Vol 2, # 118

   Wednesday, November 18, 1998

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Bruce Gourley

GRAND TETON NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. (YNET) --  Grand Teton National Park officials have decided to start charging a backcountry, overnight user fee beginning in January.

Groups of one to six persons will be charged $5 per night to use a backcountry campground in the Park.  Larger groups will be accessed a fee of $10.

The decision has met opposition.  However, Grand Teton's decision is the latest in a series of recent decisions across the country to charge fees for backcountry use on some federal and state-owned lands.

Neighboring Yellowstone National Park does not charge fees for backcountry campsites, although individuals who reserve campsites in advance are charged an early-reservation fee.

For more information on Yellowstone's trails go to the Yellowstone Net Hiking Page or click here to search for Yellowstone hiking books.

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CONTRIBUTING WRITERS AND COLUMNISTS

Ralph Maughan
Kim Steinbacher
Kevin Sanders
Steve Brashear
Clint Wilkes
Tim Gourley
Hon. Bob Gammage
Ruth Colter-Frick
Lee Whittlesey
Tom Mazzarisi
Russ Finley
David Monteith
Denise Elmer
Dr. Robert Bara

BILLINGS, Mont. (YNET) -- I recently received this list from my friend Wayne Johnson. The title is, If people could be more like dogs, they would.......

When loved ones come home, always run to greet them.

Never pass up the opportunity to go for a joyride.

Allow the experience of fresh air and the wind in your face to be pure ecstasy.

When it's in your best interest, practice obedience.

Let others know when they've invaded your territory.

Take naps and stretch before rising.

Run, romp and play daily.

Thrive on attention and let people touch you.

Avoid biting when a simple growl will do.

On warm days, stop to lie on your back on the grass.

On hot days, drink lots of water and lay under a shady tree.

When you're happy, dance around and wag your entire body.

No matter how often you're scolded, don't buy into the guilt thing and pout ...run right back and make friends.

Delight in the simple joy of a long walk.

Eat with gusto and enthusiasm. Stop when you've had enough.

Be loyal.

Never pretend to be something you're not.

If what you want lies buried, dig until you find it.

When someone is having a bad day, be silent, sit close by and nuzzle them gently.

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YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK (YNET) --
In the early 1920s, there were efforts to tap into Yellowstone's water resources in the southwestern portion of the Park.

William C. Gregg of New Jersey explored the Falls River area of Yellowstone to inform the public of the "true nature" of the area.  In the process, they found more falls and cascades in that area of the Park than in all areas of Yellowstone.

Following the expedition, Gregg outlined "guidelines" for America's national parks, as recounted in Haine's The Yellowstone Story, Volume II:

1.  National Parks are created for ... the whole public.
2.  No commercial project -- for private advantage -- must be permitted.
3.  Park extensions should be advocated only after careful and unprejudiced study of the
     reasons for and against them.
4.  The motives of plausible persons who express great devotion for the parks they wish to
     exploit are always to be suspected.
5.  Persons living near a national park who feel themselves harmed by their situation must
     bear the burden cheerfully.

Over seventy years ago, William C. Gregg recognized that America's national parks must forever be protected from corporate and personal greed.  His words of wisdom are as much applicable today as they were then.

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YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. (YNET) -- Some 3 million people visit Yellowstone each year.   Many others would like to come to see the world's first national park, but have not made the trip to the northwest corner of Wyoming.  Although the Yellowstone experience cannot be duplicated or fully captured on video or film, some photographers and cinematographers come as close as possible in capturing the magic of Yellowstone.   Russ Finley is the one individual who has perhaps captured more of Yellowstone's wonders on film than any other.  And now Russ has made available to the public the first online video tour of the Grand Old Park.

Russ Finley's online tour of Yellowstone, plus much more, is found at http://www.yellowstone.net/russfinley. And be sure to watch for Russ' upcoming film, Russ Finley's Winter in Yellowstone, due to be released in December.

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