Comments on: Our National Parks and Cell Phone Coverage is a National Disgrace!!! http://www.henshall.com/stuart/2010/07/31/our-national-parks-and-cell-phone-coverage-is-a-national-disgrace/ futurist + strategist + innovator ....making "sense" actionable Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:39:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Stuart http://www.henshall.com/stuart/2010/07/31/our-national-parks-and-cell-phone-coverage-is-a-national-disgrace/comment-page-1/#comment-9359 Stuart Wed, 25 Jan 2012 20:43:22 +0000 http://www.henshall.com/?p=4224#comment-9359 Yes, there may be good reasons for going off the grid. However, few smart explorers today would go far off the grid alone without some sort of GPS locator device. Response time is what matters if an accident happens. As for all the new options that good coverage can bring..... I won't even bother to comment as you know my position already. There are many ways the smartphone can bring a national park to life in ways that make it more engaging, interesting etc. These devices can also be put to good use for protecting the parks, managing areas and access, lowering costs, engaging volunteers etc. As for paving trails.... well the less visited parks are usually the better ones. Yes, there may be good reasons for going off the grid. However, few smart explorers today would go far off the grid alone without some sort of GPS locator device. Response time is what matters if an accident happens. As for all the new options that good coverage can bring….. I won’t even bother to comment as you know my position already. There are many ways the smartphone can bring a national park to life in ways that make it more engaging, interesting etc. These devices can also be put to good use for protecting the parks, managing areas and access, lowering costs, engaging volunteers etc. As for paving trails…. well the less visited parks are usually the better ones.

]]> By: K2readone http://www.henshall.com/stuart/2010/07/31/our-national-parks-and-cell-phone-coverage-is-a-national-disgrace/comment-page-1/#comment-9358 K2readone Wed, 25 Jan 2012 17:50:59 +0000 http://www.henshall.com/?p=4224#comment-9358 I was wondering if this was posted in jest or as a parody because it is really hilarious! Oh no, what would your life be like if we had to resort to ancient ways before every person had a cell phone? I mean it would be like 1995! How could we ever survive a national park circa 1995? This thought makes me tremble it is so scary! How dare the WILDerness be wild! We should add concrete paving to all trails also, because unpaved trails are dangerous! And why are there almost no fast food restaurants in national parks? What a backward country we have. I was wondering if this was posted in jest or as a parody because it is really hilarious!

Oh no, what would your life be like if we had to resort to ancient ways before every person had a cell phone? I mean it would be like 1995! How could we ever survive a national park circa 1995? This thought makes me tremble it is so scary! How dare the WILDerness be wild! We should add concrete paving to all trails also, because unpaved trails are dangerous! And why are there almost no fast food restaurants in national parks? What a backward country we have.

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