http://www.johndearmond.com/2007/05/31/requiem-for-a-forest/ My little pothole on the information superhighway Sun, 15 Jan 2012 02:53:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= http://www.johndearmond.com/2007/05/31/requiem-for-a-forest/comment-page-1/#comment-133 Knut Michalsen Fri, 25 Jul 2008 06:10:13 +0000 http://www.johndearmond.com/2007/05/31/requiem-for-a-forest/#comment-133 Clovelly, Devon, England has this beautiful costal town, (privately owned). Only one steep road but with two names, one for each side: Upalong and Downalong. Not so fun is that when I visited the place some years later they had built a visitor center and all persons now have to pay their way to see the town. North Cape, a mega tourist attraction for more than Europe (owned by Norway's Government) established the area as a private run tourist trap (visitor center/Imax lookalike cinema) that cost you about $50 to see. In no way can you get to the plateu without paying. You are not alone, see. Clovelly, Devon, England has this beautiful costal town, (privately owned). Only one steep road but with two names, one for each side:
Upalong and Downalong.
Not so fun is that when I visited the place some years later they had built a visitor center and all persons now have to pay their way to see the town.
North Cape, a mega tourist attraction for more than Europe (owned by Norway’s Government) established the area as a private run tourist trap (visitor center/Imax lookalike cinema) that cost you about $50 to see. In no way can you get to the plateu without paying.
You are not alone, see.

]]> http://www.johndearmond.com/2007/05/31/requiem-for-a-forest/comment-page-1/#comment-113 Jim aka Ulysses Sat, 03 May 2008 19:58:58 +0000 http://www.johndearmond.com/2007/05/31/requiem-for-a-forest/#comment-113 Many years ago I used to go scuba diving at Reef Point between Newport and Laguna. We had to cross private property to get to the beach. It was a steep climb back up with all the gear but worth it. There were mainly divers, surfers, dogs, and occasionally a nudist. Nobody bothered anybody's stuff. Then the Irvine Company sold it to the State (California). They put up a parking lot, banned dogs and nudists, and made the walk so far they basically banned divers as well. Then they destroyed the beauty of the place by building condos across Pacific Coast Highway. There never used to be any trash there. Now it stinks. And you have to pay money to go to your own beach! Oh well, the water is too polluted to go in now anyway... Many years ago I used to go scuba diving at Reef Point between Newport and Laguna. We had to cross private property to get to the beach. It was a steep climb back up with all the gear but worth it. There were mainly divers, surfers, dogs, and occasionally a nudist. Nobody bothered anybody’s stuff. Then the Irvine Company sold it to the State (California). They put up a parking lot, banned dogs and nudists, and made the walk so far they basically banned divers as well. Then they destroyed the beauty of the place by building condos across Pacific Coast Highway. There never used to be any trash there. Now it stinks. And you have to pay money to go to your own beach! Oh well, the water is too polluted to go in now anyway…

]]> http://www.johndearmond.com/2007/05/31/requiem-for-a-forest/comment-page-1/#comment-78 Tracy Sat, 19 Jan 2008 04:24:36 +0000 http://www.johndearmond.com/2007/05/31/requiem-for-a-forest/#comment-78 That kind of crap is going on all over the south. Most southern states are becoming police states. Don't be surprised when they close and gate the trails, and MAYBE allow certain clubs an occasional trailride. That kind of crap is going on all over the south. Most southern states are becoming police states. Don’t be surprised when they close and gate the trails, and MAYBE allow certain clubs an occasional trailride.

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