West Canada Lakes Wilderness
Falls Pond, West Canada Lake Wilderness, Adirondacks, NY
Picture from Flickr’s King Of The Adirondacks, Upstate Dave.
Posted: October 15th, 2008 under Camping.
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Archive for October 15th, 2008
Thank God For Brian Cohen
We’re all bummed we didn’t go the Dead show/Obama Fundraiser in State College. But at least we got Brian Cohen. Thank God for Brian Cohen.
Brian Cohen, 32, of Wolcott, Vt., drove 10 hours to catch the show. Cohen said he supports Obama but would have attended regardless.
“Obama is really trying to be a good person, which is what Deadheads try to do,” said Wolcott, coining the phrase used to describe the Dead’s legion of fans. “We try to change the world and be good people, change the world by being good people.”
We’re also bummed we missed this yesterday.
MP3: Grateful Dead – Mason’s Children
Posted: October 15th, 2008 under Music/Movies/Books.
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The Chattooga
From The Chatooga Conservancy:
On May 10, 1974 the United States Congress voted to include the Chattooga River as a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System….The Chattooga River originates in the Southern Appalachian Mountains of North Carolina at the base of Whiteside Mountain, a massive 4800 foot granite monolith on the escarpment known to the Cherokee as the “Great Blue Wall.”
Wild & Scenic Rivers Act (October 2, 1968):
It is hereby declared to be the policy of the United States that certain selected rivers of the Nation which, with their immediate environments, possess outstandingly remarkable scenic, recreational, geologic, fish and wildlife, historic, cultural or other similar values, shall be preserved in free-flowing condition, and that they and their immediate environments shall be protected for the benefit and enjoyment of present and future generations. The Congress declares that the established national policy of dams and other construction at appropriate sections of the rivers of the United States needs to be complemented by a policy that would preserve other selected rivers or sections thereof in their free-flowing condition to protect the water quality of such rivers and to fulfill other vital national conservation purposes.
Posted: October 15th, 2008 under Politics.
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