<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1459" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=909380914-16022005><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#000080 size=2>I wonder what all of you think regarding other noisy, polluting vehicles that enter the Park during any season.  Motorcycles, cars, buses, trucks, motorhomes, snowmobiles, boats, etc. can all be sources for complaints.  </FONT> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face="Comic Sans MS"><FONT color=#000080><FONT size=2><SPAN class=909380914-16022005>For example, when was the last time you couldn't hear an eruption of (insert your favorite geyser here) because of a group of loud motorcycles?  I usually avoid visiting in August because of them.  </SPAN>And if no one complains, nothing will get done about it.</FONT></FONT></FONT></SPAN></DIV></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#000080 size=2><SPAN class=909380914-16022005></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#000080 size=2><SPAN class=909380914-16022005>IMHO, the time is long overdue for NPS to establish non-discriminatory regulations and enforce them.  Decibel meters and smog/particulate detection equipment should be used at entrance stations to prohibit entry to ALL polluting machinery, year 'round.  And not just in Yellowstone either.</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#000080 size=2><SPAN class=909380914-16022005></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#000080 size=2><SPAN class=909380914-16022005>Isn't the goal of _our_ National Parks to keep their environments as pristine as possible to preserve them?</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <P><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#000080 size=2>Thanks,</FONT></SPAN> <BR><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face="Brush Script MT" color=#000080 size=6>Udo Freund</FONT></SPAN>  </P> <DIV> </DIV><BR> <BLOCKQUOTE style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader lang=en-us dir=ltr align=left> <HR tabIndex=-1> <FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> geysers-bounces@wwc.edu [mailto:geysers-bounces@wwc.edu] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Joeerg@aol.com<BR><B>Sent:</B> Monday, February 14, 2005 11:43 PM<BR><B>To:</B> geysers@wwc.edu<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Geysers] Snow coach Stats: Billings Gazette<BR></FONT><BR></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT lang=0 face=Arial FAMILY="SANSSERIF" PTSIZE="10"><FONT size=2><SPAN class=909380914-16022005><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#000080> <FONT face=Tahoma color=#800000><snip></FONT></FONT></SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT lang=0 face=Arial FAMILY="SANSSERIF" PTSIZE="10"><FONT size=2><SPAN class=909380914-16022005> </SPAN>It makes me sick to think of the noise, exhaust fumes, and general havoc snowmobiles must create at YNP.<BR><BR>I have little sympathy for those whose need for adventure, or whatever it is, requires them to drive a private vehicle in a public park to the detriment of the environment as well as other park visitors.<SPAN class=909380914-16022005><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#000080> </FONT></SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT lang=0 face=Arial FAMILY="SANSSERIF" PTSIZE="10"><FONT size=2><SPAN class=909380914-16022005><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#000080><snip></FONT> </SPAN></FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></FONT></FONT></BODY></HTML>