My all time favorite (at visitors center at Aransas Nat'l Wildlife Reserve) "Is it OK to pet the alligators?"
"SURE IT IS!!!!You taste like chicken..... 'Gators gotta eat, y'know..." guess that's it for my NPS career dream...
My favorite is the list that's been cruising the 'net since its inception:
The following comments are reportedly actual comments left on Forest Service Registration sheets and comment cards by backpackers completing wilderness camping trips, who went to the mountains and wilderness to hike and camp.
Comments:
• A small deer came into my camp and stole my bag of pickles.
Is there a way I can get reimbursed?
Please Call.
• All the mile markers are missing this year.
• Found a smoldering cigarette left by a horse.
• Too many bugs and leeches and spiders and spider webs.
Please spray the wilderness to rid the area of these pests.
• The coyotes made too much noise last night and kept me awake.
Please eradicate these annoying animals.
• Need more signs to keep the area pristine.
• Too many rocks in the mountains.
Suggestions:
For Improving Trails
• Elevators would help on steep uphill sections.
• Trails need to be wider so people can walk while holding hands.
• Trails need to be reconstructed. Please avoid building trails that go uphill.
• Please pave the trails so they can be plowed of snow in the winter.
• Chair lifts need to be in some places so that we can get to wonderful views without having to hike to them.
• Reflectors need to be placed on trees every 50 feet so people can hike at night with flashlights.
• The places where trails do not exist are not well marked.
• Need more signs to keep the area pristine.
• Too many rocks in the mountains.
For Improving the Wilderness
• Instead of a permit system or regulations, the Forest Service needs to reduce worldwide population growth to limit the number of visitors to the wilderness.
• Need more signs to keep the area pristine.
• Ban walking sticks in the wilderness. Hikers that use walking sticks are more likely to chase animals.
• Too many bugs and leeches and spiders and spider webs. Please spray the wilderness to rid the area of these pests.
• The coyotes made too much noise last night and kept me awake. Please eradicate these annoying animals.
• A McDonalds would be nice at the trailhead.
My wife and I quote these constantly in our daily lives...Think my favorite is, "The places where trails do not exist are not well marked."... :shock:
