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<DIV>I thought I would weigh in a little bit. How is knocking down a
couple of trees in a parking lot more destructive than, say, knocking over the
cliff at the Boiling River (was there an eis on this one?), cutting into Orange
Spring Mound or Pink Cone? </DIV>
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<DIV>We are also getting very close to having no way to view Tower Falls any
more, as the upper viewpoint is almost grown over and the lower viewpoint
doesn't exist anymore. I guess if the view is gone, it wouldn't hurt to
remove the Ham Store, which would improve the ability to park on the
pavement. </DIV>
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<DIV>How about the boardwalk by Castle Geyser affecting the small geyser on
the corner (I am embarrassed that I can't think of the name at 5 in the
morning)? </DIV>
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<DIV>How about that nice looking gravel pit that greets all of the visitors at
the top of Sylvan Pass, doesn't that look great? Or the big pile of dirt
and rock in the site that used to be the Gibbon Falls Picnic area? Has
anyone checked out the bison capture facility in the Stephens Creek District,
it's what about 5 to 10 acres, who knows, were not allowed back there, but you
can see it from highway 89. </DIV>
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<DIV>I will give the park credit for removing the huge solar panels along 191,
which seldom worked, after all, I like not being blinded by what some
guests have described as looking like "space shuttle debris". This did not
look "Natural" at all. Trees, willows and other plants were removed for
this unsightly project. About 4 years ago the State has started moving
down sage brush in the Gallatin District with a rotary during the winter to make
a wind row, instead of pushing it back with a front end loader, as done in the
past, which did not mow down the sage. </DIV>
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<DIV>The Park has also had a policy to follow historical use,
but haven't we seen several roads close in the past 20 years including
Bunsen Peak Drive, the Natural Bridge Drive and 1/2 of the Freight
Road (Fountain Flat Drive)? What's wrong with maintaining the historical
view of the Inn as Reamer intended?</DIV>
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<DIV>We are talking about a couple of trees in a parking lot. My point is the
Park has done way more destructive things than cutting a couple of trees,
besides the Lodgepole has proven resilient, and will come back in road beds and
ditches and even after fire! We are not talking about an endangered species
here.</DIV>
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<DIV>Back to Orange Spring Mound, I guess by cutting into the hillside more to
get the road by the spring would have involved cutting down a couple of trees,
it must be better to cut into the travertine deposits. I will admit I am
glad Upper Terrace Drive remains open, as it is great for visitors
that are not so ambulatory. </DIV>
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<DIV>Last winter the Park Service used a rotary along the road by the top of
Canary, blowing sticks, road gravel, litter and other debris into Canary Spring,
it looked like hell for about a month until the spring coated over the
evidence.</DIV>
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<DIV>Just a couple of more thoughts.</DIV>
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<DIV>I'm sorry I haven't had many geyser reports lately, I seem to have used up
my geyser luck during the beginning of the winter.</DIV>
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<DIV>Jim</DIV>
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