tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4134981800236544647.post6257021987500668689..comments2024-02-08T03:19:48.451-07:00Comments on Box Canyon Blog.com: "You Can't Touch This," Hammer Time, Break'in It DownBox Canyon Blog.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07032055509766739436noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4134981800236544647.post-46977463124010156772015-02-07T08:22:59.443-07:002015-02-07T08:22:59.443-07:00I had to come back and reread this post. We spent...I had to come back and reread this post. We spent two days and 18 miles of hiking and finally found the senita cactus yesterday!! We have some of those same exact photos of the same cactus. I was the one that just had to see them. The whole park is now open to the public. The ranger said they looked at the visitors problems with the illegals and decided that there really wasn't a problem so they decided to open the whole park. That wash with the cement barriers also had a torn tire, front fender and several black water jugs and items of clothing. Who knows how old they were. We were the only ones out there except for five Border Patrol and one ranger on horse back. The ranger pointed to the cactus thank goodness!!! It was this post that sparked my interest in finding that cactus...John thanks you:)John and Pam (ohtheplacestheygo.wordpress.com)https://www.blogger.com/profile/10853924678665624403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4134981800236544647.post-51027386651319382082013-03-07T11:24:40.513-07:002013-03-07T11:24:40.513-07:00No, no, no. Legalization and then taxing will only...No, no, no. Legalization and then taxing will only drive the cost up that much more. The biggest problem with illegal drugs now is their cost and the associated crimes that are committed to buy them. Taxation will just make the problem worse.<br /><br />We must make all drugs FREE! Get anything you want and as much as you want from the government FREE DRUG DISPENSARY. People can then get as high as they want and not have to steal to do so. Edhttp://edwardfrey.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4134981800236544647.post-44653826037774423332013-02-10T09:54:07.028-07:002013-02-10T09:54:07.028-07:00Pam and Wayne,
I'm going to take some flack fo...Pam and Wayne,<br />I'm going to take some flack for this, but why not legalize ALL drugs! Bingo... crime from drug lords, gangs, dealing, prison load, goes down. Use the tax money for education (against drug use) and to free up Organ Pipe from some of the "traffic!" <br />Nice comment!Box Canyon Blog.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07032055509766739436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4134981800236544647.post-29343922575299051682013-02-10T09:54:06.175-07:002013-02-10T09:54:06.175-07:00Pam and Wayne,
I'm going to take some flack fo...Pam and Wayne,<br />I'm going to take some flack for this, but why not legalize ALL drugs! Bingo... crime from drug lords, gangs, dealing, prison load, goes down. Use the tax money for education (against drug use) and to free up Organ Pipe from some of the "traffic!" <br />Nice comment!Box Canyon Blog.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07032055509766739436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4134981800236544647.post-25283252565697696752013-02-10T07:46:43.355-07:002013-02-10T07:46:43.355-07:00Perhaps if we spent less money sending troops over...Perhaps if we spent less money sending troops overseas to places we often aren't welcome? If nothing else it would help solve our budgetary problems and perhaps money would start flowing back into the parks. There must be a "hidden" reason this portion of the border seems so spectacularly undefended. Crooked dealings somewhere between the two governments? Depending on which drugs are being smuggled legalizing marijuana might ease up the drug trade problem. As for the water jugs, perhaps nutso "do-gooders" are visiting the park and leaving them out like the crazy people who leave out food for 50 stray cats instead of letting nature solve the problem of too many stray cats.Pam https://www.blogger.com/profile/05979446142128610261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4134981800236544647.post-84378079693137329232013-02-08T17:41:10.832-07:002013-02-08T17:41:10.832-07:00Travel Bug Susan
I'm putting you first even th...Travel Bug Susan<br />I'm putting you first even tho your comment was last.<br />Thanks for catching the misspelling of about half the "Organs" in "Organ Pipe." whew... I'd love to blame my spellchecker, but noooo, It was my oversight, in a rush to get a post up before batteries died or Verizon dropped out. I did proof read it once... which makes it ever worse :((. So, Thank You!<br />BTW... FYI... it will happen again, too, so feel free to point it out :)) and thanks for you comment. I think I got them all corrected...<br /><br />Geo and Suz,<br />Thanks... It was fun, and HOT!<br /><br />CowBoy Brian,<br />Thanks. I can always count on you for "honest advice" when it comes to Govie Problems :)<br />I see you are in Tucson... maybe we'll cross paths again.<br /><br />Klb explores,<br />It is enough to bring one to tears :(<br /><br />Up River Dave,<br />I'm surprised you could see up in Seattle with that "thick" humid atmosphere :)) Stay on the Blood Pressure meds and let it rip :))<br /><br />Lynne,<br />You are welcome :))<br />Insufficient funds is a growing problem... something's got to "change." It seems like a good job for a peacetime military, if peace ever breaks out again...<br /><br />Delta Mike,<br />I know we were observed by Illegals... tracks cover our tracks on the way out. Govie has spy cameras hanging from tethered balloons... I'm sure he saw us.<br />and it was Nevada... thanks! I really blew the details on this post. sorry :((<br />and thanks for your comment :))<br /><br />Anon.<br />Then I want to be a park biologist !!!!<br /><br /><br />Box Canyon Blog.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07032055509766739436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4134981800236544647.post-19504451397685243702013-02-08T16:59:19.253-07:002013-02-08T16:59:19.253-07:00Another insightful, true, and makes-me-want-to-do-...Another insightful, true, and makes-me-want-to-do-something-about-it blog. I'm so happy to hear you broke the law and went for it. <br /><br />However, I failed to get "Oregon" Pipe usage three or more times. Did I miss something? Does Oregon somehow figure into this? Oregon Trail didn't go close...Oregon Territory wasn't close. Was it a joke? A bunch of typos? <br /><br />The proofreader in me went nutso. TravelBug-Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01974719934652737928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4134981800236544647.post-54517101327817347312013-02-08T08:42:07.220-07:002013-02-08T08:42:07.220-07:00Few thoughts here...
