"One hundred years from now, as people look back on
our use of this continent, we shall not be praised for our
reckless use of its oil, nor the loss of our forests;
we shall be heartily damned for all these things.
But we may take comfort in the knowledge that we
shall certainly be thanked for the national parks."

~Secretary of the Interior Ray Lyman Wilbur, 1931

Monday, August 09, 2010

QuickPost - August 13, 2010

Friday, August 13, 2010: I unexpectedly have time to climb a mountain during the work day, and I head for Caribou. A beautiful, rewarding, and pleasantly challenging trail leads me to the mountain. On the way down, I watch for the falls on the map. I think I miss them so I swim, but then I come upon one, pouring over like a cup that dollops a quantity, but awkwardly. There is not even a path down to it! I find the BIG falls shortly later, and it is such a large swimming hole, I don't even want to go alone. I make good time, and I make plans to return.

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