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Aug 10th - 20:21pm | Anonymous

Kurt,

Aug 10th - 19:36pm | Wind Change

Kurt, I don't know who was or was not paid in the Cape Hatteras situation. Maybe those listed organizations will comment, in the interest of transparency. They don't say much unless it's PR Specialist stuff. Myself, I'm pretty tired of that, from anyone. Must have to do with PC/agenda replacing truth. They aren't alone in that regard but thankfully it's "unsustainable" at great cost.

Aug 10th - 17:26pm | Kurt Repanshek

Wind Change, Sorry, but the devil's advocate has to ask: Is there proof anywhere that 1) Defenders and Audubon billed the govt under EAJA and 2) they were paid and 3) ditto for OBPA? If it's good for the goose...

Aug 10th - 17:03pm | Wind Change

If these are truly admirable organizations why don't they do this as a service to the resource and quit banging the tax payers! Yes, the endangered tax payers. I feel a wind change. Maybe, something much stronger. Think the taxpayers appreciate the selling of Treasuries increasing our debt (Downgrade to AA+) to pay scammers/career litigators? Let me guess, Libs/Progressives?

Aug 10th - 16:28pm | Ron Saunders

Kurt ( Does anyone know ...) I do not know. I recall conversation that litigation was entered on two occassions by organizations other than SELC,etc. concerning issues at Cape hatteras. Do not know who or for what but, seems that one ruled in favor and one not. Don't know anymore.

Aug 10th - 16:02pm | Anonymous

I suppose that depends on your idea of merit. I'm no Lawyer, just a dumb fireman who loves to fish the beach at Cape Hatteras. But I have enough common sense to know that what the park service and environmental groups are doing is simply wrong.

New Webcam Debuts At Mount Rainier National Park

Aug 13th - 18:37pm | OffDWall

Maybe it's not all about you. Maybe it's for people like me, a guy that lived in the shadow of the mountain for 30 years but now, thanks to an illegal crashing in to my bike without any insurance, I will never be able to snowshoe at Paradise, or walk the woods around Cat Creek and Ashford again. Anyone that can look at that view and think it's cheap wouldn't have a clue anyway.

Billy Malone And the National Park Service Investigaton At Hubbell Trading Post

Aug 13th - 18:02pm | Owen Hoffman

Thanks to National Parks Traveler, this forum provides a mechanism for different perspectives to be voiced and discussed. I understand the need for some readers to voice their opinions and concerns anonymously. If there were not for the fear of administrative retaliation or social isolation by ones peers, it would be easy for those commenting to identify themselves. Nevertheless, when there'

Aug 11th - 10:34am | Sue Pridemore

As a 40 year employee of the NPS and one who has always chosen to challenge status quo and tradition (even when, inside, I actually agreed), I thought I would weigh in for a moment. As in any agency, company, community and nonprofit, there are always larger shades of grey than there are black and white. There are "insiders" and "outsiders." People in power surround themselves with clones of

Statewide North Carolina Trail Nearly Completed on the Blue Ridge Parkway, the Video

Aug 13th - 08:26am | Danny Bernstein

The trail goes from Clingmans Dome in the Smokies to Jockeys Ridge State Park in the Outer Banks, a 1,000 miles through North Carolina. Danny Bernstein www.hikertohiker.com

Aug 13th - 08:25am | Danny Bernstein

What a great accomplishment! Congratulations to all. The little piece still to be finished will be challenging as it will somehow go around Waterrock Knob - yes, with lots of rocks. But Friends of the MST, the Carolina Mountain Club and plenty of volunteers will do it. Danny Bernstein

Aug 12th - 19:18pm | Kate Dixon

Check out the Mountains-to-Sea Trail website at www.ncmst.org for more information and maps about the trail.

Aug 12th - 11:19am | Anonymously-yours

It sure would have been fun to see a map of where this trail starts and finishes. I live in the flatlands of Wilmington NC and this sounds like a great way to spend a vacation where there's some vertical diversity!

Aug 12th - 09:14am | atwillw

Many thanks to Randy Johnson and all the MST volunteers. I walked a section of the trail near Graveyard Fields back in July and really appreciated the trail route and the thoughtful attention to design.

At Cape Hatteras National Seashore, Birds, Turtles, And Humans Have Created An Air of Controversy

Aug 13th - 07:28am | SS1

“SS1  I believe the problem between you and I is that you dwell on the fact that everything I say is simply to bolster the orv side of the equation. And sometimes that is the case.” Yes that is a problem. I question your comments when they pertain to ORV issues at Cape Hatteras basically for the same reason you state,

Aug 11th - 14:45pm | Ron Saunders

SS1

Aug 11th - 13:47pm | samsdad1

"Maybe I’m mistaken but I took your previous posts to imply that you thought the turtle picture should not have been included in Kurt’s article."

Aug 11th - 11:16am | SS1

Ron,

By the Numbers: Affiliated Areas

Aug 12th - 18:53pm | Bob Janiskee

I don't know when the term Affiliated Areas was first used, or by what authority. Perhaps a more knowledgable reader can help? This is what the NPS has to say by way of defining Affiliated Areas: Affliated Areas: In an Act of August 18, 1970, the National Park System was defined in law as, "any area of land

Aug 12th - 18:16pm | Anonymous

What year did the NPS begin its affiliated areas program?

