when they visit ANYWHERE. I should know, ...
09/06/2008 - 9:43amIt’s Good to be the President When You Visit Gettysburg National Military ParkI realize that your personal pride in the product you post is in full swing, but the first response to your blog pretty much covers the maturity of your current product. All you accomplished with your rant was show a pretty advanced case of BDS.
09/06/2008 - 9:27amIt’s Good to be the President When You Visit Gettysburg National Military ParkI think it's great that the POTUS is visiting what has to be one of the most hallowed places in our country. I wish I was there with him. I'd give him a free tour also. But... he doesn't need me when he has an incredible author and guide like ...
09/06/2008 - 8:57amIt’s Good to be the President When You Visit Gettysburg National Military ParkI usually enjoy reading your blog entries, but what the heck is your problem with the President getting an advance tour of this precious national treasure? I guarantee that every President gets this type of privilege, whether you are a supporter of that President or not. And, I also guarantee ...
09/06/2008 - 7:29amYellowstone National Park Reporting Bullish VisitationProving that Europeans, who are used to paying VERY high gas prices, are finding gasoline, as well as everything else, a bargain in America. The weak dollar has made it so. We have had our turn when, no doubt, there were many Parisian residents commenting about how they hardly heard ...
09/06/2008 - 6:45amLakota Gather Peacefully at Mount Rushmore National Memorial, But Still Insist that the Black Hills Belong to ThemGood research Jim! We must not let bona fide historians distort or de-sanitize the rich cultural history of the great Lakota Nation...even if means using the word "genocide" to it's most appropriate means.
09/06/2008 - 6:23amHanna Forcing Evacuations, Closures at Cape Hatteras, Cape Lookout National SeashoresSad but true: Nature bats last!
09/05/2008 - 8:52pmBig Bend National Park: Is It Ready For A Mountain Bike Trail?Ted et al, I just don't know enough about the topography of the proposed trail sites to weigh in on the width issue. I know of a number of state parks that have narrow multi-use trails, including some trails in the GW National Forest in Maryland and Virginia (not a ...
09/05/2008 - 5:48pmLakota Gather Peacefully at Mount Rushmore National Memorial, But Still Insist that the Black Hills Belong to Them After coming back a few days later to read the other comments and opinions posted, I find it so tiresome that there is an academic argument taking place about semantics, and although it is important to prove points, I think it is beneficial to stretch beyond academia (and I ...
09/05/2008 - 9:22amLakota Gather Peacefully at Mount Rushmore National Memorial, But Still Insist that the Black Hills Belong to ThemFrank C, you do bring up interesting points but off the topic a bit...wasn't the "Trail of Tears" a form of slow genocide? In my opinion it was!
09/05/2008 - 7:30amLakota Gather Peacefully at Mount Rushmore National Memorial, But Still Insist that the Black Hills Belong to ThemHello: This is the only comment on this board that I totally agree with. We cannot change what happened in the past; we can only go on from today. There has to be some means of accommodation that shows respect for the Lakota sacred gounds as well as share the ...
09/05/2008 - 5:50amLakota Gather Peacefully at Mount Rushmore National Memorial, But Still Insist that the Black Hills Belong to ThemIt hasn't made the news much yet, but the energy industry and the U.S. government are gearing up for a new mining boom in the Black Hills, this time for not for gold but instead for uranium. Defenders of the Black Hills is trying to get the word out to ...
09/05/2008 - 5:23amLost to Hurricanes, the Flamingo Lodge at Everglades National Park Will be Hard to ReplaceWe have stayed at Flamingo Lodge on two occasions in the past. Both times were in the early spring and we thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. Sorry to hear about the lodge's destruction but perhaps a newer, better place will be the result. Best of luck to them.
09/05/2008 - 5:20amBackcountry Volunteer Survives 100 Foot Fall While Canyoneering at Zion National ParkAnyone wishing to send their support (cmon' and send her some love!) to Kaitlyn can do so at: www.caringbridge.org/visit/KaitlynBohlin She is in our thoughts and prayers and last week left Las Vegas to Chicago and is healing well and has the greatest personality, strength and determination and I am sure ...
09/04/2008 - 9:18pmBig Bend National Park: Is It Ready For A Mountain Bike Trail?I stumbled across this site while researching a trip to Texas for some mountain biking that we want to take in the fall. I appreciate the thoughtful approach the poster and commenters have taken to what is generally a contentious issue. My wife and I (mid-30's) are avid mountain bikers ...
09/04/2008 - 8:57pmLakota Gather Peacefully at Mount Rushmore National Memorial, But Still Insist that the Black Hills Belong to ThemPerhaps we oughta tear up the treaty and re-commission the Calvary. Then finish the job.
09/04/2008 - 7:02pmLakota Gather Peacefully at Mount Rushmore National Memorial, But Still Insist that the Black Hills Belong to ThemDamn right the Black Hills belong to the great Lakota Nation...without a doubt! Plus, Custer had it coming with those giant mosquito sticks. My dear white mother was born in the Dakota's in the early 1900's and testifies about the horrible brutality that the Lakota's suffered under. Slow cruel systematic ...
09/04/2008 - 5:09pmLakota Gather Peacefully at Mount Rushmore National Memorial, But Still Insist that the Black Hills Belong to ThemI have been to the Black Hills a number of times, and I cherish it's beauty. We have it as a result of a grave injustice. That is the truth of it. Is there not some way to share administration / responsibility for that area to acknowledge the Lakotas spiritual ...
09/04/2008 - 4:06pmInterior Officials Want to Allow Concealed Carry in the National ParksPeople are already carrying concealed weapons, getting rid of this rediculous law just makes it legal. 2nd ammendment Duh!
09/04/2008 - 1:10pmLakota Gather Peacefully at Mount Rushmore National Memorial, But Still Insist that the Black Hills Belong to ThemRecommended reading: Bury my Heart at Wounded Knee, by Dee Brown. Very moving and well written book. I recently visited Mount Rushmore, and it was moving in all the ways one would expect. However knowing its history and the history of American Indians, particularly in the Dakotas, it is hard ...
09/04/2008 - 1:06pmLakota Gather Peacefully at Mount Rushmore National Memorial, But Still Insist that the Black Hills Belong to ThemWhen are we going to finally come to terms with the reality of US history? This constant denial of the aggressive history inflicted on Native Americans, which includes early attempts at biological warfare, genocide, stealing, lying, cheating and rape of a once pristine land; impedes our progress and relations more ...
09/04/2008 - 12:59pmHaving Suffered Severe Storm Damage, a Witness Tree at Gettysburg National Military Park is Unlikely to SurviveAre you sure onetreehillbuzz.com is the right link? That's what pops up when I click on "this site" on your August 11 posting. [Ed. Sorry. I deleted the link to the "after" site because the relevant story about the damaged tree is no longer available at the site.]
09/04/2008 - 12:16pmLakota Gather Peacefully at Mount Rushmore National Memorial, But Still Insist that the Black Hills Belong to ThemI recommend that we give the land back -- to whoever the Indians took it from.
09/04/2008 - 11:57amBrucellosis Solution: Kill All Elk and Bison in Yellowstone National ParkI know everyone has probably seen the article by now. But those wo haven't.... http://www.normantranscript.com/archivesearch/local_story_246001307
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