Bernardo
Dean, I am a National Park freak I love to visit them. I have also run 33 marathons, hope to hit 50 in the next year or so. Also, I dont hldray drive anymore, I ferry and bus to work. I totally believe in preserving the environment for my children and yours. I read a disturbing article in the Economist a couple of weeks ago. It turns out that visits to the Parks are declining at a rapid rate (for the first time in 20 years). Its not because of high priced gas, its been happening for 15 years. The reason for the decline is mostly because of Eco warriors who have limited park access, blocked improvements, kept trails and roads from being developed etc. Heres the problem, the Parks have done more for preserving our natural habitat than any other government action. They were set aside, however, for people (general public) to travel to them, not for a few Eco activists . Now it looks like the parks will eventually lose much of their support and maybe even eventually go away because we are making it harder and harder to visit. We need to find a happy medium where families are encouraged to visit, accessible trails are established and lodges etc are updated and made available. Today, if you want to stay in a Park lodge you have to book 2 years in advance because no new facilities and no upgrades to existing facilities have been done for so long.
Bernardo Dean, I am a National Park freak I love to visit them. I have also run 33 marathons, hope to hit 50 in the next year or so. Also, I dont hldray drive anymore, I ferry and bus to work. I totally believe in preserving the environment for my children and yours. I read a disturbing article in the Economist a couple of weeks ago. It turns out that visits to the Parks are declining at a rapid rate (for the first time in 20 years). Its not because of high priced gas, its been happening for 15 years. The reason for the decline is mostly because of Eco warriors who have limited park access, blocked improvements, kept trails and roads from being developed etc. Heres the problem, the Parks have done more for preserving our natural habitat than any other government action. They were set aside, however, for people (general public) to travel to them, not for a few Eco activists . Now it looks like the parks will eventually lose much of their support and maybe even eventually go away because we are making it harder and harder to visit. We need to find a happy medium where families are encouraged to visit, accessible trails are established and lodges etc are updated and made available. Today, if you want to stay in a Park lodge you have to book 2 years in advance because no new facilities and no upgrades to existing facilities have been done for so long.