[Az-Geocaching] Thompson Peak Closed??
Brian Casteel
listserv@azgeocaching.com
Sat, 19 Oct 2002 20:41:40 -0700
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This afternoon, courtesy of Dan (LazyK), I learned Thompson Peak is =
allegedly closed, or so say the Rangers who were up on the mountain this =
afternoon. Very surprised by the news, I began to seek out the name of =
the person who oversees McDowell Mountain Park. Fortunately I located =
his e-mail address and contact information rather quickly. As it turns =
out, after mountain biking with my uncle in the park earlier in the =
afternoon, I had the pleasure of meeting him as we were outside of his =
patrol vehicle escorting a tortoise across the roadway. His name is Don =
Harris, and he is the Park Supervisor. Wondering what we were doing =
with a fully marked Ford Expedition sitting in the middle of the =
roadway, he pulled up inquiring as to what we were doing. A brief =
explanation and a quick finger point in the direction of the tortoise =
(never did see the hare), and he thanked us for stopping to the ensure =
the safety of the tortoise. The timing couldn't have been better, as I =
had my introduction for the e-mail that was sent. Not having to worry =
about an icebreaker, I dove right into the subject, explaining =
geocaching, as well as providing links to a few of the resources =
available on geocaching.com to explain this sport. I inquired as to the =
status of Thompson Peak for hikers (or all peaks for that matter), and =
looked to win his blessing for the sport in McDowell Mountain Park. =
Hopefully he will have an opportunity to respond on Monday, and I will =
drive out to meet with him on Wednesday (time permitting) to settle the =
issues that appear to exist in this recreation area, or at least appear =
to by the Rangers who are roaming the area.
Just an FYI for everyone, and I will be sure to keep you updated on the =
status of my e-mail discussions or talks with Mr. Harris.
Brian
Team A.I.
I haven't lost my mind. It's backed up on disk somewhere.
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>This afternoon, courtesy of Dan =
(LazyK), I learned=20
Thompson Peak is allegedly closed, or so say the Rangers who were up on =
the=20
mountain this afternoon. Very surprised by the news, I began to =
seek out=20
the name of the person who oversees McDowell Mountain Park. =
Fortunately I=20
located his e-mail address and contact information rather quickly. =
As it=20
turns out, after mountain biking with my uncle in the park earlier in =
the=20
afternoon, I had the pleasure of meeting him as we were outside of his =
patrol=20
vehicle escorting a tortoise across the roadway. His name is Don =
Harris,=20
and he is the Park Supervisor. Wondering what we were doing with a =
fully=20
marked Ford Expedition sitting in the middle of the roadway, he pulled =
up=20
inquiring as to what we were doing. A brief explanation and a =
quick finger=20
point in the direction of the tortoise (never did see the hare), and he =
thanked=20
us for stopping to the ensure the safety of the tortoise. The =
timing=20
couldn't have been better, as I had my introduction for the e-mail that =
was=20
sent. Not having to worry about an icebreaker, I dove right into =
the=20
subject, explaining geocaching, as well as providing links to a few of =
the=20
resources available on geocaching.com to explain this sport. I =
inquired as=20
to the status of Thompson Peak for hikers (or all peaks for that =
matter),=20
and looked to win his blessing for the sport in McDowell Mountain =
Park. =20
Hopefully he will have an opportunity to respond on Monday, and I will =
drive out=20
to meet with him on Wednesday (time permitting) to settle the issues =
that appear=20
to exist in this recreation area, or at least appear to by the Rangers =
who are=20
roaming the area.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Just an FYI for everyone, and I will be =
sure to=20
keep you updated on the status of my e-mail discussions or talks with =
Mr.=20
Harris.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Brian</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Team A.I.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I haven't lost my mind. It's =
backed up on=20
disk somewhere.</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>
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