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cdestroyer Member
Joined: 14 Sep 2015 Posts: 1249 | TRs | Pics Location: montana |
Montana state parks are seeing a record number of campground reservations.
Camping was up 49% at Makoshika last year. And, the number of visitors overall went up dramatically. There were 128,288 visitors to the park in 2020. By comparison, there were 85,272 visitors in 2019. People from outside Montana accounted for 34% of those visitors.
To the Lakota Indians, Makoshika meant bad earth or bad land. Today, as Montana's largest state park, the pine and juniper studded badland formations house the fossil remains of such dinosaurs as Tyrannosaurus rex and Triceratops.
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Schroder Member
Joined: 26 Oct 2007 Posts: 6696 | TRs | Pics Location: on the beach |
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Wed Mar 03, 2021 9:14 am
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It's also a record year in RV sales. There are 2-3 year waiting lists for some better quality ones.
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Cyclopath Faster than light
Joined: 20 Mar 2012 Posts: 7694 | TRs | Pics Location: Seattle |
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Wed Mar 03, 2021 10:17 am
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Stores can't keep $15,000 bicycles in stock. Which, technically, means they're underpriced.
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Chief Joseph Member
Joined: 10 Nov 2007 Posts: 7676 | TRs | Pics Location: Verlot-Priest Lake |
More people heading to the outdoors, good for people, bad for the outdoors.
Go placidly amid the noise and waste, and remember what comfort there may be in owning a piece thereof.
Go placidly amid the noise and waste, and remember what comfort there may be in owning a piece thereof.
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Randito Snarky Member
Joined: 27 Jul 2008 Posts: 9495 | TRs | Pics Location: Bellevue at the moment. |
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Wed Mar 03, 2021 11:47 am
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Youth soccer and baseball leagues here in King County are starting up their programs in the coming weeks -- so perhaps the crush on hiking trails won't be quite as bad this spring.
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JVesquire Member
Joined: 28 Jun 2006 Posts: 993 | TRs | Pics Location: Pasco, WA |
Makoshika's a great park. I count on being able to roll in every year without a reservation. That may not be the case now.
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Anne Elk BrontosaurusTheorist
Joined: 07 Sep 2018 Posts: 2410 | TRs | Pics Location: Seattle |
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Wed Mar 03, 2021 1:04 pm
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Chief Joseph wrote: | More people heading to the outdoors, good for people, bad for the outdoors. |
Yeah, especially if budgets for staffing, maintenance and repair aren't increased. It's hard for me to enjoy the outdoors amidst crowds. Might have to take extreme avoidance measures to find any solitude.
"There are yahoos out there. It’s why we can’t have nice things." - Tom Mahood
"There are yahoos out there. It’s why we can’t have nice things." - Tom Mahood
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moonspots Happy Curmudgeon
Joined: 03 Feb 2007 Posts: 2456 | TRs | Pics Location: North Dakota |
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Wed Mar 03, 2021 1:54 pm
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Anne Elk wrote: | ....Might have to take extreme avoidance measures to find any solitude. |
Here ya go, Anne....
http://mdhta.com 👍😊
It will require a bit of a drive though.
"Out, OUT you demons of Stupidity"! - St Dogbert, patron Saint of Technology
"Out, OUT you demons of Stupidity"! - St Dogbert, patron Saint of Technology
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Malachai Constant Member
Joined: 13 Jan 2002 Posts: 16088 | TRs | Pics Location: Back Again Like A Bad Penny |
As the thread here says Eastern Nevada is pretty lonely.
"You do not laugh when you look at the mountains, or when you look at the sea." Lafcadio Hearn
"You do not laugh when you look at the mountains, or when you look at the sea." Lafcadio Hearn
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Randito Snarky Member
Joined: 27 Jul 2008 Posts: 9495 | TRs | Pics Location: Bellevue at the moment. |
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Wed Mar 03, 2021 5:28 pm
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Driving across North Dakota is tedious enough, pedaling would be a real test of will, especially if there was a headwind.
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neek Member
Joined: 12 Sep 2011 Posts: 2329 | TRs | Pics Location: Seattle, WA |
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Wed Mar 03, 2021 5:46 pm
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Randito wrote: | Driving across North Dakota is tedious enough, pedaling would be a real test of will, especially if there was a headwind. |
I would love to bike the Northern Tier route some day.
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williswall poser
Joined: 30 Sep 2007 Posts: 1963 | TRs | Pics Location: Redmond |
neek wrote: | Randito wrote: | Driving across North Dakota is tedious enough, pedaling would be a real test of will, especially if there was a headwind. |
I would love to bike the Northern Tier route some day. |
I’ll do the first section with you in June or July...
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kiliki Member
Joined: 07 Apr 2003 Posts: 2310 | TRs | Pics Location: Seattle |
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Fri Mar 05, 2021 9:52 am
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Randito wrote: | Youth soccer and baseball leagues here in King County are starting up their programs in the coming weeks -- so perhaps the crush on hiking trails won't be quite as bad this spring. |
I've been wondering about the status of kids' sports and I'm happy to hear this. Most parents that I know that enjoy the outdoors tell me they wish they could hike/ski/fish/camp more often but kids sports have become so consuming that they can't.
Though I know it will be a tough year again, and one that requires some creativity. I surf travel message boards and sense that A LOT of people from around the US are planning trips to WA's national parks this year. No one is planning trips to cities or cruises.
Assuming they open (they didn't last year) I'm headed to a backcountry lodge in AK as my main vacation. Maybe I won't hike as much here, but at least I will have that.
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moonspots Happy Curmudgeon
Joined: 03 Feb 2007 Posts: 2456 | TRs | Pics Location: North Dakota |
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Fri Mar 05, 2021 11:17 am
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Randito wrote: |
Driving across North Dakota is tedious enough, pedaling would be a real test of will, especially if there was a headwind. |
Yup, I would think so, yet I see them every year. They must be some VERY dedicated bikers, I'd say.
"Out, OUT you demons of Stupidity"! - St Dogbert, patron Saint of Technology
"Out, OUT you demons of Stupidity"! - St Dogbert, patron Saint of Technology
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Randito Snarky Member
Joined: 27 Jul 2008 Posts: 9495 | TRs | Pics Location: Bellevue at the moment. |
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Fri Mar 05, 2021 12:32 pm
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neek wrote: | Randito wrote: | Driving across North Dakota is tedious enough, pedaling would be a real test of will, especially if there was a headwind. |
I would love to bike the Northern Tier route some day. |
It it a classic. I've done the Pacific Coast Route and it was very scenic every step of the way. For the Northern Tier I would consider using Amtrak from Cut Bank,MT to Fargo,ND
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