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08/29/2009 - 4:57pmUpdated: Missing Backpacker Found in Good Condition in Great Smoky Mountains National ParkI guess I didn't read the other entries about this (I'm not into the "park accident of the day" posts). But I do have to say "God bless this man who can go backpacking across the park at 70 years old!" --------------------------------------------------------- My travels through the National Park System: [url=http://www.americaincontext.com]americaincontext.com[/url] ...
08/29/2009 - 2:46pmBattle Against Marijuana Growers Temporarily Closes Crystal Cave at Sequoia National ParkAnonymous asked [quote]Barky, in all do respect...why?[/quote] when I disagreed about the National Guard fighting drug growers in the national parks. Here's why: you use the right tool for the right job. The National Guard is a great organization for supporting the Army in times of war. It's a great ...
08/28/2009 - 2:04pmBattle Against Marijuana Growers Temporarily Closes Crystal Cave at Sequoia National ParkAnonymous, sending in the National Guard to stormtroop through national parks isn't a great idea, either. ================================= My travels through the National Park System: [url=http://www.americaincontext.com]americaincontext.com[/url]
08/27/2009 - 8:43pmBattle Against Marijuana Growers Temporarily Closes Crystal Cave at Sequoia National ParkCut back on the weed, YPW. ;) ==================================== My travels through the National Park System: [url=http://www.americaincontext.com]americaincontext.com[/url]
08/27/2009 - 5:22pmBattle Against Marijuana Growers Temporarily Closes Crystal Cave at Sequoia National ParkThey should just legalize, regulate, and tax the stuff and put these scumbags out of business. ===================================================== My travels through the National Park System: [url=http://www.americaincontext.com]americaincontext.com[/url]
08/02/2009 - 7:59amPinnacles National Monument: Should It Be Labeled A National Park?I've been there, and it is an incredibly cool place (a volcano on a fault line? Wow!). But I have to say, I don't think it's worthy of National Park status. It's current status as a National Monument is adequate in my opinion. If you abuse the crown jewel label ...
07/20/2009 - 8:29pmSecond Drowning In Two Days at Sequoia National Park Claims 14-Year-OldGads, that's terrible -------------------------------------- My travels through the National Park System: [url=http://www.americaincontext.com]americaincontext.com[/url]
07/19/2009 - 10:22amAre Our National Parks No Longer for the People?I think the premise is nonsense. The parks are a preservation system, not a recreation system, especially not a motorized recreation system. Visitation is down because people's tastes have changed, not because of bans on snowmobiles. Anonymous' post above mine is spot-on. ================================================ My travels through the National Park System: ...
07/04/2009 - 11:38amSenator From North Dakota Trying to Legislate Elk Management in Theodore Roosevelt National Park[quote]Will you see these very same "riders" on Congressional appropriations bills as being so detrimental when it produces funding for something you agree with?[/quote] I know I'm a little late to this particular party, but I think it's fair to accuse folks of favoring riders for their projects but rejecting ...
07/02/2009 - 9:13pmSenator From North Dakota Trying to Legislate Elk Management in Theodore Roosevelt National ParkReading stories like this only solidifies in my mind the notion that the NPS should come out of the government's hands and become a form of NGO or public trust or something free of Congressional strings. ================================ My travels through the National Park System: [url=http://www.americaincontext.com]americaincontext.com[/url]
06/14/2009 - 10:05amHalf Dome Hiker Falls to His Death in YosemiteWe were having a conversation about things like this yesterday. It seems there are more accidents than usual across the NPS so far this year. I'm wondering a) if statistics proves that out, or if it's just higher media reporting than usual, b) if there is a statistical rise in ...
06/06/2009 - 8:13amShould the National Park Service Rescue the National D-Day Memorial?I visited the D-Day memorial several years ago and, I'm really very sorry to say, I thought it was weak. It's an uninspired design, and does nothing to expand on the story of WWII beyond what any other existing monument, including the monstrosity on the Mall, is already telling. It ...
06/04/2009 - 6:13pmUpdated: Coal Mine Proposed North Of Glacier National Park Strains US-Canadian RelationsCan you imagine a day when our energy needs and our environment don't collide? There's all this talk of "green energy" coming down the pike, it would be glorious to have it actually happen and no longer worry about stuff like this. This post was my "unicorn fantasy" of the ...
06/03/2009 - 9:17pmLand Trust Hopes To Add Nearly 1,000 Acres to Joshua Tree National Park`A nice idea, hope it pans out. ===================================================== My travels through the National Park System: [url=http://www.americaincontext.com]americaincontext.com[/url]
06/03/2009 - 9:02pmHouse Approves Measure to Direct North Cascades National Park to Stock Barren Lakes. What Do You Think?Stocking lakes is a goofy-assed practice anyway, except for restoration of native species. Most lake stocking is simply to put game fish in there so people have something to do with their spare time. I've seen more inanities in fish stocking than I care to. Stocking alpine lakes is doubly ...
