Rivers and Gorges
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Wild_Tribute
replying to @t_jh2009 @t_jh2009 Interesting, haven’t though of it from that sense. Right in so many ways #ParkChat
BarnetteJason
replying to @unconpeace @unconpeace OH yeah yeah. Literally everyone and their mother keeps telling me to go to Letchworth, but I haven't been that direction yet. I was close last week, though. #ParkChat
billbrokob
replying to @louisbink @louisbink @kristarsha @Wild_Tribute @BigBendNPS Admit nothing #ParkChat
DrAmanyAlazraq
RT @BarnetteJason: A5 Although not a national park, Watkins Glen State Park's gorge will always have a special place in my memory. Gorges a…
59NationalParks
replying to @t_jh2009 @t_jh2009 @Wild_Tribute I read it was USA V Europe. #ParkChat
naturetechfam
RT @WildWithinHer: A6. In short, because so many waterways are dammed. Even today, less than ¼ of 1% of America's river are designated Wild…
Wild_Tribute
replying to @Parkasaur @Parkasaur @59NationalParks What National Park does it run through? #ParkChat
Stars252525
replying to @59NationalParks @59NationalParks A6 Flora and fauna depend on free flowing rivers. Too many dams hurt them. #ParkChat
wander_filled
A6 The biggest issue is working with local and state government to restrict flood plain development. when folks aren’t worried about their house/business flooding, they don’t push for more dams. #ParkChat
BarnetteJason
replying to @59NationalParks @59NationalParks @WildWithinHer Good grief Don. I mean you're kinda nailing it tonight but still...get your 100 meg already! #ParkChat
ParksandPoints
replying to @59NationalParks @59NationalParks A6) They are the life blood of our country and a genuine treasure. Only 0.25% of all rivers are protected under the Wild and Scenic Rivers act. We can and should do better. By protecting more waterways, we can keep the rivers flowing. #parkchat
WildWithinHer
replying to @WildWithinHer A6. cont. And because we don't want a repeat of the Cuyahoga River fire. Ever. #ParkChat
Parkasaur
replying to @ParksandPoints @ParksandPoints @Wild_Tribute @tthrash @59NationalParks @NatlParkService Several other rivers can reasonably claim a similar timeframe, including the Susquehanna. But that’s still really old, in some really old mountains! #ParkChat
InnerCompass
replying to @Wild_Tribute @Wild_Tribute A5) I don't know the defining points, but my most memorable is rafting the Arkansas River through the Royal Gorge in Colorado. We almost lost my dad on that trip, but it was still AMAZING! #ParkChat
59NationalParks
replying to @unconpeace @unconpeace @BarnetteJason My friend @ChazRor thinks it should be a National Park. #ParkChat
t_jh2009
replying to @59NationalParks @59NationalParks A6) As with the human body, water is essential to the health of the planet and to remain that way rivers must be flowing. #ParkChat
BarnetteJason
RT @59NationalParks: Q6 #ParkChat We have “3,200 free-flowing river segments in the United States that are believed to possess one or more…
ParksandPoints
replying to @naturetechfam @naturetechfam @Wild_Tribute @CanyonlandsNPS @GrandCanyonNPS It's the park that keeps on giving! #ParkChat
RCGibby73
replying to @billbrokob @billbrokob @louisbink @kristarsha @Wild_Tribute @BigBendNPS He kinda just did though #ParkChat
Wild_Tribute
replying to @unconpeace @unconpeace @BarnetteJason Have heard so many good things #ParkChat
Wild_Tribute
Q7. Fishing or Fly Fishing enthusiasts can tab a river as legendary for its stockpiles. Is there a trophy river for such? What Park or National Forest is its home? #ParkChat
t_jh2009
replying to @59NationalParks @59NationalParks @Wild_Tribute Not at all, I just haven't seen any TV commercials for river cruises in the United States. #ParkChat
unconpeace
replying to @BarnetteJason @BarnetteJason Well, you can add me to the list. And if my mom was on Twitter, she'd tell you too😏#parkchat
Parkasaur
replying to @BarnetteJason @BarnetteJason @wander_filled @ObedNPS @BigSouthForkNPS I think you can make a decent case that Big South Fork is the single most underrated National Park. https://t.co/tiI4zEpnl6 #ParkChat
