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11/10/2009 - 10:43amOnly Snow Drought Likely To Block Your Access To Yellowstone National Park This WinterOn other Yellowstone news, a number of organizations and individuals have just sued the NPS and the USFS over their role in the bison slaughter. See http://www.buffalofieldcampaign.org/media/press0910/pressreleases0910/110909.html and http://www.jhnewsandguide.com/article.php?art_id=5273. Jim Macdonald [url=http://www.yellowstone-online.com]The Magic of Yellowstone[/url] [url=http://www.yellowstone-online.com/newspaper.html]Yellowstone Newspaper[/url] [url=http://www.yellowstone-online.com/eclecticworld.html]Jim's Eclectic World[/url]
10/21/2009 - 10:34amReader Participation Day: Winter Park Visits, Snow or Sand?Snow, of course ... can't wait to get on my skis -- see Tower Fall with no one around; ski right by the upper terraces at Mammoth, ski in the NE corner, and try something new ... I actually got on my skis in Bozeman on October 10; not really ...
10/12/2009 - 10:05pmColumbus Day is also Native American DayRay, They definitely should unless we get our act together, especially as in Columbus's time and in our own time, there were and are people who find such behavior unacceptable. We aren't people of our times, perhaps, as those few voices speaking out in Columbus's time weren't, and that's too ...
10/12/2009 - 4:39pmColumbus Day is also Native American DayAre you kidding? Don't you know about many, many thousands that Columbus was responsible for in his own lifetime? You could ask the Taina Indians about their plight under Columbus? Oh wait. You can't. He and his men killed them all. As for what came after, yes, Columbus does hold ...
10/12/2009 - 10:59amColumbus Day is also Native American DayAgreed, though I have used Columbus Day in the past as a way to hold educational forums on what Columbus actually did to indigenous peoples and what his legacy caused as well, connecting it to today. They were very successful and well attended events; it might be okay to hold ...
10/11/2009 - 12:26pmA Conversation With Jon Jarvis, the New Director of the National Park ServiceDid you ask him about buffalo in Yellowstone? I was disturbed by his apparent response to the issue in another recent interview. Here is what [url=http://www.grist.org/article/2009-10-09-new-national-parks-chief-jon-jarvis/]the article[/url] by Jonathan Hickes in [i]Grist[/i] says: [i]Fair enough. There’s also the issue of shifting habitats—animals and plant species moving in and out of ...
10/06/2009 - 11:01pmBikes in the Parks: A Look At What's Up at Grand Teton and Big Bend National ParksThanks for the report on Grand Teton use; it's good to see that serious bikers have the option to continue using the road whereas families and others just out enjoying it can use the pathway. That's a nice mix and allows for greater safety for everyone. I always felt safe ...
10/06/2009 - 9:28amBikes in the Parks: A Look At What's Up at Grand Teton and Big Bend National ParksI'm a little confused by the Grand Teton regulations. Can bikes still use the roads also; or do they have to use the pathways where they are available? I think there are a number of cyclists who would resist using the pathways, where pedestrians can often take up all the ...
10/06/2009 - 9:06amAnnual Elk Hunt Scheduled to Begin in Grand Teton National Park Oct 10In any event Elk Lover, I've always been curious why these so called pro elk groups almost never have anything to say about incursions by the livestock industry on elk. Most people know about what the industry has done to keep buffalo out of the wild, but most don't know ...
10/05/2009 - 7:34pmAnnual Elk Hunt Scheduled to Begin in Grand Teton National Park Oct 10Elk Lover, We look forward to your support on Wyoming (and increasingly Montana's) needless testing of elk for brucellosis, especially the capture and release program in Wyoming. Or, is the only danger you perceive to elk wolf predation? Are you more an elk lover or a wolf hater? If the ...
10/04/2009 - 7:11pmReader Participation Day: So, What Do You Think of the Ken Burns Film So Far?On Montana PBS, I just saw a short 30-minute documentary entitled "Before there were parks: Native views on Yellowstone and Glacier." If too brief, it was well made and offers what I think is an interesting counter-balance to the Burns story. I think it offers a different, even contrasting view ...