Issue Of Hunting Brown Bears At Katmai National Preserve Arises Again

Aug 12th - 12:53pm | Betty H

I just sent my comments regarding what I consider as cruel as shooting animals in a cage !

Coast Guard Called In To Help Rescue More Than 50 From Sinking Ship At Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore

Aug 12th - 12:12pm | Anonymous

What is even bigger news is that Sleeping Bear Dunes made it to the Top 10 in Good Morning America's Most Beautiful Places in America! Now everyone can vote to make it #1. Go to: http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/best_places_USA/

Aug 12th - 08:49am | Jon Merryman

Wow. We are there today. Will be sure to watch the boat from the relative safety of the dunes!

Aug 12th - 08:02am | Kirby Adams

This is deeply confusing that the boat at Sleeping Bear is named "Pictured Rocks". I couldn't figure out how the sunset was where it was if that was the south shore Superior. I'm OK now.

By the Numbers: Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park

Aug 12th - 12:11pm | Bob Janiskee

I was in Skagway on July 17, Rick. Interesting place. Wish I could have spent more time there.

Aug 12th - 10:51am | Rick B.

What a nice surprise! When were you here, Bob?

Yosemite National Park Officials Proposing To Remove Structures From Rockfall Zone

Aug 12th - 12:09pm | Steve Nelson

I'm glad I got to stay in one of these cabins before removal. It's too bad, but if someone was killed in Curry while they were asleep, what would we say then?

Reader Participation Day: What If You Could Wave a Magic Wand?

Aug 12th - 07:46am | tahoma

When the seemingly inevitable draconian cuts to the NPS budget arrive, my magic wand wave would reverse the historic pattern and have them start at the top of the bureaucratic food chain, where the corruption and incompetence are most concentrated. If I got a second wave, I'd move the Park Service out of the Sodom & Gomorrah that is the Interior Department.

Aug 11th - 11:04am | rdm24

I'd love that too!

Aug 11th - 10:16am | Brad

Suddenly make all tourons understand and respect both wildlife viewing regulations and litter laws. The 2 things that drive me the craziest are trash in pristine places and people approaching or feeding wild animals.

Aug 10th - 23:17pm | Will

Make whitewater kayaking legal in all National Parks, mostly Yellowstone NP.

Aug 10th - 21:55pm | Choices

Actually, I'm not sure if there is a correlation between pay and performance particularly at the upper levels. The power and elitism that comes (for many) as such a great temptation to those that aren't grounded enough to recognize when they are running amuck is pretty evident in the IMR's recent past.

Aug 10th - 20:42pm | Rick Smith

Anon--

Aug 10th - 16:56pm | Anonymous

Well if this is an all powerful wand then I would simply wish to restore all natural areas in all parks to their pre-European settlement state. No more invasive species issues and extinct species would be seen again.

Aug 10th - 16:50pm | Anonymous

I agree with the magically restoring Hetch Hetchy comment. I would also make every American visiting the parks fit enough to hike farther than from the parking lot to the overlook. (On a recent visit to Bryce Canyon, it seemed as though the only people hiking below the rim were Germans and French).

Aug 10th - 16:23pm | Dreamer

1) Clean up the leadership and management mess; which is the NPS 2) Teach NPS values, mission and service – restart the Ranger Skills training program – if you teach your largest and most visible job series agency values, they will act accordingly and the agency will get back on track

Aug 10th - 15:57pm | Choices

I agree with the increase of Ranger salaries by tapping the SES pay and benefits which are on par with the Congress benefit package (look what that's got us). The Rangers are the real face of NPS. Let the SES pay homage as something that would help mitigate the character mistakes that have besmirched the image of those that deal one on one with the citizens.

Aug 10th - 15:30pm | justinh

Reintroduction of extirpated species, more designated wilderness, a Maine Woods National Park . . . --and higher ranger salaries.

Jennifer Pharr Davis Hoping To Thru-Hike Appalachian Trail In Record Time

Aug 11th - 05:35am | Maggie Bishop

Jennifer is in the "super athlete" category and must be mentally disciplined as well as phycially fit. I managed a five-day backpacking trek in the Smokies and will forever cherish the memories. Congratulations to a fellow North Carolinian!

Proposed Backcountry Fee At Great Smoky Mountains National Park Would Be A First For Appalachian Trail Thru-Hikers

Aug 11th - 05:06am | gobal, journal...

the payment is abslutlety fair enough for the trail.

National Park Mystery Spot 27: On a Hill It Stands

Aug 11th - 00:12am | RoadRanger

Bob, this is an easy one; maybe set a record for correct answers. Could kick myself for not checking Traveler early in the AM, being the night owl I have become in retirement!

Birding in the National Parks: Down The Park Road Towards Flamingo in Everglades National Park

Aug 10th - 21:16pm | Kirby Adams

Ranger Bill, where were you when I needed a guide to the secret spots down there? No one mentioned a mass grave to me!

Aug 10th - 19:05pm | Ranger Bill

Flamingo is as close to Paradise as you are going to get.

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