Keeps attention away from the National Park Service (and Bureau Of Land Management) not being constitutional.
I have been watching National Parks Series on TV...Breathtaking beauty .
It inspired me to look up and post pictures from some of the parks on the FReepathon thread.
They are National Treasures
Of course! By all means available, keep LAND out of the hands of The American People!
I have TOTALLY mixed feelings on this stuff. Yes, I want BEAUTY preserved, but...see comment above.
I got the $10 senior pass after reading an article written by someone who hates $10 senior passes. So in essence, every day is a free day for me.
After years and years of the same ole same ole Florida vacations, We traveled cross country in our SUV out west to see the grand canyon earlier this year. We had a blast. Took in the petrified Forrest and meteor crater on the way. In flagstaff I fulfilled a dream of mine by visiting the Lowell observatory. I had brought my own scope with us so had the added bonus of observing with my own instrument. The canyon is spectacular. Headed south and visited tombstone then back east to white sands NM. Last but not least was Carlsbad Caverns. The elevator was down and the trip back up nearly killed us all. Kinda forgot about that little elevation thing. As we headed back east to Georgia we all agreed we had the best spring break ever. This is a beautiful land that we have.
[Snip] Harry Yount is credited with being the father of the ranger service, as well as the first national park ranger. Yount was wounded in the leg in a skirmish just before the Battle of Pea Ridge began on March 6, 1862, and taken prisoner by the Confederates. As a captive, he was marched more than 90 miles (140 km) to Fort Smith in his bare feet on cold, wet roads, and was held there as a POW for 28 days before his release in a prisoner exchange. Yount believed that “it was a pity to kill off the buffaloes, which were here in immense numbers, but it was the only way to get rid of the Indians, as the buffalo were their main source of subsistence.” I need to go to the Judge Parker Court House today and ask about the Trail of Tears and Mr. Yount.
For those of us that have reached age 62, a lifetime park pass can be had for just ten dollars. Admission to the parks with this pass, along with your passengers, is free, for life.