Park avoidance
Our national parkland authority has issued a report, confirming that half of the reserved lands are now in “fair or poor” condition. The downturn is due, for the main, to the installations of facilities for needy humans. If I might offer a solution: go back to treating the reserves as parks, and let only those that are prepared come to visit. The land won’t lose any value, and we don’t need to have a coffee bar for everyone.
This comes, of course, from someone who avoids our national parks on principle. That free admission offer won’t change my mind: if my dog isn’t welcome, then I will keep him at home… with me. Problem solved. Locally, our nat-park is all about the beach. We have others, without toll gates and people in golf carts. Consult a map.
Not that beaches are on my radar, right now. Despite a serious lack of snow cover, the air is colder. My car thermometer said -3C this evening. That’s what the car says. I was out there, and it wasn’t in my comfort zone. I’ll avoid the beach for a few more weeks, thank you. So will the dog. He doesn’t say much, but cold is cold.
Oh, and that ice storm we missed. NB got the whole smack, apparently. Still without power in many places, and the damage to trees will be visible through most of the next beach season. I know, NB has a lot of trees. All the more to bend and break. I’m glad we had nothing more than a substantial snow melt.
