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State Parks pricing out the public
SFGate.com ^ | 07/09/13 | SanFransisco Gate Staff

Posted on 07/09/2013 8:31:48 PM PDT by Route395

In its new mission to extract every dollar possible out of park visitors, California State Parks is pricing itself out of reach of many, starting with young families, city kids and young adults. So is the Department of Fish and Wildlife, which charges the highest-priced fishing licenses in America and yet is providing the public with less than ever this summer. Ten years ago, it cost $2 to park and $12 to camp at state parks. Now it’s $10 to park and $35 and up to camp. State Parks wants to add electronic self-pay stations, where you pay by credit card. That would allow them to add new pay sites without adding staff, and also add specialty fees, such as for “premium campsites.”

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To: Route395

Hosti gezen in dayne lebn? They darker than us! Woof! ;-)


41 posted on 07/09/2013 9:31:14 PM PDT by rockrr (Everything is different now...)
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To: beaversmom

Don’t think I told you about Big Bend.
I have never been there yet.


42 posted on 07/09/2013 9:31:46 PM PDT by mylife (Ted Cruz understands the law, and he does not fear the unlawful.)
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To: mylife

Looking up about Arco, ID on Wiki:

Population of 995 at 2010 census.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arco,_Idaho


43 posted on 07/09/2013 9:31:57 PM PDT by beaversmom
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To: beaversmom

All I know is it is Arco Idaho LOL
How did the sail of the Devilboat get there? LOL


44 posted on 07/09/2013 9:32:49 PM PDT by mylife (Ted Cruz understands the law, and he does not fear the unlawful.)
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To: mylife

Oh okay. That must have been another FReeper. Got to talking about National Parks out west a couple of years ago on a thread and a TX FReeper said Big Bend was a great National Park to see.


45 posted on 07/09/2013 9:33:19 PM PDT by beaversmom
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To: beaversmom

Yer right, it is just a rest stop.
I have know idea what the back story is.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Hawkbill_%28SSN-666%29


46 posted on 07/09/2013 9:35:19 PM PDT by mylife (Ted Cruz understands the law, and he does not fear the unlawful.)
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To: beaversmom

Big Bend could be rather dangerous these days.


47 posted on 07/09/2013 9:36:35 PM PDT by mylife (Ted Cruz understands the law, and he does not fear the unlawful.)
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To: mylife
How did the sail of the Devilboat get there? LOL

That is a mystery for sure. Would be neat to find out the story on that. I guess you could always contact the City Hall in Arco and find out.

Here's a pic I took on the trip to MT to or from Little Big Horn on the highway:


48 posted on 07/09/2013 9:39:26 PM PDT by beaversmom
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To: beaversmom

Idaho science center


49 posted on 07/09/2013 9:39:33 PM PDT by mylife (Ted Cruz understands the law, and he does not fear the unlawful.)
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To: beaversmom

Not the sort of thing you expect to see up there LOL


50 posted on 07/09/2013 9:40:49 PM PDT by mylife (Ted Cruz understands the law, and he does not fear the unlawful.)
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Big Bend could be rather dangerous these days.

Oh you mean because of being close to the border? I think when I was looking up about it that might have been asked about on different sites that I went to.

51 posted on 07/09/2013 9:40:50 PM PDT by beaversmom
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To: mylife

No...not at all. Out in the middle of nowhere.


52 posted on 07/09/2013 9:41:24 PM PDT by beaversmom
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To: mylife
Yer right, it is just a rest stop.

Am I good or what? Had that rest stop look to it. :)

53 posted on 07/09/2013 9:42:07 PM PDT by beaversmom
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Yes.
The border is getting lawless these past 10 years.


54 posted on 07/09/2013 9:43:00 PM PDT by mylife (Ted Cruz understands the law, and he does not fear the unlawful.)
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Okay, now I get why you called it the devil boat! The numbers didn’t register when I looked at first pic. Duh!


55 posted on 07/09/2013 9:43:35 PM PDT by beaversmom
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Yes. The border is getting lawless these past 10 years.

That's a shame that we gotta feel unsafe from that in our own country. Mountain lions there, too. Course we have those here in CO.

56 posted on 07/09/2013 9:45:56 PM PDT by beaversmom
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To: mylife

The Charles M. Russell wildlife refuge, on the Missouri river, were I go is free.


57 posted on 07/09/2013 9:50:39 PM PDT by Duckdog (If it wasn't for NASCAR my TV would have gone out the window years ago!)
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To: beaversmom

The only Idaho link that I can think of

http://www.navy.mil/navydata/cno/n87/usw/issue_11/submarine_stealth.html


58 posted on 07/09/2013 9:50:46 PM PDT by mylife (Ted Cruz understands the law, and he does not fear the unlawful.)
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To: Duckdog

That is what I am talkin about!


59 posted on 07/09/2013 9:51:23 PM PDT by mylife (Ted Cruz understands the law, and he does not fear the unlawful.)
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Lake Pend Oreille, Idaho

I wonder if that's near Arco. Will look up. Or someone on the sub was from Arco? I'm gonna have to do some research. :)

60 posted on 07/09/2013 9:53:08 PM PDT by beaversmom
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