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11/21/2009 - 9:04amSlide Show Demonstrates Ida's Power at Cape Hatteras National SeashoreThanks for sharing the slideshow - a true testament to the power of nature. For those powerful people who build their ostentatious vacation homes right up on the surf, well, Nature thinks nothing of their prestige. The lesson here is that almost anything manmade is only weak artifice. Nature makes ...
11/20/2009 - 11:03pmSlide Show Demonstrates Ida's Power at Cape Hatteras National SeashoreHow in the world does anyone derive that Kurt is projecting any pleasure about the houses being destroyed by Mother Nature if built too close to the ocean, or below sea level? He is stating a fact - obviously. Kurt, I just think somebody out there doesn't like you or ...
11/20/2009 - 10:04pmYellowstone National Park Officials Release Development Vision For Tower-RooseveltI have to agree with Jim and Brad about restraining development in Yellowstone. My wife and I made our first visit there on the last warm weekend in October of this year. Thousands entered the park both days with many confused and disappointed dealing with closed roads compounded by travel ...
11/20/2009 - 7:30pmThis Third Time Was Anything But Charming – SPOT Misuse At Grand Canyon National ParkOr, jail them on the suspicion of stupidity. No, seriously, I am glad that there are such wonderful and lifesaving devices but people should be charged for the call. Period. You call, you pay. It costs money to maintain a helicopter. A trained professional has to be paid to fly ...
11/20/2009 - 2:35pmSlide Show Demonstrates Ida's Power at Cape Hatteras National SeashoreIn one way, I feel bad for the people who are dealing with the cleanup and the people who have properties there. But on the other hand, I don't. Anywhere you live there is bound to be some natural disaster that could possibly happen. People that build homes on the ...
11/20/2009 - 1:40pmYellowstone National Park Officials Release Development Vision For Tower-RooseveltI agree with Jim. I've not yet been to Tower, but Old Faithful was way over-developed in my mind. Our Parks should be left natural and wild for the most part with a few exceptions for visitor access and safety. We go for scenery, wildlife, recreation, and solitude - not ...
11/20/2009 - 1:34pmRare Ansel Adams Print of Great Smoky Mountains National Park Acquired By Knoxville Art MuseumSo if Ansel Adams said the Smokies are hard to photograph, then I guess I shouldn't feel so bad at a lot of my pictures not coming out like I had hoped? :)
11/20/2009 - 12:22pmSlide Show Demonstrates Ida's Power at Cape Hatteras National SeashoreKurt- You seem to take at least a little pleasure in providing your 'moral to the story.' Since this is essentially what happened to all those folks in New Orleans who built or bought homes below sea level, did you take as much pleasure in pointing out the same moral ...
11/20/2009 - 11:38amPoaching Charges Pending In Case of Majestic Bull Elk Killed at Great Smoky Mountains National ParkThis sickens, and saddens, me so very much. I can't believe anybody would just go and kill something - anything just for the 'heck' of it. This beautiful animal had lived in a protected/wild environment all of his life and for the most part trusted humans. Anybody who considers this ...
11/20/2009 - 9:28amTrial Over What Constitutes a "Road" In Canyonlands National Park: Vestiges of Sagebrush RebelsSeveral errors in this story. 1. The pictographs in the photo are not in Salt Creek Canyon but are in adjacent Davis Canyon and are accessible by road. 2. The Salt Creek Road was periodically maintained, even by the Park Service. I was venturing up Salt Wash in 1979 and ...
11/19/2009 - 7:20pmLawsuit Over Deer Culling At Valley Forge Highlights Troubles Of Squeezed National ParksI agree with what was said in the last few posts and would like to add something. Barbara, in your last post you commented about forest regeneration studies then commented about the wildflowers being abundant. Well, forest regeneration does not really have anything to do with wildflowers. Most forest regeneration ...
11/19/2009 - 5:02pmMystery Spot Revealed: You’ll Find It At the Bottom of the Grand CanyonInteresting. We stayed overnight in one of the little cabins on the night of July 4, 1989. The mule I rode down was named Dolly Parton, my wife rode Socks. It cost $49.00/night at Bright Angel Lodge. The overnight mule trip was $359.00. I wonder what it is now. A ...
11/19/2009 - 1:58pmPoaching Charges Pending In Case of Majestic Bull Elk Killed at Great Smoky Mountains National ParkSeriously! Why would someone do such a thing? Senseless, inhumane and for just the thrill of killing a poor, defenseless creature. It is one thing to hunt to eat; it is another to just shoot an animal that is clearly very domesticated and not at all afraid of humans. I ...
11/19/2009 - 1:53pmSearch for Human-Habituated Grizzlies in Glacier National Park Ends With Two Dead BearsI completely disagree with killing this sow. This was a seventeen year old breeding female and a huge loss for the grizzly bear population. It's always about people and what they need and want. I wonder how this bear became habituated in the first place? What other measures were tried? ...
