Big Changes in Yosemite

[John Kasaian]

I've seen some of those archaeological treasures, having worked at said test range. Being on a government test range with controlled access *and* (as long as I've known) having long been under the auspices of people who personally take Native American heritage seriously, those archaeological sites are as well-protected as any National Park.

And yes, the cleanup costs of that test range will ensure it stays that way for a long time.

One, maybe only advantage, to being adjunct faculty at a University is the possibility of gaining access, albeit guided access, to those sites for the purpose of photographic documentation.

[Drew Wiley]

I say, reintroduce grizzly bears, but first habituate them to picnic box snacks. That should help with the overcrowding.

[Vaughn]

I say, reintroduce grizzly bears, but first habituate them to picnic box snacks. That should help with the overcrowding.

Trained to love the smell of pepper...

[Drew Wiley]

And trained to consider a Winnebago as a mini-mart.

[Kirk Gittings]

They're doing that to dramatically reduce the visitor population.

Then they'll declare the parks no longer of interest.

That will justify selling large pieces of them to developers.

- Leigh

In our dystopian future, golf courses will be the "outdoors".

[John Kasaian]

FWIW, the Ahwahnee used to have a golf course. Been gone for quite a few decades IIRC.
That talus behind what used to be Camp Curry? That was another popular resort back in it's day.
Mother Nature was not amused and took it back--there are a few relics of the place if you know where to look, but the last time I was there the area was blocked off because of a rock fall so maybe those relics are buried.

[xkaes]

In our dystopian future, golf courses will be the "outdoors".

Sorry. You can dream about it. The Fitzsimon Military Golf Course in Denver, where Ike played -- as the Western White House -- will be bull-dozed next month. Why? More apartments. It's due to all the growth (AKA, more people). Several community groups oppose the plan, as they are currently doing for the Denver City Park Golf course, that is going to be bulldozed and turned into a water catchment pond so that more apartments can be built.

You want me to go on?

Golf courses won't be "outdoors", they will be "no more".

[Jerry Bodine]

Come to think of it, I haven't seen a miniature golf site in ages; maybe they're already gone. But I've not been looking for them either. And what about driving ranges?

[John Kasaian]

Come to think of it, I haven't seen a miniature golf site in ages; maybe they're already gone. But I've not been looking for them either. And what about driving ranges?

There is still one in Fresno. Lots of fun, too. We go a couple of times a year at night. It's more fun when the lights are on!

[Jerry Bodine]

..It's more fun when the lights are on!

I once met a man who was totally blind from an accident early in life. He said he had a significant advantage when playing with his buddies at night.