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08/29/2007 - 10:32am10 Best Lodges in the National ParksThe larger issue here is that concessionaires should be, in some people's view, returning more money back to the park from which they profit. Lodges run by XYZ company in parks are important, because there are better things for NPS to worry about than changing your sheets. However, XYZ company ...
08/31/2007 - 2:12pm10 Best Lodges in the National ParksGot to be Charit Creek Lodge in the heart of the Big South Fork. It's an old homstead that is now a walk/bike/horseback-in hostel at the confluence of Charit Creek and Station Camp Creek abot 2miles from the nearest trailheads. Head a mile from the lodge over in one direciton ...
07/18/2009 - 12:59pmAnother Entrance-Fee-Free Weekend in the National ParksMade me smile on Twitter this morning... From AlaskaCenters: "A NPS fee-free weekend (7/18-19) is like fat-free ice cream... but better. The whole family can enjoy it, but it lasts a lot longer." http://twitter.com/AlaskaCenters
09/25/2008 - 11:34amArchaeological Survey At Big South Fork River National River and Recreation AreaMr. Mutch, I certainly understand what you are saying. Indeed, I have witnessed firsthand several surveys that are only taking place because of NEPA regs or some other project. However, having lived and worked this summer with many of the individuals cited in this piece, I can assure you that ...
04/25/2008 - 11:49amAre Blue Ridge Parkway's Historic Guardrails At Risk?I think it's worth to point out that this isn't just about guardrails. The FHWA wanted a 12 foot clear zone, which would have meant that NPS would have been responsible for removing anything in that 12 foot zone. Trees, rocks, rock walls built by the CCC, etc would have ...
09/04/2007 - 6:42amAt Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument, The Facilities Seem Almost as Old as the FossilsSounds like a project for the Centennial if I ever heard of one. But I suppose that FLFO doesn't have any friends with money.... --- jr_ranger http://tntrailhead.blogspot.com http://zinch.com/jr_ranger http://picasaweb.google.com/north.cascades President, CHS SPEAK (CHS Students Promoting Environmental Action & Knowledge) Founder and President, CHS Campus Greens
09/05/2007 - 10:56amAt Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument, The Facilities Seem Almost as Old as the FossilsAt least I'm not looking to climb the ladder..... --- jr_ranger http://tntrailhead.blogspot.com http://zinch.com/jr_ranger http://picasaweb.google.com/north.cascades President, CHS SPEAK (CHS Students Promoting Environmental Action & Knowledge) Founder and President, CHS Campus Greens
04/27/2009 - 9:12pmBest Solitude in the National Park System? Here Are Traveler's ChoicesHey RoadRanger, Thanks for correcting me. I didn't realize that there were that many places outside of Cumberland Island NS protected in Georgia. I really do appreciate it, since I'm working in Georgia this summer, and this is exactly the sort of thing I need to know.
09/04/2007 - 6:43amCentennial Projects: Do They All Prepare the National Parks for the Next 100 Years?Makes me think of No Child Left Behind - good concept, terrible way to go about it. --- jr_ranger http://tntrailhead.blogspot.com http://zinch.com/jr_ranger http://picasaweb.google.com/north.cascades President, CHS SPEAK (CHS Students Promoting Environmental Action & Knowledge) Founder and President, CHS Campus Greens
12/30/2007 - 1:15pmChicamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park Studying Interpretive Options for Moccasin BendThe Trail of Tears, as Mookie said, is more of a conglomeration of trails than anything else, not like the Appalachian Trail or Oregon Trail, which have one route. There are many different routes, and land and sea/river routes as well. As a general rule of thumb, though, the Trail ...
01/17/2008 - 7:48amClimate Change and the National ParksWell, if it helps any, Whitnam Mission NHS out in Walla Walla, Washington is doing more than its fair share. In 2006, the park won the US General Services Administration's "Real Property Innovation' Award, focuses on “demonstrating innovation, creativity, and leading practice in Federal real property asset management and sustainability.” ...
05/16/2008 - 5:52pmCoal-Fired Plants Obscuring National Park VistasOK, so I could go on a massive anti-coal rant the points out the many ills of said nasty, foul energy, and the merits and truth behind how we can power America on renewable energy, but I won't. No, I'll keep my mouth shut (mostly) and be brief... Coal plants ...
08/10/2008 - 6:43pmCollapse of "Wall Arch" Proves Gravity Does Work at Arches National ParkThere is one park in the system where you are allowed, and are encouraged to, walk atop some sandstone arches - Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area, on the Tennessee/Kentucky line. It is 7/10ths of a mile to Twin Arches in the western side of the park via ...
08/11/2008 - 6:54amCollapse of "Wall Arch" Proves Gravity Does Work at Arches National ParkSaltSage236, Thanks for correcting me. This is particularly useful information for me to have since I volunteer and sometimes give interpretive programs at BISO.
11/22/2007 - 8:49amConservation Groups Will Head to Court Over Yellowstone Snowmobile DecisionWhy is it that the idea of snowcoaches isn't being mentioned? It is my understanding that they provide much the same benefits of snowmobiles, but without the problems... --- jr_ranger "What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared towhat lies within us." - Emerson http://tntrailhead.blogspot.com ...