10/01/2009 - 6:44pmReader Participation Day: So, What Do You Think of the Ken Burns Film So Far?MikeD, the essay I wrote that I linked to also has the criticism of the overall point of view of the work, focused somewhat on criticizing what I take to be Burns' view that history is made by dynamic, even if complicated characters, and that the national parks in part ...
09/30/2009 - 10:34pmWintry Weather Knocking Down Arnica Fire in Yellowstone National ParkThere has been a fire in the Tetons going at the same time. As a counter-point to Colorado Cowboy, one blogger wrote this [url=http://www.lurvely.com/index.php?id=3966908777&rss=1]"Yellowstone pyrotechnics benefiting Mount Moran."[/url] Jim Macdonald [url=http://www.yellowstone-online.com]The Magic of Yellowstone[/url] [url=http://www.yellowstone-online.com/newspaper.html]Yellowstone Newspaper[/url] [url=http://www.yellowstone-online.com/eclecticworld.html]Jim's Eclectic World[/url]
09/30/2009 - 1:00pmReader Participation Day: So, What Do You Think of the Ken Burns Film So Far?I wrote an essay on what I thought - see A critique of national parks as "America's best idea" at http://www.yellowstone-online.com/2009/09/critique-of-national-parks-as-americas.html The opening paragraphs: Anyone who has been watching the epic Ken Burns six-part documentary on PBS entitled The National Parks: America's Best Idea cannot help but be swept up ...
09/29/2009 - 10:27pmArnica Fire Continues to Burn in Yellowstone National Park As Weather Begins to TurnAs we say over and over again, fire is a natural and beautiful part of the process in Yellowstone. The only thing to hate is the 270-mile detour, and that's not going to last for long, as winter is coming, anyhow. Jim Macdonald [url=http://www.yellowstone-online.com]The Magic of Yellowstone[/url] [url=http://www.yellowstone-online.com/newspaper.html]Yellowstone Newspaper[/url] [url=http://www.yellowstone-online.com/eclecticworld.html]Jim's ...
09/28/2009 - 10:17pmPlenty of Options For Visiting Yellowstone National Park This WinterThe North Entrance road to the Northeast Entrance road is open to cars; also a fair number of cross country ski trails from there, and that doesn't require camping. I agree with you, though, in terms of your argument that winter access in Yellowstone is not at all egalitarian, and ...
09/28/2009 - 11:42amArnica Fire in Yellowstone National Park Blows Up to More than 8,000 AcresWell, that is quite close, yes ... all the best information is found out by calling the 24-hour road information line at 307-344-2117, or the fire information line at 307-344-2580. The most updated Web site on this (and all wildland fires) is Inciweb; the page for this fire is http://www.inciweb.org/incident/1901/. ...
09/28/2009 - 9:54amArnica Fire in Yellowstone National Park Blows Up to More than 8,000 AcresThe bad luck here is the road construction closing the road between Madison and Norris; this is a nightmare for travelers. The only saving grace was that this happened at the end of September and not the middle of August. We have had an unseasonably warm September, and so a ...
09/21/2009 - 11:08pmYellowstone Grizzlies Are Back on the Threatened Species ListThis is the same judge who has suggested in a recent ruling that he's likely to rule in favor or re-listing the wolf in Montana and Idaho, though he did refuse to stop the wolf hunt that is now ongoing in those states. Jim Macdonald [url=http://www.yellowstone-online.com]The Magic of Yellowstone[/url] [url=http://www.yellowstone-online.com/newspaper.html]Yellowstone ...
09/14/2009 - 10:44pmWoman Drowns In Yellowstone National Park's BackcountryDrowning confirmed by autopsy; not clear whether the illness had anything to do with the drowning. http://www.jhnewsandguide.com/article.php?art_id=5060 Jim Macdonald [url=http://www.yellowstone-online.com]The Magic of Yellowstone[/url] [url=http://www.yellowstone-online.com/newspaper.html]Yellowstone Newspaper[/url] [url=http://www.yellowstone-online.com/eclecticworld.html]Jim's Eclectic World[/url]
09/12/2009 - 10:21amWoman Drowns In Yellowstone National Park's BackcountryVery tragic ... also a tad suspicious; not particularly a time of year you are most likely to drown in the Bechler River ... but as the release says, the incident is still under investigation. And whatever the case, a terrible thing to have happen. Jim Macdonald [url=http://www.yellowstone-online.com]The Magic of ...
