The environmentalists share a lot of the blame for keeping our state unroaded. They want to see me living in "untouched wilderness" or some such crap. It hasn't been untouched since the ancestors of the Athabascans got here 15,000 years ago. On the other hand - why the hell couldn't they have just built a small drawbridge across the Narrows? I liked that idea of a toll ferry like they have in Puget Sound, too. One of the reasons why I think these bridges have gotten so much grief is the imperial overreach of Don Young and Ted Stevens.
OK! Then, I will continue to blame environmentalists for keeping out the roads.
Honestly, I fail to grasp how keeping people out completely "protects" anything. I love the outdoors, but the shear size of the expanses there make it nearly impossible to get out to appreciate such a great natural resource, even for a "low impact" hiker like myself.
Redpoll: Vote in Sara Pahlen. She'll get the roads built. I'm with you re: the environmentalist. If they would leave us alone in Alaska, we'd build our roads with all the money going to keeping the state one big national park. People down south just can not comprehend Alaska is three times the size of Texas and a state the size of Massechusetts has 100 times more roads than us. Multiply Texas 3 times and give them three roads.
A small drawbridge across the Narrows, that's a nice concept, but there is nothing small in scope about it especially with Pon Pon Pon Pon about mid-November. AS far as untouched wilderness, have you been to POW lately...Last time I was there half the island was clear cut...now that's what I call capitalism. too bad most of that money went to some CANDADIAN loggers....