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  • 11/18/2009 11:16 am - National Park Service Opposes Redesignation Of Pinnacles National Monument as a National Park : I hope this doesn't happen. I just don't see Pinnacles as worthy of "National Park" status. I enjoyed my visit there, but it just doesn't seem to fit the profile.
  • 11/18/2009 11:11 am - Lawsuit Aims to Halt Uranium Mine Near Grand Canyon National Park : There are extensive clear-cut swaths of forest near Olympic NP on private and NF lands. There are many towns right next or really close to the border of national parks with the kind of development that wouldn't be allowed within the parks themselves. Think Tusayan or the area outside the ...
  • 11/18/2009 10:48 am - Reader Participation Day: Where is Your Favorite National Park Campground? : Only stayed one night, but Kalaloch Campground at Olympic NP. The coastal loops (RV only I think) had spectacular views of the ocean, and the interior loops are some of the best forest campground I've ever seen. The sites are very well maintained and well spaced. We saw sunset on ...
  • 11/17/2009 9:43 am - Traveler's Gear Box: How Do You Cook Your Food in a National Park's Backcountry? : I'm curious where the proportions are listed. I've got a couple of Brunton canisters and and some of the older (red/white) Snow Peak canisters. None are listed and I couldn't find anything in their manufacturers specs. I understand that the blends tend to vaporize with a performance somewhere in between ...
  • 11/16/2009 5:40 pm - Traveler's Gear Box: How Do You Cook Your Food in a National Park's Backcountry? : [quote][b]Random Walker:[/b] Does anybody know the Iso-butane / Propane percentages in Jetboils Jetpower canisters? I use a first generation MSR Whisperlite International where ever I go.[/quote] Not sure. They don't list or publish it. All it says is that it's an isobutane/propane mix. If I were to guess, probably somewhere ...
  • 11/12/2009 11:12 am - Programming Note: Lighting of National Christmas Tree Will Be Televised This Year : There is "Our Nation's Christmas Tree" as designated by President Coolidge: http://www.nps.gov/archive/seki/xmastree.htm They place a big 'ol wreath at the base of the tree every Christmas Day. [img]http://www.nps.gov/archive/seki/xmas.jpg[/img]
  • 11/12/2009 12:42 am - Reader Participation Day: What's the Most Important Part of Your National Park Trip? : I remember that non-profit group at Bryce Canyon sponsored by Ford Motor with a prominent logo on their uniforms. I once went on what I thought would be a ranger-led walk, but it was led by one of these non-profit workers with the sponsor logo right on the shirt. This ...
  • 11/10/2009 1:15 pm - Studies Show Bear Spray More Effective Than Guns Against Grizzlies : I would note that a 2.5 oz (maximum legal self-defense) personal protection pepper spray is not the same as a 8-13 oz can of 2% OC bear spray. Theoretically the bear spray is considered a pesticide (California law calls it an "economic poison") and in many states carries legal consequences ...
  • 11/09/2009 5:50 pm - Ensconced on a Desert Isle.... : I few years ago I was all ready to make the trip, although I wasn't planning on overnighting on Fort Jefferson. I had my reservation with Sunny Days all set. The Tropical Storm Ernesto sort of shut down all tourist businesses in Key West for a couple of days, including ...
  • 11/07/2009 12:25 pm - True Tales From the National Parks: Get Me Off Devils Tower! : Maybe it's just too simple an idea, but if they were able to drop food and blankets, why wouldn't they also be able to drop another rope like his original plan?