Reflections On Oil Slicks, National Parks, Society

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We were driving into Yosemite Valley from the south and had a dramatic panoramic view of one of our nation's most recognizable landscapes, but my family and I were hardly noticing.

Our family - my wife, 20-year-old son and 17-year-old daughter - was involved in an animated discussion over the news from the morning's paper that yet another attempt to stop the oil gushing into the Gulf of Mexico had failed and it could be August until it would be permanently stopped and the cleanup could take years.

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Reflections On Oil Slicks, National Parks, Society

The image of the massive oil slick, blackened beaches and choked marshes could not have been a more dramatic contrast to Yosemite Falls, Half D...

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