03/16/2008 - 1:14pmDinosaur National Monument Cutting Paleontology Staff.
09/09/2007 - 6:24pmGAO: Interior Failed to Provide Park Service With Tools To Cope With Climate ChangeIf I maybe so bold.... Before you start berating people for listening to [quote]bad sources of information[/quote], please consider the following: 1. I will never be able to see the glaciers of Glacier National Park, the famed snows of Mt. Kilimanjaro, or any number of other threatened resources because by ...
11/09/2007 - 7:40amGhost at Blevins Farmstead; Excerpt From 'Haunted Hikes'Bravo for shining the spotlight on the Big South Fork! There are many interesting tales to be told from up on the Plateau - just take a look at the different names of rivers...No Business Creek, Troublesome Creek, Parched Corn Creek, Bandy Creek (shortened from "abandoned")....the list goes on. Haunted ...
01/13/2008 - 3:25pmGreat Basin National Park's Air Could Be Compromised By Proposed Power PlantSenator Reid (D-NV) tried to solve the problem by making the air in the park Class I - the highest level of protection under the Clean Air Act, be he failed. See [url=http://tntrailhead.blogspot.com/2007/12/reid-fails-in-plan-to-increase-air.html ]http://tntrailhead.blogspot.com/2007/12/reid-fails-in-plan-to-increase-air.html[/url]
05/21/2009 - 11:26amMissed Portage Leads to Death At Big South Fork National River And Recreation AreaI worked last summer at Big South Fork, and hope to clear up a few points of confusion here. Before I do, however, please understand that I do not speak for the National Park Service - only for myself, as a private citizen, and that this is how I understand ...
08/01/2007 - 6:39amNew Movie for World Ranger Day Today (Jul 31)How can we get a copy of the movie? Sounds like something to show in a Greens or SPEAK meeting.. --- jr_ranger http://tntrailhead.blogspot.com http://picasaweb.google.com/north.cascades http://zinch.com/jr_ranger President, CHS SPEAK (CHS Students Promoting Environmental Action & Knowledge) Founder and President, CHS Campus Greens
07/25/2009 - 1:50pmNew Visitor Center Coming to Great Smoky Mountains National ParkBetty, I don't think you'll have any problems. There aren't many overpasses in the park and only one tunnel on the road (now part of Foothills Parkway) that runs from Pigeon Forge to Gatlinburg.
05/21/2008 - 1:54pmNPS Retirees Oppose Carrying Guns in National ParksRick, I'm not trying to debate about guns in the parks or nitpick...but I do think it's worth pointing out that the links you provided are to reports/studies, etc that were done several years ago. The FBI, CDC, DOJ and PA links all referenced documents published no later than 2006. ...
03/16/2008 - 1:12pmOlympic National Park Releases General Management PlanI have nothing against the Port Angeles Regional COC, but to use "they can't pay for what they have now" as an excuse for not expanding the park is pretty lame in my opinion - very few NPS units can pay for what they have now...it's a shame PARCOC couldn't ...
11/11/2007 - 9:33amPark History: Theodore Roosevelt National ParkThree cheers for TRNP! Like Merrylnd, I've olny been once, but I loved it! I've been trying to save money for another trip up there, but going from TN to ND isn't cheap.. --- jr_ranger "Good Planets are Hard to Find" http://tntrailhead.blogspot.com http://zinch.com/jr_ranger http://picasaweb.google.com/north.cascades President, CHS SPEAK (CHS Students Promoting ...
01/07/2008 - 7:02pmSegways in the National Parks: Do We Really Need Them?I cringe at the thought of hordes of Segways jostling for position in Yosemite - or any other large park - while the operators make a mint. They would be a nice alternative to the eternal traffic jam at Cades Cove in Great Smokies, though, if done properly. --- jr_ranger ...
06/28/2007 - 9:25amSelling Scions by the SeashoreARGH! Who approved this? I don't like imports to begin with, but imports being sold in a national park is like two stabs in the back..... :( I should write someone a letter. --- jr_ranger http://tntrailhead.blogspot.com http://picasaweb.google.com/north.cascades http://zinch.com/jr_ranger President, CHS SPEAK (CHS Students Promoting Environmental Action & Knowledge) Founder and ...
06/28/2007 - 8:50pmSelling Scions by the SeashoreI wrote letters to my Senators and Congressman - wonder what sort of reply I'll get. I wanted to write the super, but if I applied for a job there after school and someone remembered my nastygram, that wouldn't be too good... --- jr_ranger http://tntrailhead.blogspot.com http://picasaweb.google.com/north.cascades http://zinch.com/jr_ranger President, CHS SPEAK ...
12/19/2007 - 7:04pmSenators Pushing To Allow Concealed Weapons in National ParksCan someone produce some hard statistics or a study that can back up Anon's statements? It would be nice to be able to point to something specific instead of making claims without giving the source (no offense). --- jr_ranger "What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny ...
08/31/2007 - 2:08pmShould the NPS Be Given Mount St. Helens?I think it's a little harsh to say that Steamtown isn't 'nationally significant' because it and Golden Spike are the only 2 NPS units that I am aware of that preserve our nation's railroading history. Without railroads, the West wouldn't have been opened nearly was quickly. That being said, there ...
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