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Fred Miller

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Hi - I'm a 58 year-old married man with two grown children. Employed by a major airline as an aircraft maintenance technician. Spent 21 years in the USAF, and I'm a VietNam vet. My wife is the world's best homemaker. My son is on active duty in the USAF. My daughter is attending law school in California.

I love the National Parks, and I feel they are a legacy for our grandchildren's grandchildren. I enjoy hiking, camping, and sailing. I'm an animal lover. My wife and I share our home with two dogs. We recently moved to Washington state and are really looking forward to exploring the Parks here.

I am a member of the NRA. So is my Dad, my brother, and my son. My Dad and brother both were in the Air Force, My Dad served in Korea. My son is on active duty with the Air Force, stationed in Georgia.

I like to think that I have an open mind.

Fred's Most Recent Comments (view all)

5/04/2009 11:15 am - Billing For Search and Rescue Missions -- Yes, or No? : If you call 911 and you are taken to the hospital in an ambulance, you WILL receive a bill from the ambulance company.
4/27/2009 11:59 am - Kurt's on the Yampa, and on the SPOT : Way cool! I like this SPOT gizmo. Looks like Kurt had a nice campsite.
4/18/2009 11:44 pm - Black Bear Attacks Child at Great Smoky Mountains National Park : Bear spray is ILLEGAL ?? That's insanity. I can understand people's points that don't want to allow concealed firearms in Parks, but I can NOT understand banning bear spray. Please, let's verify this Kurt :)
4/09/2009 11:38 am - Mount Rainier National Park: Reaching Out to Camping Newbies : This is news to me. My wife reads the local paper from "cover to cover" every day and has never mentioned it. Maybe Brad should advertise the program. He might get a bigger response.
2/23/2009 11:58 pm - Bush Administration's Haste Could Doom New Gun Rules In National Parks : Anonymous said, "The overwhelming majority of respondants, to the tune of 73%, were adamently opposed to the rule change." Actually, the majority of the respondents were in FAVOR of the rule change! I assume you've been following the Brady Bunch's teaching fairly closely. If you'd like to do a little ...
2/22/2009 8:07 pm - Spammers Are Targeting National Parks Traveler : Kurt, once again I thank you for running this blog. I hate to hear that the NPT has been spammed. Regular followers will always know that any "trash talk" did NOT come from this enjoyable and informative website. Hopefully we can keep any future attacks to a bare minimum.
2/22/2009 12:01 pm - What Would Wildlife Say About Concealed Carry in National Parks? : Thanks for trying Kurt :) This worn-out argument could use a little smile now and then.
2/19/2009 5:11 pm - Bush Administration's Haste Could Doom New Gun Rules In National Parks : Well said Sailorcurt. Thank you for posting in such a logical manner without the usual emotionally-charged rhetoric.
2/06/2009 12:33 pm - Olympic National Park Proposing to Erase the Old Boulder Creek Road : Thanks for this good information. The trail restoration sounds like a good thing to me in several ways. First, I suspect that it would be grossly expensive to turn this trail back in to a road. Secondly, it would much better for the environmental conditions of this area to have ...
1/25/2009 1:47 pm - Secretary Salazar on Guns in Parks: He'll "Take A Look At It" : "Anonymous" said: I guess I'm lost. Just WHY do people want to carry guns in a National Park? Why indeed! I carry in the National Park for the same reason I carry when I go to Wal-Mart, McDonald's, Home Depot, or Safeway: I honestly hope that I will not NEED ...

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