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Re:Republicans move to sell off 3.3m acres of national land,... by TYPE_FASTER on Wednesday February 01, 2017 @01:49PM (#13543653)
> What benefit do you personally get from having some desert scrub available to access? Take into account there are plenty of beautiful parks out there, more than you could ever visit, while this land is simply nondescript and empty.

I'd rather camp here: http://www.andyintherockies.com/photos/bartlett_3937.JPG

It's a different experience from the parks.

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Re:Republicans move to sell off 3.3m acres of national land,... by prawn on Wednesday February 01, 2017 @08:51PM (#13547376)
I think both NP and BLM options are great, but there's certainly something special about the freedom and isolation of that sort of place you've linked. I'm really surprised it doesn't appeal equally to both sides of politics.
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