Oops, a Federal Offense
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‘boy, that really escalated quickly.’ -ron burgundy
We are on a road trip going through Idaho (absolutely incredible country!) and the United States Government puts up a fence between the road, and a wonderful little perch to admire the incredible visage of Mother Nature. Now, I feel the whole situation (in the words of Ron Burgundy) really escalated quickly: Federal Officers driving by happen to see a parked car on the side of a desolate rode and pull off to investigate. They see a happy-loving group of 6 spending a nice afternoon along some of the most gorgeous mountainous ridge lines and freak-out because we had to cross a perfectly mountable fence that said ‘restricted’ government property. Now in the interest of national security I completely respect and understand the reason for fences (hopefully larger ones) in places of need… However, I thought ones like this served more as a ‘guideline fence’ -just think: a beautifully deserted road side in the middle of the desolate north-west is nothing to get so worked up about. I feel sometimes our culture is really going to damage itself with this need to constantly crush the spirit of adventure. Need I remind you this country is so great because it stems from some of the most dynamic humans in all of history: those that risked their lives to come from over seas, those that rose up to escape persecution, those that tamed a wild and vast continent, and ALL with a strong spirit of adventure and will to live. I think we’d all feel much better if half the world’s fences disappeared tomorrow (including the ones we shoot at people desperate for money and a job are trying to cross (…oops did i say that aloud?)). …Just a thought… In the end, I plead guilty to the Federal Court for my decision (yes, I was completely in the wrong), but you gotta be bumping up against limits to know what you’re capable of… Danica Patrick taught me that.
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