Comments on: Support California’s State Parks http://openroad.tv/blog/2007/10/30/support-californias-state-parks/ The Traveler's Video Guide to the American West Sat, 12 Mar 2011 20:33:00 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Doug http://openroad.tv/blog/2007/10/30/support-californias-state-parks/comment-page-1/#comment-25 Doug Thu, 01 Nov 2007 05:14:58 +0000 http://openroad.tv/blog/support-californias-state-parks/#comment-25 Hi James. Great to hear from you. Hope all is well. Corrections noted....probably moving too fast. But thanks for the catch. We do the know the difference..... And I agree about the use of the Jeep throughout and the RV in our story about the gold country. An interesting challenge for us. We are on the road frequently and use vehicles as our principal modes of travel. They take us to trailheads of all kinds where, in many stories, we're walking, biking, kayaking and exploring the world in all kinds of ways that tread lightly. I'd like to use hybrids and more fuel-efficient technologies as we move forward, and are exploring ways to do that. We'll do our best to do better....because we need to....we all do. We need to find ways to reduce our carbon footprints without stopping our traveling and appreciating and learning about the world around us. I spend quite a bit of time in Alaska, and any trip north is full of lessons about the swiftness of global warming. So I'm glad you raised the issue...and I hope we and others keep pushing ourselves to take actions sooner than later. Meanwhile, how are things at the Presidio? For Bay Area Backroads on KRON TV (and soon to be included here at OpenRoad.TV,) we just did a show on various stories in the Presidio including the historic digs and interpretations around the Officers' Club. Send us any updates and links you think our visitors should know about. And keep up the posts.....we like 'em. Even when you catch our flaws..... Doug Hi James. Great to hear from you. Hope all is well. Corrections noted….probably moving too fast. But thanks for the catch. We do the know the difference…..

And I agree about the use of the Jeep throughout and the RV in our story about the gold country. An interesting challenge for us. We are on the road frequently and use vehicles as our principal modes of travel. They take us to trailheads of all kinds where, in many stories, we’re walking, biking, kayaking and exploring the world in all kinds of ways that tread lightly. I’d like to use hybrids and more fuel-efficient technologies as we move forward, and are exploring ways to do that. We’ll do our best to do better….because we need to….we all do. We need to find ways to reduce our carbon footprints without stopping our traveling and appreciating and learning about the world around us. I spend quite a bit of time in Alaska, and any trip north is full of lessons about the swiftness of global warming. So I’m glad you raised the issue…and I hope we and others keep pushing ourselves to take actions sooner than later.

Meanwhile, how are things at the Presidio? For Bay Area Backroads on KRON TV (and soon to be included here at OpenRoad.TV,) we just did a show on various stories in the Presidio including the historic digs and interpretations around the Officers’ Club. Send us any updates and links you think our visitors should know about. And keep up the posts…..we like ‘em. Even when you catch our flaws…..

Doug

]]> By: James Osborne http://openroad.tv/blog/2007/10/30/support-californias-state-parks/comment-page-1/#comment-21 James Osborne Wed, 31 Oct 2007 22:53:57 +0000 http://openroad.tv/blog/support-californias-state-parks/#comment-21 I assume you will NOT post this on site... Hi Doug, It's Ranger James of the Presidio. Congratulations on this project. It looks great and it's fun to use. I could not run the Blue Angels video (Dept. of Interior filter says "RRated"!!) but that's ok because I've had enough of that wasteful militarism... I don't want to seem parochial, 'cause I love to travel and don't do it enough, but I can't help wishing openroad.tv would emphasize "conscious travel" or "eco-travel" or something to that effect. Y'know what I mean. RV's and SUV's just heat up the planet, and isolate travellers from their surroundings. I'll stop there, because it's a huge subject. Obviously, you provide us with vicarious travel. WE only consume a bit of electricity learning from you. But that means you are the example, the Teacher, the BUDDHA! And this student feels compelled to point out that "It's" means "It is" and you've put "It's state parks are some of California's prime...." in 2 places on the site. You should omit the apostrophe. Otherwise, keep up the great work! JamesO (netcasting Tuesday, 9-10, on ksvy.org) I assume you will NOT post this on site…

Hi Doug,
It’s Ranger James of the Presidio. Congratulations on this project. It looks great and it’s fun to use. I could not run the Blue Angels video (Dept. of Interior filter says “RRated”!!) but that’s ok because I’ve had enough of that wasteful militarism…
I don’t want to seem parochial, ’cause I love to travel and don’t do it enough, but I can’t help wishing openroad.tv would emphasize “conscious travel” or “eco-travel” or something to that effect. Y’know what I mean. RV’s and SUV’s just heat up the planet, and isolate travellers from their surroundings.
I’ll stop there, because it’s a huge subject. Obviously, you provide us with vicarious travel. WE only consume a bit of electricity learning from you. But that means you are the example, the Teacher, the BUDDHA!
And this student feels compelled to point out that “It’s” means “It is” and you’ve put “It’s state parks are some of California’s prime….” in 2 places on the site. You should omit the apostrophe. Otherwise, keep up the great work!
JamesO
(netcasting Tuesday, 9-10, on ksvy.org)

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