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07/09/2009 - 10:45amUpdated: Greenpeace Climbers Arrested for Climate Change Protest at Mount Rushmore National MemorialRob, yeah, the wording on the banner could have been a tad more clear. They sent me a press release, so I knew what it said without looking at the banner;-)
07/09/2009 - 7:42amMystery Photo 11: Name that LocationAnother one bites the dust. Again, the readership has demonstrated it's familiarity with the national parks, and we applaud you. Of course, it also means we'll look even harder for a stumper next week. Check back tomorrow for some details on this location.
07/08/2009 - 7:15pmUpdated: Greenpeace Climbers Arrested for Climate Change Protest at Mount Rushmore National MemorialFrank, are you still a school teacher? Where's your analytical, open-minded approach? As for the AP story, how could a 2007 report be reported on by the AP in 1997? Furthermore, the language I offered you came from the latest IPCC website and is not interpreted by anyone else but ...
07/08/2009 - 5:58pmUpdated: Greenpeace Climbers Arrested for Climate Change Protest at Mount Rushmore National Memorial>>the IPCC determined it is likely that nothing we do now can stop or even slow future warming.
07/08/2009 - 4:19pmUpdated: Greenpeace Climbers Arrested for Climate Change Protest at Mount Rushmore National MemorialBeamis, while I appreciate the elevated stature you've given me -- "Even Kurt Repanshek is on board..." -- I think you've taken my declaration just a tad out of context. That context, if you read my entire comment, does contain a dose or two of sarcasm. That said, yes, I'm ...
07/08/2009 - 9:54amReader Participation Day: What Would You Like to See Added to the National Park System?Anonymous, You make some good points. Specifically regarding the Staircase, I would hate to see it become more developed, say with a lodging footprint placed somewhere along the Cottonwood Road. However, I see no reason why the NPS couldn't manage it as a wilderness preserve with lodgings and campgrounds in ...
07/07/2009 - 4:27pmVisitation On Record Pace in Yellowstone National ParkActually, Prez O seems to be heading in the right direction. His budget proposal contains a somewhat hefty boost for the NPS (roughly $100 million, I believe); the administration tossed another $750 million in stimulus funds to the NPS, a figure that grows to $920 million when you factor in ...
07/07/2009 - 3:51pmSocial Networking Site Pushes Petition for a "Maine North Woods" National ParkBlackwater Falls? You mean the one in West Virginia that's a state park?
07/07/2009 - 3:39pmSocial Networking Site Pushes Petition for a "Maine North Woods" National ParkHmmm, that's definitely a problem. Perhaps we should offer the petition here at the [b][i]Traveler.[/i][/b]...
07/06/2009 - 10:01amThe Complete Guide to the National Park LodgesIt depends on which park you're visiting, Bob. Some folks use RVs, some stay in cabins, some parks offer tent-cabins.
07/06/2009 - 8:39amPark Shuttle Bus Systems are Growing in Popularity Around the Country.Beamis, contradictions abound in life. As do disagreements and disparaging. Some folks like some "facts," but not others. Neither time nor space allow for a thorough dissection of these points, but suffice to say that there is no possible way to get 535 people to agree unanimously on anything. Probably ...
07/05/2009 - 7:07pmPark Shuttle Bus Systems are Growing in Popularity Around the Country.Damn, Frank, ya got me. I'm no earth scientist, I'm a leftist hypocrite, and I drank the climate-change Kool-Aid. I've placed misguided belief in scientists who are not fly-by-nighters beholden to environmental terrorists but rather who have [i]made careers[/i] out of studying the Earth and its systems and how humans ...
07/04/2009 - 11:08amSenator From North Dakota Trying to Legislate Elk Management in Theodore Roosevelt National ParkTracking earmarks is not always easily done. Sometimes the information quickly pops up under a [i]Google[/i] search, sometimes it doesn't. [i]Google[/i] today and you'll find a [url=http://earmarks.omb.gov/by-agency/agency_title/bureau_title/account_title/%5B010%5D.%5B24%5D.%5B1036%5D_summary.html]2005 list of park-related earmarks[/url] totaling a bit more than $4 million. But as I [url=http://www.nationalparkstraveler.com/2009/03/when-it-comes-national-parks-it-earmark-or-prudent-spending]noted earlier this year[/url], tens of millions of dollars ...
