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Originally Posted by Zeno
Much truth of what you say Ray, but trees get in the way of my view. The forest will never be the same as before European's came to the new world. Nor the Great Plains, nor the barren deserts etc. It all underwent change - even the indigenous Indians (Exploreing Asians) altered the landscape some, though not to the extent that the European's did. It is sad in a way, but how could it have been any different? With millions and billions of people worldwide and industrialization the planet is altered. Even before that the Romans and the people of the Middle Ages altered their landscapes and forest and rivers and plains and built large cities etc.
That's why we need a big space program so the human menace can get scattered throughout the galaxy. Can't wait until we start mining the moon and asteroids.
Pretty much all of these problems wouldve been easily controlled if humans had been pro active about population control. 7 billion people and growing is a major problem that 2 billion people never wouldve been. The biggest failure of the human species is that we didnt take appropriate measures early enough to keep our population at a level the planet could sustain.
Space as the answer is a total joke and a childish copout. Its not feasible, is several generations away still at best, and the problems here on earth are here and now.
Now for what i came here for. I will be making a trip to Southeast BC in early september, possibly follwed by a stop in Calgary. Im thinking about coming down into Montana and then heading west to Portland before returning to the Canadian West coast.
Any recommendations for dog friendly hiking, especially stuff with rivers and lakes to swim in (swimming with my dog is probably my favorite thing in the world), as well as where I can find the biggest or most fun/interesting poker games?
And yeah up in Vancouver we had 10 straight days of smoky air. I was just down in Bend, Oregon and they got some smoky days there recently too.
I went to view the total eclipse. The 2 minutes of totality are incredible, and made everything worth it. Other than that, there isnt much to see other than the novelty of what you can see through the glasses which isnt anywhere near the same experience. No comparison whatsoever to experiencing the totality, when the world briefly becomes dark and cold, you dont need the glasses, and the sun is just a thin ring light around the moon in a dark sky.