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  • 8/28/2008 10:30 am - Flooding Nurtures Life in Congaree National Park : If it's national park wilderness you're looking for, Congaree has a special, exceedingly rare brand of it. It's one of those places where you feel as though you're immersed deep in a jungle, tucked away beneath the towering loblolly and baldcypress canopy, ensconsed in a world absolutely alive with birdsong ...
  • 8/26/2008 2:55 pm - The Economist Warns that America’s National Park System is in Deep, Deep Trouble : Thank God national parks often have a reputation for being wilderness-challenged tourist traps full of the screaming, littering masses. That's why Colorado's Front Range residents often seem to avoid Rocky Mountain National Park, poo-hooing it as inferior to the Front Range's other wilderness areas and instead flock to the nearby ...
  • 8/26/2008 10:18 am - The Economist Warns that America’s National Park System is in Deep, Deep Trouble : Well said, Lone Hiker. I was born in 1977, and my Boy Scout upbringing has definitely rubbed off on my adult life (and those of my friends). I'd much rather go 'splore the wilderness than sit before a video game. Those "gamers" are totally foreign to me, much moreso than ...
  • 8/26/2008 9:11 am - The Economist Warns that America’s National Park System is in Deep, Deep Trouble : Anonymous wrote: [quote]i realize the nps has a different mission statement than promoting recreation, but why should people pay taxes to support something they don't use? people won't protect, defend or pay for something they don't love or understand, if people stop using the parks at current numbers, i'd hate ...
  • 8/22/2008 10:45 am - A Century of National Parks in Utah To be Celebrated Labor Day Weekend : There are currently no proposals that I'm aware of to allow energy development within any of Utah's national parks, the possible exception being Glen Canyon NRA, where a proposal for exploratory wells was struck down a year or so ago. I'm not sure of its current status, however. That said, ...
  • 8/21/2008 3:04 pm - Pruning the Parks: Six National Parks Acquired via Transfer in 1933 Were Subsequently Abolished : After taking many South Carolina history classes in middle and high school while I was growing up in Charleston, the significance of Castle Pinckney was certainly under the radar and was hardly mentioned. It's a shame Congress turned it back to local government when it could have been protected as ...
  • 8/21/2008 2:53 pm - A Century of National Parks in Utah To be Celebrated Labor Day Weekend : I consider Natural Bridges to be one of the greatest units of the national park system on the Colorado Plateau. In celebration of this anniversary, I hope the federal government will begin to respect the national treasures we have in Utah and not abuse or destroy them with oil, natural ...
  • 8/13/2008 9:54 am - Where Are the Best Sunrises in the National Park System? : For me, it's a toss-up between Bryce Canyon and Mesa Arch at Canyonlands. Sunrise at Toroweap at Grand Canyon runs a close third.
  • 8/12/2008 2:27 pm - Sierra Club Caught Standing Atop Mesa Arch in Canyonlands National Park : I agree we should keep as many signs as possible out of wilderness areas, but in national parks, especially at the head of the very short trail to Mesa Arch, signs in appropriate places are absolutely warranted. Ya gotta inform the masses in high-traffic areas somehow.
  • 8/12/2008 6:30 am - Sierra Club Caught Standing Atop Mesa Arch in Canyonlands National Park : Mesa Arch is almost certainly the most accessible arch to walk across anywhere on the Colorado Plateau. It takes no effort at all, with the top of the arch only about 10 feet or so high, and, frankly, it isn't terribly intimidating. There are no conspicuous signs warning people to ...