07-21-2015, 05:44 AM
(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.
I understand what you are saying here and Park Rangers serve a legit purpose. But threatening taxpayers with fines for taking pictures isn't protecting anything. And putting up barricades at roadside pull outs near Mount Rushmore wasted funding as it cost a lot to haul them out there. The Park Service was chastised for issuing a directive "to make life as difficult as possible for citizens" during the shut down. Park Service top management should have all been dismissed after that IMO. But I'm straying too far from bikes so I'll shut up. Cheers.
Chip