National Parks

[Edwina's Secretary]

I honestly thought it was amusing. I guess you didn't see the

I did see it and appreciate it. But I am very embarrassed of my typo and sincerely sorry to have made it.

[Puckstop31]

Oh my apologies! Puckstop...so very sorry!

No worries. "Typos" happen. Plus, I have been called worse. MUCH worse. I served in the Army for a long time.

Carry on with "the dance".

[cassiesmom]

National Park Service to offer free admission on 3 weekends

POSTED: 01:06 p.m. EDT, Jun 02, 2009

The National Park Service will offer three fee-free weekends this summer, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced this morning during a news conference at Cuyahoga Valley National Park.

''During these tough economic times, our national parks provide opportunities for affordable vacations for families,'' Salazar said. ''I encourage everyone to visit one of our nation's crown jewels this summer and especially to take advantage of the three free-admission weekends.''

There are 391 national parks located in 49 states.

The 147 National Park Service sites across the country that charge admission will waive those fees during the weekends of June 20-21, July 18-19, and August 15-16, Salazar said.

Many park partners, including tour operators, hotels, restaurants, gift shops, and other vendors will offer additional discounts and special promotions on those dates, he said.

For more information, go to http://www.nps.gov/findapark/feefreeparks.htm.

[blue]

If I ask Karen to bring back the thread and you are wrong will you go away?

No! Good try though.

[blue]

I think blue and ES secretely have a crush on each other

Im sure ES would agree that the famous exchange between Nancy Astor and Winston Churhill would be very fitting for us.

[blue]

Blue does seem to be obsessed with me.

And you with me, hence this thread with no National Park PICTURES.

[blue]

I just checked the "deleted thread" - one of those powers I have as a moderator. blue, Edwina's Secretary did not mention Harry Truman at all in that thread, and neither did anyone else.

Everyone should treat each other respectively, okay?

Who was it she did thank for the National Park Service?


ES I do appologise for my mistake.

And for you to quote in you sig if you wish it....

ES I was wrong.

[blue]

Thank you Karen. For some reason I hate being called a liar.

I will now take the pledge. I have...as Sparky suggested put blue on ignore. Elsewise I might wait for an apology for what he said in the original thread and an apology for calling me a liar in this one. And somehow I know it won't happen.

So I guess by the logic Sparky and pomtzu are using...Puckstop has a crush on Liz! Wow....who would have thought it? ;-))

Never called you a liar, just like youve never called me a troll.

I will appologize again for being wrong however, in this thread.

What do I have to appologise for in your original thread?

Somebody quote the part in bold so ES sees it as I am now on her ignore list, TIA.

ETA: sorry for using the multi quote function.

[blue]

My favourite power of a moderator is the banhammer. I wield it on two sites. They fear me O.O.

I allways called the bandhammer for joining the band.

[Karen]

In the original thread she credits all those - Theodore Roosevelt and others - who helped create the legislation that preserves our National Parks.

I am glad everyone is calming down, and apologies have been proffered. See, we can all get along.

Thank you, everyone.

We have been to several National Parks, including Zion Canyon, which we kind of went through by accident, but was stunningly beautiful. Our country has such varied landscapes, from Cape Cod National Seashore all the way to Hawaii's Volcanos National Park and everything in between - we are a fortunate nation.

[blue]

In the original thread she credits all those - Theodore Roosevelt and others - who helped create the legislation that preserves our National Parks.

I am glad everyone is calming down, and apologies have been proffered. See, we can all get along.

Thank you, everyone.

We have been to several National Parks, including Zion Canyon, which we kind of went through by accident, but was stunningly beautiful. Our country has such varied landscapes, from Cape Cod National Seashore all the way to Hawaii's Volcanos National Park and everything in between - we are a fortunate nation.

Then again I will say to ES....

I was wrong.

[blue]

So he is just trying to use me to get to Edwina?

He is not her type either.

I agree, Erp would kill me in my sleep if I tried to put a hat on her, that is my type of cat.

None of my pets wear or will ever wear hats or costumes.

Edwina was a Character in the movie "Raisng Arizona" FTW.

[Catty1]

Banff National Park in Alberta - about 50 minutes drive from here! Yes, be JEALOUS! lol


Peyto Lake, in Banff National Park, Alberta, Can.


Moraine Lake in Banff National Park.


Mountain reflected in Lake Louise, Banff National Park, Alberta, Can.


Moraine Lake, Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada.


Mount Chephren rising above Waterfowl Lake in Banff National Park, southwestern Alberta, Canada.

And two shots of Lake Louise - you walk from the parking lot, around the corner of a path, and SLAM! Lake and mountain make an immense and stunning impact (okay, you have to be there )!

[smokey the elder]

That's more like it! Who can stay angry after seeing gorgeous shots like that?

[pomtzu]

Beautiful pics! And yes - I'm jealous - to the max!