09/12/2009 - 10:18amYellowstone National Park's Bison Population Estimated At 3,300 IndividualsNumbers are but one way to measure the health of herd that has been stressed both sociologically but genetically as well. I still wish they'd make their methodology transparent. Last year, after a record kill in the Northern Range, they reported more bison on the Northern Range than in the ...
09/10/2009 - 9:15amMystery Photo Revealed: Listening Chairs at Grant Village Visitor Center in Yellowstone National ParkDo they even exist anymore? I don't ever remember seeing them; however, in five years at Grant, I probably visited the museum about five times. Jim Macdonald [url=http://www.yellowstone-online.com]The Magic of Yellowstone[/url] [url=http://www.yellowstone-online.com/newspaper.html]Yellowstone Newspaper[/url] [url=http://www.yellowstone-online.com/eclecticworld.html]Jim's Eclectic World[/url]
09/06/2009 - 10:06amNational Parks Lost A Strong Advocate With the Passing of Art AllenMy condolences go out ... thanks for letting us know. I know he was a contributor to this site; you can read all his contributions here - http://www.nationalparkstraveler.com/users/art-allen . Jim Macdonald [url=http://www.yellowstone-online.com]The Magic of Yellowstone[/url] [url=http://www.yellowstone-online.com/newspaper.html]Yellowstone Newspaper[/url] [url=http://www.yellowstone-online.com/eclecticworld.html]Jim's Eclectic World[/url]
09/01/2009 - 10:13amToo Many Deer in the Nation's Capital? Rock Creek Park Holds a Public Meeting on Wednesday1. During my many years in DC, it was not uncommon to see deer on the road, either within Rock Creek Park, on Military Rd., or as far as 16th Street outside the park. It's still not something that most drivers worried too much about, however. You were more worried ...
08/24/2009 - 8:39amDo People Who Get Lost Really Walk in Circles? New Research Offers an AnswerOnce got lost in DC in the dark on the way home from a meeting; because of construction, decided to take an unusual way home that had me catching a bus in an area I didn't usually catch one. It was an area I was actually very familiar with, however. ...
08/19/2009 - 9:53pmDid You Hear the One About President Obama's Trip To Yellowstone National Park?FYI, his trip was not announced way ahead of time ... (it just seems like it in today's ever shorter news cycle) DC does not shut down for presidential motorcades or visits (though there can be some really bizarre perimeters for the right sort of hairtrigger event -- you can ...
08/17/2009 - 10:11amDid You Hear the One About President Obama's Trip To Yellowstone National Park?Even more angry posts from people blogging posted today ... apparently, the entire trip cost over $400,000 ... which ticked off one blogger. I wonder how far Obama could have gone to appease it by at leastt acknowledging the problems he caused and perhaps thinking of ways in the future ...
08/16/2009 - 10:55amDid You Hear the One About President Obama's Trip To Yellowstone National Park?Obama spent less than three hours in Yellowstone. He and his family spent it at the Black Sand Geyser Basin, watching an eruption of Old Faithful (Obama said it was "cool"), eating at the Snow Lodge, and getting ice cream at one of the general stores. He was accompanied by ...
08/13/2009 - 9:35amReader Participation Day, Fine Arts Division: Thomas Moran, Albert Bierstadt, or Maynard Dixon?Moran - Bierstadt is a little too much of a romantic painter; Moran paints the experience I remember even if it's not true to a photograph ... I don't really know Dixon. Jim Macdonald [url=http://www.yellowstone-online.com]The Magic of Yellowstone[/url] [url=http://www.yellowstone-online.com/newspaper.html]Yellowstone Newspaper[/url] [url=http://www.yellowstone-online.com/eclecticworld.html]Jim's Eclectic World[/url]
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