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  • 12/14/2007 7:30 am - Secret Service View Teddy Mather As Protestor, Not Presidential Material : My apologies Lone Hiker, I misread, the intern got in. Still, being "off put" by a comment doesn't make it law suit worthy. The bear got bluff charged. He'll get over it.
  • 12/13/2007 9:20 am - Secret Service View Teddy Mather As Protestor, Not Presidential Material : Teddy Mather should be grateful to the Secret Service. Now he's actually interesting. At least for 15 minutes. This is a funny story. I love it. But some of you are taking this WAY too seriously. Lone Hiker, what the agent said to the bear isn't intimidation. It's honesty. Besides, ...
  • 12/11/2007 8:39 am - Birds Songs From Around The World : Oooooh! I SO want this book for Christmas! Thanks for telling us about it. Here's a link on the Au Train Bird Song Trail http://www.fs.fed.us/r9/forests/hiawatha/recreation/hiking/au_train_song_bird_trail/
  • 12/07/2007 5:14 pm - Big Cypress National Preserve: Is More ORV Access In Bear Island Unit Wise? : Frank, I think the editors have picked a particularly provocative photograph in this instance, as they, understandibly, have a tendency to do. (just as we writers are guilty of making the same choices with words) I agree with you. This impairment thing is a conundrum. And God love you for ...
  • 12/07/2007 8:21 am - Big Cypress National Preserve: Is More ORV Access In Bear Island Unit Wise? : I reviewed the map of the Bear Island ORV Unit. It appears to be (approx) a 5 mile by 6 mile area just north of and alongside Interstate 75. Street legal 4x4s are also allowed on these "trails" which tells me these trails may be more like roads. According to ...
  • 12/07/2007 7:39 am - Park History: Everglades National Park : Frank, I'm with you on this "alter" vs "destroy" point. And I'm sure you are right that this ecosystem has seen many dramatic fluctuations in water levels in the last 4,000 to 2 million years. Correct me, but aren't mangroves opportunists that have adapted to endure in just this scenario? ...
  • 12/04/2007 4:40 pm - Grand Teton Puts Down Another Bear : Wow, Melissa's comments make my heart ache. I wish I could, like the others, tell you to "stick with it" but instead I'll give you my advice; "pace yourself" while trying to change things from the inside or move on. I do think she gives a good example of where ...
  • 11/29/2007 9:46 am - Mammoth Cave National Park Adding Hiking, Biking Trail : This sounds wonderful. A great example of mountain biking as an appropriate activity in a National Park. Good job Mammoth Cave. And I love the photo Kurt. ;)
  • 11/11/2007 7:19 pm - Glen Canyon NRA Officials Thinking Of Digging For Water : Whoa there Lone Hiker, I sure didn't mean to send you into Diabetic Ketoacidosis! But I sure love to get a man's blood boiling. Read carefully, I said science has a "history" of being "flawed." My point being that it doesn't provide all the answers and many of its conclusions ...
  • 11/09/2007 8:58 am - Ghost at Blevins Farmstead; Excerpt From 'Haunted Hikes' : jr ranger, my people are from that area. And I agree with you, Big South Fork is a gorgeous sleeper of a park that deserves much more than 15 minutes of fame. But then that leaves more room for us while visiting, doesn't it? I spoke with Howard during my ...