07/04/2009 - 9:46amSenator From North Dakota Trying to Legislate Elk Management in Theodore Roosevelt National ParkBeamis, I was going to address your comment, but Jim beat me to it and he certainly hit the nail on the head. Frankly, I wouldn't mind seeing a rule that any rider or amendment involving an appropriation be forced to endure a floor vote. If there's money involved, these ...
07/04/2009 - 9:41amPark Shuttle Bus Systems are Growing in Popularity Around the Country.Frank, a climate change convertee?;-) In the parks these shuttles do help reduce overall CO2 emissions by taking personal vehicles off the roads, and some reduce CO2 emissions further by relying on cleaner burning propane (ie, the Island Explorer at Acadia). Your sarcasm aside, your point about the greater CO2 ...
07/04/2009 - 7:51amSenator From North Dakota Trying to Legislate Elk Management in Theodore Roosevelt National ParkAnonymous, you're exactly right. And don't forget that Rep. Doc Hastings of Washington state tried to legislate the stocking of non-native fish in North Cascades National Park and that it was Sen. Coburn who attached the concealed carry legislation into the credit card legislation. The ability of politicians to slip ...
07/03/2009 - 5:02pmGet Your Free National Parks "Owner's Guide" From The National Park FoundationC'mon, Beamis, you [i]know[/i] the Beatles were bigger than Jesus.
07/02/2009 - 5:48pmAll Major Roads at Yellowstone National Park Open for the SeasonThat indeed seems to be the case.
06/29/2009 - 12:46pmCape Lookout National Seashore To Mark 150th Anniversary of Lighthouse This FallThanks for the additional details, Wouter!
06/29/2009 - 7:35amDinosaur National Monument: More Than You Can ImagineYes there are. You can find the companies and their contact information at [url=http://www.nps.gov/dino/planyourvisit/commercialguidedrivertrips.htm]this site.[/url]
06/28/2009 - 9:41amHot Springs Hoopla Goads Government >>it has nothing to do with status.
06/26/2009 - 10:25pmFree Weekends AND Free Tours At Mammoth Cave National ParkIf you click on the highlighted park name it takes you directly to the park's website, which tells you right up top where the park is located.
06/26/2009 - 10:55amTraveler Tech Update: IE8 and Latest PerformanceUmmm, what problems are those? I run the latest FF and haven't noticed any problems.
06/25/2009 - 11:29amMystery Photo 9: Well, It's Kinda OvalObviously we're going to have to dig a little deeper to find images that are more challenging. Come back tomorrow to learn about some of the background of this particular type of bomb.
06/18/2009 - 6:46amRoped-Together Climbers Die in Fall On Mount McKinley in Denali National Park and PreserveLauren, for many, pushing the edge a little bit heightens the intensity and beauty of life. From all accounts, these two gentlemen were highly skilled climbers and very analytical in their approach. Accidents can happen anywhere, from crossing the street to climbing a mountain. While their deaths were truly tragic ...
06/17/2009 - 8:36amShould the Jackson Hole Airport Lease Extension Wait for Safety Audit?While not intending to take a stance pro or con on the question of the appropriateness of the airport's location, if somehow the NPS decided it should go, where might a new airport be based in the Jackson area? There's not an awful lot of flat ground around, and that ...
06/10/2009 - 9:33pmNational Park Lodging Concessionaires Creating Their Own Stimulus PlansRick, I'll grant you that "each generation" deserves to add what "its members feel merit protection in perpetuity," but I fear that's not always what transpires. The First Ladies National Historic Site? Does this merit protection in perpetuity, or was it a pet project of an Ohio congressman who put ...
06/10/2009 - 4:37pmNational Park Lodging Concessionaires Creating Their Own Stimulus PlansBeamis, not sure I'd like to toss the National Park System open to the likes of Wal-Mart and watch where the chips land. Should the national parks be viewed as nothing more than merchandise on the shelf and we simply adjust the pricing to move it? I prefer to think ...
06/10/2009 - 8:08amNational Park Lodging Concessionaires Creating Their Own Stimulus PlansThis certainly has evolved into an interesting discussion. Perhaps to nudge it in a slightly different direction, but one with great significance for the parks, I'd like Frank to outline his vision of a traffic-free, facility-free national park system. For instance, would visitors be dropped off at gateway communities and ...
06/10/2009 - 6:26amHouse Approves Measure to Direct North Cascades National Park to Stock Barren Lakes. What Do You Think?Rod, I think the EIS, and the sections I pointed to, speak for itself. As to the Park Service's position, reread Supt. Chip Jenkins' comments and read the NPS's 2006 Management Policies.
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