Written by Dan on 13 September 2008
ShareWent up to the Sunrise area of Mount Rainier today for a short 8 mile mile (west, toward Mystic Lake). Ran into this guy just about 1.5 miles from Sunrise. He was about 10 yards away when he came up and crossed the trail. I was hoping to get a couple good pics, but the [Continued...]
Written by Dan on 10 September 2008
ShareThe agency that manages our national parks as well as vast tracts of BLM lands, seems to have been mismanaged for years — roughly the last 7+ years! Long ranging investigations have revealed corruption and criminal behavior throughout the agency, from the front lines to the highest levels of management. Oil and extraction companies seem [Continued...]
Written by Dan on 08 September 2008
Written by Dan on 03 September 2008
ShareFrom the Times: ” The teen and his 17-year-old brother, who live in Concrete, were hunting by themselves on Sauk Mountain when they saw a “black outline” on the trail about 100 yards ahead of them, according to court documents. The younger boy said, “It’s a bear, it’s a bear,” and, “I’ve got my cross [Continued...]
Written by Dan on 20 August 2008
ShareJust when I thought the Bush Administration couldn’t do anything else to our wild places, and wildlife, this story breaks. Bush and Co.plans to gut the Endangered Species Act, removing Scientific Rule from listing decisions. In other words, rather than using scientific facts to make wildlife decisions, the administration wants to use political policy to [Continued...]