06/01/2009 - 6:48amHow Low Is the Bar For National Park System Inclusion When You Add a Gas Station?How else can they comment on the energy crisis that raged during Carter's term? Maybe they can snake a line of late 60's/early 70's Chryslers around the block to show what a gas line was ... ================================= My travels through the National Park System: [url=http://www.americaincontext.com]americaincontext.com[/url]
05/21/2009 - 4:49pmMystery Photo 4: It's All In the Patterns[quote]To see this perspective one needs to hike up onto the top of the "pile," where glaciers not only have sheared off the ends but polished them quite nicely[/quote] There's a bare spot just off the trail where you can see the tops of more columns, still buried underground. It ...
05/15/2009 - 4:51pmEndangered Species Day, What Have We Lost, What Might We Lose In the National Parks?Nice post, unfortunately in a lot of cases the habitat provided by the parks isn't itself adequate to ensure their survival. There's more to "habitat" than the immediate area in which species lives, you have to consider the air they breathe and the water they drink, plus the shallowness of ...
05/13/2009 - 6:04pmSenate Loads Credit Card Bill With Amendment to Allow Loaded Weapons in National ParksI echo the sentiments RangerLady posted in her first paragraph. It's the overreaction to an animal "threat" that will be the biggest misuse of firearms in the park. But this is also valid: plenty of people already carry, legally or no, in the NPS. The sparsity of rangers can't police ...
05/11/2009 - 6:29pmRocky Mountain National Park Crews Battling Bark Beetles With InsecticideIs the bark beetle a "naturally occurring insect" in those parts, Ray? I thought they were "immigrants", i.e. non-native? [quote]Ecosystems, by their nature, are dynamic. Trying to freeze one in place rarely succeeds and is ultimately counterproductive.[/quote] This is a brilliant statement, thanks! Plus you can use those changes to ...
05/10/2009 - 7:15amRocky Mountain National Park Crews Battling Bark Beetles With InsecticideOof, tough issue, and an example of how adults (as compared to knee-jerk, single-issue, pouty types) have to make decisions. Do you spray pesticides in a National Park? Do you let nature take its course in eradicating signature trees/forests? Do you consider the bark beetle, an invasive species not native ...
03/05/2009 - 7:29pmWhere in the World is Paul Fugate?Wow, fascinating, if sad, story. Thanks for it. :) ======================================== My travels through the National Park System: [url=http://www.americaincontext.com]americaincontext.com[/url]
03/05/2009 - 7:27pmCommittee: Keep Mount St. Helens Out of the National Park SystemWell, that sucks. I disagree with the conclusions, however I'm at least glad the locals are the ones who made the choice rather than some office full of D.C. windbags. I only hope the decision was made honestly and not through undue influence peddling (like by mining firms who promise ...
03/04/2009 - 6:29pmNational Park System Quiz 44: Potpourri IIWow, 10 out of 12! But what about the Tenement Museum in Manhattan, isn't that an NPS site?? ==================================================== My travels through the National Park System: [url=http://www.americaincontext.com]americaincontext.com[/url]
02/26/2009 - 5:35pmPaving the Way to Denali National Park & PreserveI am so thankful they made parks like Denali so accessible. Yes, I am torn between preservation of parks and easy access by visitors (leading to environmental degradation), but on the whole, I'd rather people were able to see the beauty of a place than not. You can't drive home ...
02/25/2009 - 4:55pmNational Park System Quiz 43: Names9 out of 12. That Little Bighorn bit was a cheap shot. :-P ;-) ========================================================== My travels through the National Park System: [url=http://www.americaincontext.com]americaincontext.com[/url]
02/25/2009 - 4:51pmYou'll Find Tuff Blocks, Fibrolite Axes and Squirrels with Tufted Ears at Bandelier National MonumentBandelier was beautiful this past fall. I loved how evident the man + volcano link is at the park: if it weren't for the tuff from volcanoes of ages past, man couldn't have lived in the canyon. Pretty cool when you think about it. I recommend the Frijoles Falls trail ...
02/19/2009 - 6:44pmNational Park System Quiz 42: Rocks and MineralsYeah, 9 is right, you corrected it before I did the quiz. :-) Still, I like quizzes like this one, because you can actually deduce the correct answer through either knowing science or history, and not just whether or not you've been to a place or read its backstory. Ex: ...
02/18/2009 - 6:40pmNational Park System Quiz 42: Rocks and MineralsWhat a great quiz! I really liked this one, made me think beyond just park travel ("hmm, obsidian is a product of vulcanism, right?"). 9 correct. :) ==================================================================== My travels through the National Park System: [url=http://www.americaincontext.com]americaincontext.com[/url]
02/11/2009 - 6:29pmNational Park System Quiz 41: LincolnaliaBah, 7 out of 12. I should have done better than that. My travels through the National Park System: [url=http://www.americaincontext.com]americaincontext.com[/url]
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