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1. I love it: "winter draws visitors seeking solitude"

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Sat Feb 23, 2013, 08:24 AM

Feb 2013

Zipping around at 60 mph while burning fossile fuels and harassing wildlife with the sounds and emmisions from snowmobiles.

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Yellowstone in compromise plan over park snowmobile traffic [View all] Judi Lynn Feb 2013 OP

I love it: "winter draws visitors seeking solitude" Earth_First Feb 2013 #1

Used to think so too, but Android3.14 Feb 2013 #2

I grew up in Minnesota, and MrsMatt Feb 2013 #4

So what your saying then Android3.14 Feb 2013 #5

My experience is not yours MrsMatt Feb 2013 #7

Fair enough Android3.14 Feb 2013 #9

The noise does not have to be part of the experience Thor_MN Feb 2013 #6

10 mph? Android3.14 Feb 2013 #11

What can you see if you are traveling faster? Thor_MN Feb 2013 #15

That's just silly logic Android3.14 Feb 2013 #17

Silly logic is making assumptions about someone else's life which one has no clue about. Thor_MN Feb 2013 #19

I really hate snowmobiles rwiliff Feb 2013 #20

It's fine to disagree with me. Thor_MN Feb 2013 #21

The article indicates this is a net reduction in currently allowed snowmobile traffic. Robb Feb 2013 #3

Screw the gaddamned wildlife . . .! another_liberal Feb 2013 #8

I live in snowmobile country, and used to be an avid snowmobiler mountain grammy Feb 2013 #10

solitude and 'groups of 342-480 snowmobiles'? wish these parks would not allow moters at all and Sunlei Feb 2013 #12

Yellowstone in winter Crepuscular Feb 2013 #13

Amazing images. Wonderful. Thanks for posting them. n/t Judi Lynn Feb 2013 #14

That's on my bucket list! n/t catchnrelease Feb 2013 #22

I kayak and fish a bunch down here in Florida madville Feb 2013 #16

Translation Android3.14 Feb 2013 #18