NPS still counting 410 skiers

Scotsman, too funny. If Henry David Thoreau were alive I'm sure he volunteer for your Butt-Board.

Non violent civil disobedience is the  only way to protest this.

I think we should write NPS STOP on our butt-cheeks( need 4 people) and hang upside down from the Rainier Express quad with our pants at our ankles a la Vail.

I'm volunteering for NP, anybody want SS and TO and P??
Joedabaker, Vogtski , acarey you guys game?????

The NPS STOP will have to be written upside down so it reads right in the inverted position.

RonJ will you do the writing for us???

Thanks, I think I'll wait and see another idea that the brainstorming committee comes up with.
Good line of thought-
Putting your a$$ out, in hopes of being noticed.

I agree some non-violent demonstration/public disobedience/sit down strike would bring more attention to the many probles with MRNP management but could we muster enough people to make a difference with a sunday sit down  at the Nisqually Entrance on some dry sunday?  In bc ski clothes with gear. With appeals for coverage to the press beforehand.  And plenty of signs documenting grievances. If it was a nice dry day, we could all go skiing afterwards, probably earlier than the typical late opening.

I talked to a Ranger up there a couple years ago, they count the tracks and try to tell people the better lines down- avoid cliffs(?).  She wasn't stopping people, giving guidance and counting tracks.

I understood they were there everyday, at least in the afternoon and get a free ride down at the end of the day.  She was a snowboarder with snow shoes.

We are not complaining about the Ranger as a person. You a right that they do not stop people or even discourage dropping down to 410. You are missing the point in that the reason they are counting is to get data to support their wish to CLOSE access in the Future!

They want it to be illegal to drop down to 410 and have a permanent closure the same as Kempers and their counting is an attempt to show that there is a certain number of "visits" which is denuding the pristine nature
of that part of the park. They regularly document every broken branch they find and every candy wrapper they find in this area.

The Park is not being open-minded about this and working on the principle that we'll record data and then make a decision. They have already made the decision but have been thwarted in their attempt to enforce it. The data collection is biased towards providing the results they want, so they can get what they want.

Silver Basin and then some can definitely be skinned/skied at night. However, I'm now contemplating some night vision goggles in case...

I bet Palin would side with you. Just say "drill some lines in the bc" and she'll be in. There's your female representation.

Big Brother is watching you and counting your tracks.!!!!!!!

Truth be spoken. I believe that Steven's has already fallen victim with their RFID's...