Gary Schenk wrote:40 feet? My, my.
Come on up Gary. We'll put you and your "my my" ass on the sharp end and see what ya REALLY got.
Game?
by Mark Doiron » Fri Jul 09, 2010 9:35 pm
James_W wrote:... Mark you used the Canadian/American border at Niagara Falls as a comparison for what? ...
by Mark Doiron » Fri Jul 09, 2010 9:39 pm
Tonka wrote:Here is a list of all the US national parks. I thought I'd been to many NP's but after seeing this list I have a long way to go.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_National_Parks_of_the_United_States
I'd like to plug our midwest parks. If you want to get away in a National Park, jump a boat to Isle Royal.
by Arthur Digbee » Fri Jul 09, 2010 10:22 pm
by builttospill » Fri Jul 09, 2010 11:19 pm
by Aaron Johnson » Fri Jul 09, 2010 11:30 pm
Love live the national park system - it is a jewel.
That's not true at all. As with all National Parks, all you have to do is walk ten minutes away from a parking lot and you will find yourself quite alone in a soundless wilderness. The crowds stick to the roads, visitor centers and major attractions.
...you still have to deal with crowds of people to get to the trailheads.
...20 years ago a girlfriend and I visited Capitol Reef for a few days, and we seemed to have the whole place to ourselves. It was lovely.
And I ain't saying nothing about Capitol Reef. You guys just hush up.
It's better than anything in the rest of the world and although the Parks may be frequented by a demographic you find unapealing, they are still Americans and they have every right to. In order to accomidate this right, asphalt and rest stops are a necessity. Had we not thought up the national park system, then those beautiful places today would be condo tracks and frozen yogurt bars. I'd rather have a few bubbas enjoying nature than condos and yogurt bars...
Lassen Volcanic holds a special place in my heart.
It was HORRIBLE I TELL YOU! Maybe I should FONT UP so you blokes know how upset I was! Why, it was HORRIBLE!
by MoapaPk » Sat Jul 10, 2010 12:04 am
Arthur Digbee wrote:This talk of national parks and crowding amuses me. Anyone want to guess the following national park?
I was there during spring break a few years ago for a three-day backpacking trip on marked, maintained trails. I saw no other human being during that time. It's within a day's drive of my home in the Midwest.
by dskoon » Sat Jul 10, 2010 12:06 am
by JasonH » Sat Jul 10, 2010 12:06 am
Arthur Digbee wrote:This talk of national parks and crowding amuses me. Anyone want to guess the following national park?
I was there during spring break a few years ago for a three-day backpacking trip on marked, maintained trails. I saw no other human being during that time. It's within a day's drive of my home in the Midwest.
by goldenhopper » Sat Jul 10, 2010 12:29 am
Hotoven wrote:
Yellowstone, Teton, and Yosemite are also great, but way over populated. (The GC is always crowed too, but you never see people where I tour it. At the bottom
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by MarkDidier » Sat Jul 10, 2010 12:35 am
Arthur Digbee wrote:This talk of national parks and crowding amuses me. Anyone want to guess the following national park?
I was there during spring break a few years ago for a three-day backpacking trip on marked, maintained trails. I saw no other human being during that time. It's within a day's drive of my home in the Midwest.
by HungarySagehen » Sat Jul 10, 2010 1:38 am
foweyman wrote:As a group of German backpackers told me in Kings Canyon, "This is just as beautiful as the Alps, but doesn't have all the hotels, shopping centers, and gas stations." Just imagine how nice it would have been if someone had the foresight to make a Lake Tahoe National Park.
by lcarreau » Sat Jul 10, 2010 1:40 am
Arthur Digbee wrote:This talk of national parks and crowding amuses me. Anyone want to guess the following national park?
I was there during spring break a few years ago for a three-day backpacking trip on marked, maintained trails. I saw no other human being during that time. It's within a day's drive of my home in the Midwest.
by Arthur Digbee » Sat Jul 10, 2010 2:21 am
MarkDidier wrote:Arthur Digbee wrote:I was there during spring break a few years ago for a three-day backpacking trip on marked, maintained trails. I saw no other human being during that time. It's within a day's drive of my home in the Midwest.
I'm guessing Great Smoky Mountains...and if I'm right that is pretty amazing that you didn't see anyone, even in March/April...considering it is the most visited NP.
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