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Bruce Gaugler

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Not much to tell about myself in this venue, other than I am getting ready to start enjoying our National Parks in my coming retirement!

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11/12/2009 6:38 pm - Brown Pelican Removed from Endangered Species List : Bravo. It's a beautiful bird, in the eye of this humble beholder. An interesting side note published in Newsday: [quote]"[The brown pelican's] struggle for survival, initially due to hunting for feathers to decorate hats, led to the birth of the National Wildlife Refuge System more than 100 years ago. That's ...
11/07/2009 3:20 pm - True Tales From the National Parks: Get Me Off Devils Tower! : I wonder what was the 1941 equivalent of today's "D'oh!"?
11/07/2009 3:01 pm - Backup Maintenance Could Take the Traveler Down Tonight : Would anyone care to hear again how much I will miss National Parks Traveler and how I will have nothing else to do but get myself in trouble?
10/30/2009 8:04 pm - Server Maintenance Could Briefly Knock The Traveler Off-Line Saturday Morning : Gosh. What am I going to do for those two hours? I'm too old for Saturday morning cartoons. Talking to my wife might make her nervous about my strange behavior. Sleep late? Not a good idea - that's a good way to get my wife talking to [i]me[/i]. I could ...
10/16/2009 11:23 am - U.S. Senator Mike Enzi Slams National Park's Winter-use Plan for Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks : The key phrase in the Senator's quote is "Yellowstone area businesses deserve more..." That's all he and his fellow congressional delegates care about. Certainly not about the care of the park itself, only its usefulness to business. It's laughable, though, when he says "More people should be allowed in the ...
10/07/2009 7:07 pm - Oh Boy! The Prospect Hotel! What Room Will I Be Staying In? : Ha, very good. :)
10/05/2009 8:34 pm - Where Can You Go to Get Your Post-Ken Burns National Parks Fix? : Yes, National Parks Traveler is really not bad, not bad at all. ;-)
10/02/2009 6:08 pm - Bridge Over Needed Waters: Contract Awarded for Tamiami Trail Bridge at Everglades National Park : Listen, you may be able to hear it. The Everglades: "Ahhhhhhhhhh."
9/26/2009 10:25 am - Another Cellphone Tower OKed for Kings Canyon National Park : I would say that much depends upon balancing the need for "improved communications for National Park Service operations, and . . . improved visitor and resident safety" with the regrettable resulting damage to the beauty of our National Parks. I don't pretend to be able to make any further comment ...
9/19/2009 9:53 am - Joshua Tree National Park Nabs Man Accused of Scattering Thousands of Golf Balls in the Park : A nod to Mark for his lol-inducing remark. ;-)

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