[at-l] Escalante

[jbryankramer@msn.com (J Bryan Kramer)]

I have been to Escalante, Bryce, Zion and Canyonlands. As you point out most
of Utah could fall under the same umbrella of being special and deserving of
protection. But the people who live in Utah deserve some respect too. I
doubt that folks in Virgina or Maine would be too happy if 80% of that state
was seized by the Feds and made into parks and monuments. Escalante is
special but so is all that area and it it is already protected adequately by
existing parks. State parks could and do protect petroglyph sites and such
there already without a massive land take away.

Bryan

"Si vis pacem para bellum"

> -----Original Message-----
> From: at-l-admin@mailman.backcountry.net
> [mailto:at-l-admin@mailman.backcountry.net]On Behalf Of Paul Magnanti
> Sent: Saturday, December 21, 2002 00:58
> To: at-l@mailman.backcountry.net
> Subject: [at-l] Escalante
>
>
> >>administration. Nothing is unique about the >>
> >>landscape since that type
>
> I normally stay out of these political discussions,
> because they tend to be like a Merry-go-round.
>
> In cirlces..not getting anywhere.
>
> But..have you ever been to Escalante?
>
> Set eyes on the nearly 2000 old petrolglyphs, walk in
> Little Death Hollow, climb the red rocks..and tell me
> that it is not unique?
>
> With that logic, only Mt. Washington should be
> protected because the other mountains in New Hampshire
> are granite, and it represents the mountains quite
> well.
>
>
> Maybe we should only protect a small portion of the AT
> in New England because the oak trees and pines are not
> unique and can found else where.
>
>
> Say what you want, but Escalante was protected because
> it is unique, beautiful and rugged. Like most of Utah.
>   To say it is just like the rest of Utah reminds me
> of Reagan's remark on why protect the redwoods. You've
> seen one tree, you've seen them all.
>
>
>
>
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