11/19/2009 - 12:14pmMystery Plant: This “Tree from Hell” Smells Like Rancid Peanut ButterHello Bob, If you catch the Ailanthus when it is young you can pull it out of the ground. I use a special tool called the Weed Wrench which can be purchased here http://www.weedwrench.com/ When the plants are too large to remove with this tool, I cut them off at ...
11/19/2009 - 11:06amSearch Now In Its Third Day for Missing Hunter At Big Cypress National PreserveWe're praying for you Jay. I know you're out there, alive and well. Hopefully, today we will find you. I just got down here today from Elmira and we're gonna help with the search for you. Stay strong brotha. See you soon.
11/19/2009 - 10:00amMystery Plant: This “Tree from Hell” Smells Like Rancid Peanut ButterI've had a jar of peanut butter in my cupboard for more than a year and it still seemed edible and didn't smell bad, so that description was lost on me.
11/19/2009 - 9:59amMystery Plant: This “Tree from Hell” Smells Like Rancid Peanut ButterBob, I believe the Ailanthus tree was planted in great abundance as a cheap weed tree in New York. Planted as a quick growing shade tree for the streets of New York back in the 1900's and also known as a poor mans tree. Smells terrible when burning the wood. ...
11/19/2009 - 9:50amRanger Academy Suffering From Loss of Experienced Instructors I was looking up the SRJC academy to attend in January 2010 when I came across this site. I was very interested in what everyone had to say. For those of you who are in the field, please respond to boymac7@gmail.com and let me know if you believe there are ...
11/19/2009 - 9:24amLawsuit Aims to Halt Uranium Mine Near Grand Canyon National ParkTo Kurt, y_p_w, and tomp, the three who responded to my questions about the boundaries, I thank you for your professional, concise, and intelligent replies. Those were needed here in this particular comments section. All the responses make sense to both sides. I do not see why there must be ...
11/19/2009 - 6:48amMystery Plant: This “Tree from Hell” Smells Like Rancid Peanut ButterIt is a very nasty plant and a major problem in middle Tennessee. I am trying to eradicate from my property, but at the moment it is winning. The local park systems in Nashville, TN are trying to systematically remove it as well as Privet, Honeysuckle and a few other ...
11/19/2009 - 5:44amMystery Plant: This “Tree from Hell” Smells Like Rancid Peanut ButterI'm guessing Alanthus (sp?) Around here it's also called paradise tree. While trying to eradicate it's shoots in central Virginia I became very familiar with the peanut butter smell. I had a huge "adult" tree and had runner roots the size of an anaconda through boxwood beds.
11/19/2009 - 1:11amReader Participation Day: Where is Your Favorite National Park Campground?I've been camping at Tuolumne Meadows in Yosemite National Park since the 1950's. It is away from the crowds of Yosemite Valley and has beautiful granite domes, lakes, rivers, and a big meadow where you can wander out on a moonless night to see the stars. And at nearly 9,000 ...
11/18/2009 - 9:19pmLawsuit Over Deer Culling At Valley Forge Highlights Troubles Of Squeezed National ParksBarbara, Those solutions and actions might work in Evergreen, CO. But VF is not in Evergreen, CO, it is in south eastern PA. There are probably more deer in VF than are in Evergreen CO. What is the density of deer in Evergreen, CO? The deer population in SE PA ...
11/18/2009 - 9:06pmReader Participation Day: Where is Your Favorite National Park Campground?Wonder Lake--Denali National Park and Preserve--when the mountain is cooperating.
11/18/2009 - 8:30pmLawsuit Over Deer Culling At Valley Forge Highlights Troubles Of Squeezed National ParksFor those of you that think deer populations are hurt when areas are developed, you are wrong. Deer are an 'edge' species. They don't prefer large un-broken tracts of land, because those areas don't produce large amounts of food. Edge areas receive more sunlight, often grow more dense, with species ...
11/18/2009 - 8:02pmLawsuit Over Deer Culling At Valley Forge Highlights Troubles Of Squeezed National ParksIf you are a naturalist, you would truely know the impact that an overpopulation of deer has on the habitat. Other animals, both birds and mammals, have suffered, and will continue to suffer because of the current population of deer in Valley Forge. A true naturalist would understand that, and ...
11/18/2009 - 7:42pmReader Participation Day: Where is Your Favorite National Park Campground?We haven't camped all that much so I don't have a lot of experience with camping in the National Parks. However, this last September, we camped at Great Basin National Park. Because it truly is in the middle of nowhere, it was quiet, peaceful and wonderful. And Great Basin is ...
11/18/2009 - 6:35pmBison Will Soon Roam Again at Tallgrass Prairie National Preservepraise the Lord that is great news that bison are now on the preserve. I will try and get there some day and see them, that would be neat to see
11/18/2009 - 6:10pmForest Service Open to Allowing Mountain Bikes on Continental Divide Trail, But What About Park Service?As a trail maintenance volunteer, who helps maintain dozens of miles of trails (some designated for bikes, some not), the above discussion of trail damage seems to me disconnected from reality. I spend hundreds of hours each year clearing trails and repairing tread damage. Most from windfall tree rootballs, floods ...
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