Road leads to Alaska-sized standoff

The Washington Post ^ | 09-28-03 | Blaine Harden

[pistola]

WRANGELL-ST. ELIAS NATIONAL PARK, Alaska, Sept. 28 — Psalms sat on Papa Pilgrim’s right knee and Lamb perched on his left. Thirteen more of his children - all of them with names from the Bible, several of them packing pistols - crowded around. So did his exhausted-looking wife, Country Rose.

[pistola]

More info from a local perspective here:

http://www.landrights.org/ak/wrst/WSEN.03-09.McCarthyAnnie.htm

[joesnuffy]

Mr. Hersh is a liar

You'd be hard pressed to pick him out of the crowd in that opinion......

[TomServo]

Did ya miss the memo about posting from WP?

[pistola]

I remember now,I just didn't think about. I post rarely and it slipped my mind. Sorry.

[Servant of the 9]

The Park Service is notorious everywhere for hating inholders and doing anything necessary, including setting them up on false drug charges, to sieze their property.

So9

[per loin]

Excellent page by McCarthy Annie. Increasingly the Park Service sees themselves as another SWAT team, ready and willing to attack.

[pistola]

McCarthy Annie's articles are enlightening. I found another good link that has recent updates on the situation:

http://www.landrights.org/ak/wrst/Pilgrims.htm