Comments on: Life Outside the Box #2 – Rhett Butler

By: johnson

johnson — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 19:08:19 +0000

I dont usually reply to posts but I will in this case. WoW !!

By: Igor

Igor — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 19:40:52 +0000

I loved reading this and I dont really like to read

By: Quinton Mccalpin

Quinton Mccalpin — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 20:38:56 +0000

Thank you for your help!

By: Madison

Madison — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 16:54:11 +0000

How do you think the current recession will affect the travel business? Maybe people still want to travel – just cheaper?

By: Vern S. Meikle

Vern S. Meikle — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 02:27:49 +0000

Hi nice post, i read your blog from time to time but i was wondering something. I also run a blog on a similar topic, but i get 1,000’s of spam comments and emails every day does that happen to you.. Any ideas to stop it? I currently have commenting disabled but i want to turn it back on.. Thanks!

By: Indianapolis

Indianapolis — Fri, 23 May 2008 22:39:27 +0000

True friends are those who really know you but love you anyway.

By: David Phillips

David Phillips — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 18:59:12 +0000

Thanks for a really enlightening interview with Rhett. I can’t make it to Madagascar any time soon but certainly will place Big Basin at the top of my local destination shortlist. Rhett, you’re doing amazing work raising critical awareness about the environment. Thanks to the OpenRoad team for highlighting our local heroes and their special places.

By: Pat

Pat — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 19:49:15 +0000

In 1967 I had the privilege of attending a dedication of a Redwood Grove in Big Basin – the legacy of Samuel Leask (the father of my uncle by marriage) of Santa Cruz. It was quite moving and I remember at a young age being so impressed that this grove would be protected forever by his generosity.

By: Sherran Moyer

Sherran Moyer — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 18:04:52 +0000

The kid we all want!

By: Doug

Doug — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 21:59:11 +0000

Thanks, Rhett, for all the work you’re doing and for taking time with us. I had a family emergency the day we were to tape with you and couldn’t join Carl and Jim Wirth for the interview. They came back very impressed, and it’s clear why. Thanks also for the tip about Big Basin. It’s in the mountains near Santa Cruz and was established as California’s first State Park in 1902. Just as you’re working to help us understand and protect tropical forests, Big Basin and its endangered old growth Redwoods were saved by activists long ago. We owe them and now you a huge debt of gratitude. There’s a terrific visitor’s facility in Big Basin and a nature education center down by the mouth of Waddell Creek near the ocean and Highway 1. The nature center was inititated by the late Hulda Hoover McClean who grew up in that piece of what is now Big Basin Park. She was Herbert Hoover’s niece and a wonderful woman we got to meet and interview a few years ago. Over time, as our resources permit, we’ll try to get up all of our Big Basin videos, old and new. They help tell a tale of a place that launched the most diverse state park system in America. And by the way, if you want to go surfing or kite boarding, the Waddell Creek beach area is one of the best locations in the country. Nice waves and lots of wind. Then head up the road about 2 miles in the next few months, and check out the Elephant Seals at Ano Nuevo State Reserve. But that’s another story.