(07-21-2015, 03:22 AM)Rboe_imp Wrote: The National Park service is in charge of protecting the park resource for everybody and future generations. If they let just anybody and everybody go were they please in time at all it would be ruined. There are simply way too many people to do otherwise.

If you were a park ranger and had to deal with cowboys everyday that wanted to go about doing whatever they please you would quickly develop a zero tolerance policy in no time. It takes a special individual to deal with the public day in and day out; too many feel entitled. You gain an understanding of how the Indians felt when folks pushed west; thinking they had a right to do so.

The parks are also under funded to a criminal degree; I would not be too surprised to see some closed until monies can be found to do repairs and maintenance.

Keep an eye on the larger picture vs. your own individual wants.

(07-21-2015, 02:12 AM)ChipBeck_imp Wrote:

(07-20-2015, 10:09 PM)redbirds_imp Wrote: Seems a simple warning and a ride back to his bike would have been the better option for these "Barney Fifes". They must be bored, with nothing better to do than cruise around in their high performance boat in one of the world's premier natural wonders.

Red,

Complete agreement here. The National Park Service in the US is out of control. They pride themselves on making life as miserable as possible for taxpayers who actually own and pay for these parks. During the government shutdown they went so far as to barricade parking spaces near Mount Rushmore so people were not able to pull over to the side of the road and look at it. They barricaded the national mall so people could not look at that. They barricaded entrances into the Grand Canyon and didn't allow hikers in. And when they found out people were stopping on the closest highway and walking over to take a look down into the canyon they barricaded that as well. For God sakes you certainly don't want people looking at something during a government shutdown. Hotel accommodations in Yellowstone park were closed and the people staying there were forced to clear out. As the buses carrying them were leaving the park the tourists were told that they could not take photographs on the way out of the park or the Rangers on board would ticket any tourist attempting to photograph the park during the shutdown. Their instructions were to make life as miserable as possible until all funding was restored. During last years Ford GT rally in Las Vegas we drove through the valley of fire and a park ranger ticketed one of our members for taking photographs without a permit. It's insane.

When I'm up in Montana they always have the best four-wheel-drive trails barricaded. I'm so fed up with it that I just ignore their barricades and drive around them. For the most part I just go where I want to go like I did when I was younger and if they catch me I'll pay their stupid ticket. All the best.

Chip