1. I just wanna be able to ...Few thoughts here...<br /><br />1. I just wanna be able to see the senita cactus.<br />2. I just wanna find the elephant tree.<br />3. I don't wanna find dead bodies in the wash from dehydration.<br />4. I don't wanna pay $8 for a pint of strawberries. Cross that out. Strawberries taste bland these days. Blueberries.<br />5. I think the biologists want the backcountry for themselves. Preserve and protect for the enjoyment of the park biologists.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4134981800236544647.post-37875189706344609922013-02-07T16:31:24.368-07:002013-02-07T16:31:24.368-07:00Some comments, not arguments.
Nickel to a dime, y...Some comments, not arguments.<br /><br />Nickel to a dime, you were observed on the closed roads. Just not worth the trouble to reveal the hide and write a incident report. Rangers are scarce now.<br /><br />I am not sure an Army division could close the border even if they held hands. Take most any section of the border area. Hundreds of Border Patrol in cars, trucks, quads, helicopters, fixed wing, blimps, and drones in a 50 mile section. They continue to cross daily.<br /><br />The people we call Mexicans, are also Native Americans. They just wound up on the other side of a border after being here for a few thousand years.<br /><br />Been all around Lake Mojave, but never to it. Looks great.<br /><br />Storm clouds gather on the California side of Lake Mohave<br />Well, how about <br />In Nevada, not Arizona<br />What does it matter?<br />What does it matter?Delta Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04848262518783626997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4134981800236544647.post-58198843429790833272013-02-07T14:34:30.617-07:002013-02-07T14:34:30.617-07:00Thanks for giving me the virtual tour of the road ...Thanks for giving me the virtual tour of the road I had wanted to drive last year only to discover it "closed". So, it does indeed sound like they closed the road for valid reasons a few years ago, but then the bureaucracy forgot to open it up again later. Arghh.<br /><br />I also wonder if chronic budget cuts in our Parks system is giving us a glimpse of further closures to come (in not just Organ Pipe). I recall a very troubling article a few months ago talking about how some drug cartels have now taken over remote parts of national forests to grow their drugs, etc rather than the trouble of having to sneak it across the border. All because we have insufficient staffing to sufficiently guard our parks and national lands.<br /><br />Maybe increasing citizen "patrols" into these areas is indeed the answer!Lynne (WinnieViews)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17043666828785051719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4134981800236544647.post-22189622519812649682013-02-07T14:29:32.369-07:002013-02-07T14:29:32.369-07:00Halley's Comet...Seattle overlooking Shilshole...Halley's Comet...Seattle overlooking Shilshole Bay...Rather shocked there were only 20-30 of us watching..It only shows up every 76yrs!!..What some reality show too important to miss???<br />The rest of your thoughts? I agree but have to try and keep the blood pressure down..<br />Ride Safe.<br />DavidUpriverdavidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4134981800236544647.post-54731479358503047082013-02-07T10:49:10.978-07:002013-02-07T10:49:10.978-07:00It is a shame... a crying shame.It is a shame... a crying shame.klbexploreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13294131539793643894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4134981800236544647.post-33034046133215173892013-02-07T09:50:29.967-07:002013-02-07T09:50:29.967-07:00we send troops to fight and die defending the bord...we send troops to fight and die defending the borders of Aborigines that have been fighting for ten thousand years and hate us for interfering with their "Culture". <br /><br />Yet here at home Park Rangers, Ranchers and Border Patrolmen are murdered by armed, foreign trespassers, illegally violating our borders... and we do NOTHING. <br /><br />Armed foreign violation of a national border is Invasion isn't it? Refusal by our "Leadership" to defend our borders, to abandon our land, to even run away from the fight is; Cowardice in the Face of the Enemy. <br /><br />I say bring the 82nd and 101st airborne back from whatever futile attempt at stopping aborigines from butchering each other they are currently deployed to... and park 'em on that border, from California to Galveston... to do what they are SUPPOSED TO DO.<br /><br />Give the commanding generals one, single, order... Use your forces to protect and defend the sovereignty of our National Border...<br /><br />I promise you... that border would suddenly become peaceful and serene. <br /><br />Will it happen? Not a chance. This is becoming a nation of; "whining He was mean to me... boo hoo... poor poor me... not responsible for anything, but I'm due everything you have so gimmee gimmee... watching their Freedom wither, stunningly unperceptive sheeple"Brianhttp://www.rv-boondocking-the-good-life.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4134981800236544647.post-79392751954429648852013-02-07T09:24:18.979-07:002013-02-07T09:24:18.979-07:00Awesome pictures , thanks for sharing your journey...Awesome pictures , thanks for sharing your journey.our awesome travelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13031755671050584629noreply@blogger.com