Monday, September 29, 2008

Owen Wilson

He's pictured here disguised as a knowledgeable park ranger. No
kidding, the guy looked, talked, and sounded exactly like the actor.
The park ranger character could definitely be the focus of a hilarious
comedy. The possibilities are endless.

See, all of these rangers end each of their informational talks with
closing remarks of their personal outlook on life. Sometimes
appreciated, always unsolicited, these idealists offer their kindly
advice about spending time in the park and conservation in general.
Listen carefully, it could be a famous quote or even a philosophical
proverb. But no matter what you hear you can always count on these
words to be wise indeed.

The geyser in the background is the tallest in the world...when it
goes off. Not today.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Roosevelt worked with the major figures of the conservation movement, especially his chief adviser on the matter, Gifford Pinchot. Roosevelt urged Congress to establish the United States Forest Service (1905), to manage government forest lands, and he appointed Gifford Pinchot to head the service. Roosevelt set aside more land for national parks and nature preserves than all of his predecessors combined, 194 million acres (785,000 km²). In all, by 1909, the Roosevelt administration had created an unprecedented 42 million acres (170,000 km²) of national forests, 53 national wildlife refuges and 18 areas of "special interest", including the Grand Canyon. The Theodore Roosevelt National Park in the Badlands commemorates his conservationist philosophy.