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From a Everett WA newspaper County interested in taking control of Reiter Foothills http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20100226/NEWS01/702269852/-1/rss02 Apparently the state is considering giving this land away, and the county executive has expressed interest. So it could become a county park.

about half of those were after the November 2000 election, and half of those right at the last minute. Escalante was his first; it was also the first BLM monument, opening the way, so to speak for the others. Here's a rather lengthy essay on the history of the Grand Staircase area. Page 3...

Starbucks like places sell an 'Americano', espresso diluted with hot water instead of milk. I've never tried it, so can't say how it compares with a good drip. I also have Moka pot (as shown), but so far have only drunk it straight. Have you tried Vietnamese style coffee - a relatively...

Here's a history of National Monuments from the Park Service. The Wiki article covers much of the same material. The list of Monuments by administration and date is interesting. http://www.nps.gov/history/history/hisnps/NPSHistory/monuments.htm

Would it have helped if I'd included a smilie? I did put the 'horrible' in parenthesis and include a '?'. I still don't get the point to the NM -> NP examples. It is not inevitable, and it still requires action by congress. In many of these Utah cases the NP legislation passed decades...

You can add Bryce Canyon to your list of (horrible?) locked up places that once were Monuments. I had to wait till the FS Red Rocks visitor center to take my dog on walk among the rock formations. Arches NM (1929 -71) Is Canyonlands the only NP that wasn't once at Monument...

The attachment (see link in my previous post) does not mention any specific threat to the Modoc Plateau. It just describes it as 'spectacular and remote lands', abundant wildlife, archeological treasures, Skedaddle Mountains, etc. Who besides the loggers would object to monument status? The...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars_Desert_Research_Station Yes, there are canyons on Mars that look similar to ones carved on earth by flash floods. I don't think image resolutions are good enough to identify slot canyons.

The Hill has an article on this, with a link to a pdf of the relevant attachement (#4) http://thehill.com/blogs/e2-wire/677-e2-wire/82009-senior-republicans-allege-secret-interior-plot-to-create-national-monuments http://thehill.com/images/stories/blogs/antiquitiesdocument.pdf The initial...

There's comprehensive list of National Monuments in Wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_National_Monuments_of_the_United_States and some discussion of the controversies at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Monument_(United_States) I'm guessing from these that George W has the record...

How did you do the resets? With a fixed length extension line, and short length of chain, I can't picture how you set up every 48".

Are we talking about a vehicle that can be bought in the USA or Canada, and then taken to other continents, or one that a visitor might buy for using in North American? In other words, is the focus on suitability for use in North American, or for use elsewhere?

Is a 'cabin' what we Americans call as shell, cap, or campertop, a simple covering for the pickup bed that effectively extends the cab?

While camping in British Columbia I've meet 2 Australian couples who had bought a minivan, and spent a month or more touring that province and neighboring areas, intending to sell at the end. One was an older Toyota, the other the more ubiquitous Chrysler. Such a vehicle is easy to find on...

http://www.nrsweb.com/shop/product.asp?pfid=3200&deptid=1379 Quick-n-Easy is a brand of gutter clamps that has been popular with the do-it-yourself boating crowd for years.

The big variables are: - what are the attachment points on the vehicle? - what are your skills - simple hand tools, full shop, welding etec - what kinds of loads I made a semi-home made rack for my Element. The E has 4 mounting pads under the roof edge garnish, each with 3 #6 (metric) bold...

Heat loss through the open cell foam mattress that comes stock with the Wildernest is an important consideration, though the foam core (or what ever it is) inside the fiberglass lid provides some insulation of its own. That combo of close cell foam and a wool (or fleece) blanket should make a...

The Wildernest had some features derived from cold weather tents. For example the initial models had tunnel vents like those used on mountain tents, though those were later changed to triangular ones. They also sold a frost liner, white cotton sheeting designed to hang just under the tent. It...

Before pull tab lids, some cans had a 'key' that you used to unwind a strip off the side of the can just below the lid. That was used on corned beef (and may still be the case with some brands). I'm not sure about Spam. If I recall correctly some can openers have more of a problem with the...

Pluses for round cans: - maximum volume / surface area means least material cost for the packaging - ease of manufacture. Cans are often assembled from sheet metal right on the canning line. The round shape is easy to roll. Rims are crimped on. - standardized sizes - ease of opening. Some...