Changes at Mt Rainier -- road closed Tues, Weds

Superintendent Randy King wrote: New this winter and starting November 27, the road between Longmire and Paradise will be closed to public travel on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Longmire and the park will remain open seven days a week, barring major storm events.

www.nps.gov/mora/parknews/winter-access-changes.htm

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it's the same thing with hurricane ridge. how hard is it to just leave the gate open all winter? why does the park feel like they need to protect the park from the public every night during the winter?

Also, that statement if taken literally (which leo's occassionally do) says it's ok to climb and ski in the park, but not walk on a concrete road on a Tuesday.... brilliant.

The good news from this announcement:  "Highways 123 and 410, and the Stevens Canyon Road east of Paradise, and the White River, Sunrise, and Mowich Lake Roads are now closed to vehicle access for the winter, but remain open to winter recreation."   Do you have to walk in from Crystal to Sunrise or may you sled?

Just read this, and was going to rage post, but found I was beaten to it.  Now all I got left is:

[size=18pt]THANKS OBAMA[/size]


With that out of the way a possible upshot is they mention they are going to "try" to have the road open by 7:00am this year.  Also, it appears they will "close" (whatever that means) camping above Paradise on Tuesday and Wednesday, so there's a disincentive to longer camping stays.  I understand where they're coming from, but I don't have to like it.

The only way this going to change is with pressure from the congress -- write your rep

www.house.gov/representatives/find/

www.senate.gov/general/contact_informati...ors_cfm.cfm?State=WA

Fu** this Gov't Sh**!!!!!!!  Just perfect that I have Tuesday's off and just changed that a few months ago from Mondays.  Saw this coming like a freight train and frankly if no one responds they will just shut 'er down for the winter; gaurantee it.  Oh, man I am sooooo MAD.