louisbink
replying to @RCGibby73 @RCGibby73 @billbrokob @kristarsha @Wild_Tribute @BigBendNPS ICE ICE BABY - Collaborate and listen #ParkChat
59NationalParks
replying to @BarnetteJason @BarnetteJason @WildWithinHer Thinks move slower in the rural areas. #ParkChat
kristarsha
replying to @louisbink @louisbink @Wild_Tribute @BigBendNPS Aww, that’s a bummer 😔 it’s probably low most of the time...Rainy season there is also the hottest time of the year so not ideal for visiting. Still think seeing the canyon from the river would be cool #ParkChat
bonjourmiette
replying to @Wild_Tribute @Wild_Tribute A5: in a thoroughly unscientific and likely super flawed logic: I feel like a canyon has sheer rock walls and is somewhat narrower and a gorge has more angled walls, more plant life and is wider. Total opinion though. #ParkChat
Parkasaur
replying to @59NationalParks @59NationalParks I just hope that I don’t get too old before I finally pull it off! #ParkChat
unconpeace
A6 Forgive my tardiness in answering; I was searching for a Psalm verse on this, but couldn't find one - suffice it to say that the ocean is the river's destiny, sort of like the great oneness of the cosmos is our destiny - everything becomes one #parkchat
RCGibby73
replying to @billbrokob @billbrokob @louisbink @kristarsha @Wild_Tribute @BigBendNPS #ParkChat
BarnetteJason
replying to @unconpeace @unconpeace Sheesh. So glad I'm spending a month in New York next year. But I've also come across "Grand Canyon of the East" in Pennsylvania, Alabama, and Kentucky haha. #ParkChat
sonlight00
replying to @Wild_Tribute @Wild_Tribute #ParkChat i loved watching all the fly fishing in the Yellowstone river
Wild_Tribute
replying to @Parkasaur @Parkasaur @BarnetteJason @wander_filled @ObedNPS @BigSouthForkNPS Been to many parts but not arguably its most popular feature, Yahoo Falls #ParkChat
ParksandPoints
replying to @Wild_Tribute @Wild_Tribute A7) We're not fishers, but the bears sure are, so we're voting for Brooks Falls in @KatmaiNPS ! #parkchat #alaska #travel
WildWithinHer
replying to @Wild_Tribute @Wild_Tribute A7. I'm not a fisher, but I'll go with whatever @GPJohnston says on this. The Bogachiel, perhaps? On the Olympic Peninsula. #ParkChat
Parkasaur
replying to @Wild_Tribute @Wild_Tribute @59NationalParks That would be Aniakchak National Monument -perhaps the most spectacular caldera in the Park System #ParkChat
RCGibby73
replying to @Wild_Tribute @Wild_Tribute A7: I’d guess the Yellowstone or Colorado as the best ones #ParkChat
59NationalParks
replying to @Wild_Tribute @Wild_Tribute I once caught a couple of wild cutthroat trout on the Lamar River. It was legendary for me. #ParkChat
kristarsha
replying to @WeekendWomanWar @WeekendWomanWar @59NationalParks That looks amazing #ParkChat
wander_filled
A7 “What a beautiful world it was once, at least a river of it was, and it was almost mine and my family’s and just a few others that wouldn’t steal beer.” -Norman Maclean, A River Runs Through It on the Big Blackfoot River. #ParkChat
unconpeace
replying to @BarnetteJason @BarnetteJason Actually, it's proper to refer to the one in Arizona as the Grand Canyon of the West #parkchat
Parkasaur
replying to @Wild_Tribute @Wild_Tribute @59NationalParks @NatlParkService Yikes, yes, both Buffalo and Ozark should be in there. Who said there were only 9 again? #ParkChat
t_jh2009
replying to @Wild_Tribute @Wild_Tribute A7) The Klamath & Sacramento Rivers north of Whiskeytown NRA in National Forest lands is suppose to be good for fishing. #ParkChat
BarnetteJason
RT @Wild_Tribute: Q7. Fishing or Fly Fishing enthusiasts can tab a river as legendary for its stockpiles. Is there a trophy river for such?…
naturetechfam
replying to @Wild_Tribute @Wild_Tribute #parkchat A7 could there be anyplace more magical than fly-fishing for cutthroat trout in either the Yellowstone or Lamar Rivers @GrandCanyonNPS? Again, #bucketlist!
wander_filled
replying to @BarnetteJason @BarnetteJason @Wild_Tribute @Parkasaur @ObedNPS @BigSouthForkNPS I agree 100%! #ParkChat