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xoxoxoBruce · 08-20-2010, 01:01 PM

Not all of them.

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SamIam · 08-20-2010, 05:38 PM

Minor point. That sign was posted by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) which is under the Department of the Interior. The BLM is a rather minor sub-component of the "Federal Government." The BLM is notoriously underfunded and we out West fondly call it the Bureau of Land Mis-Management.

BLM land, unlike the Forest Service or the National Park system, is seldom patrolled by ANYONE. I prefer BLM land for my camping expeditions because I can do anything I want there, unlike the FS and the National Parks which have strict rules which are enforced. On the BLM I can drive off road, set up a semi-permanent camp for 3 months or more, cut all the firewood I want and then some and generally commit any atrocity I please (although I am not given to committing atrocities in general - other than the ones I mentioned

).

Senator Blowhard should be working on getting more funding to allow the BLM the personnel to do oversight of public lands and enforce what few rules it does have.

That sign is the BLM's way of CYA. Also, I have noticed that ALL federal land agencies tend to post ridiculous signs, treating the general public as if we are a bunch of idiots ( a few of us aren't).

Some of my fav's:

DO NOT JUMP UP AND DOWN ON THE ARCHES!

IN THE EVENT OF FLOOD CLIMB TO HIGHER GROUND!

COUGAR SIGHTING! DO NOT ALLOW YOUR SMALL CHILD OR PET TO GO UNATTENDED IN PARK!

DO NOT CLIMB TO HIGH POINTS IN THUNDER STORMS! (I don't know what you are supposed to do if the thunder storm produces a flood).

WARNING! ROUGH ROAD DO NOT ATTEMPT WITHOUT 4WD! (on a well mannered dirt road that a low rider could have driven on)

and my personal fav which I guess is more of a command than a warning:

TAKE PICTURES HERE!

As far as the national land management agencies are concerned, we should just all stay home.

xoxoxoBruce · 08-20-2010, 08:19 PM

That was his point, the Feds aren't holding up their end.

08-20-2010, 01:01 PM	#16
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08-20-2010, 08:19 PM	#18
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	That was his point, the Feds aren't holding up their end. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

08-20-2010, 05:38 PM	#17
SamIam Registered User Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Not here Posts: 2,655	Minor point. That sign was posted by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) which is under the Department of the Interior. The BLM is a rather minor sub-component of the "Federal Government." The BLM is notoriously underfunded and we out West fondly call it the Bureau of Land Mis-Management. BLM land, unlike the Forest Service or the National Park system, is seldom patrolled by ANYONE. I prefer BLM land for my camping expeditions because I can do anything I want there, unlike the FS and the National Parks which have strict rules which are enforced. On the BLM I can drive off road, set up a semi-permanent camp for 3 months or more, cut all the firewood I want and then some and generally commit any atrocity I please (although I am not given to committing atrocities in general - other than the ones I mentioned ). Senator Blowhard should be working on getting more funding to allow the BLM the personnel to do oversight of public lands and enforce what few rules it does have. That sign is the BLM's way of CYA. Also, I have noticed that ALL federal land agencies tend to post ridiculous signs, treating the general public as if we are a bunch of idiots ( a few of us aren't). Some of my fav's: DO NOT JUMP UP AND DOWN ON THE ARCHES! IN THE EVENT OF FLOOD CLIMB TO HIGHER GROUND! COUGAR SIGHTING! DO NOT ALLOW YOUR SMALL CHILD OR PET TO GO UNATTENDED IN PARK! DO NOT CLIMB TO HIGH POINTS IN THUNDER STORMS! (I don't know what you are supposed to do if the thunder storm produces a flood). WARNING! ROUGH ROAD DO NOT ATTEMPT WITHOUT 4WD! (on a well mannered dirt road that a low rider could have driven on) and my personal fav which I guess is more of a command than a warning: TAKE PICTURES HERE! As far as the national land management agencies are concerned, we should just all stay home.

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