If so, makes you wish Trmp had accompanied the King, just for a repeat.

I completely missed that. I need to go watch it again!

Did he ever go camping when young or take trips to "the outdoors"?

Can you even picture him hiking or camping? However, if anyone asks him he'll tell you he hiked the entire Appalachian Trail and finished it in three days. No one has ever hiked it faster. Smokey the Bear came up to him with tears in his eyes saying, "Sir, you have prevented more forest fires with all your raking of the forests that we are naming an entire park after you."

Oh, wait .. that was my former governor Mark Sanford (R-SC).

Very cute.

It was quite a spectacle at the time, watching that whole saga unwind. "Oh, what a tangled web we weave, when first we practice to deceive."

The thought of him going camping with his family to, say....Yosemite breaks my brain. My family went camping to several National Parks (every summer) and we always attended the ranger programs (if they had them). This was long ago, so I don't know about now, but the program they presented at Yosemite in the 1950's was so special....I still remember after all these years. Trump's family wouldn't be interested I'm assuming

look down on other high rises from your gaudy penthouse. Nothing green, no sounds of birds, swishing of leaves in the trees on a windy day.

Coffee and breakfast cooked in the wilderness (usually bacon, eggs, pancakes) tastes better than anything in a Michelin Star restaurant, in my opinion.

while we're still snug in our sleeping bags!

Reply to " young at heart'" above.

I get allergic smelling hay
I just adore a penthouse view
Darling I love but give me Park Avenue.

Some people thought he was a fool.

I thought he was fabulous ESPECIALLY on that.

I love this. I think what Charles did sent a message about the importance of protecting our public lands that Trump will never even notice. Fortuntely, it comes through loud and clear for those who have ears to hear.

America like a business. And that business is business liquidation. He's going to sell the country piece by piece. And to whom? Who can afford it? Billionaires. And they won't be paying billions for the land. Yosemite for $75 million. Yellowstone for $120 million. Bryce Canyon for $85 million. And all that money goes into HIS pocket.

He'll get Thiel to buy Mt. Rushmore for $25 million and Thiel will add a Trump head among the other four. Paid for from taxpayer money.

Fool's gold.

Repubs have wanted to get their greedy hands on our National Park system for decades.

A unique experience.

Back in the early 1900s with the advent of the automobile there was a lot of pressure to build highways on the tops of mountain chains. I know it was proposed for the Green Mountains in Vermont but fortunately never constructed.

Total Area: Approximately 200,000 acres, or about 311–313 square miles.Wilderness Area: Over 79,000 acres are designated as federal wilderness, ensuring protected habitats.Recent Expansion: The park has grown in recent years, including an addition of nearly 1,000 acres in 2023 to protect habitats and water sources.Location: The park spans eight counties, including large portions in Rappahannock, Madison, and Page counties.

I love that country and the fairly easy access from the DC area. And I really appreciate the NPS and other organizations that keep the trails and motorways in good shape. Used to volunteer on maintenance - back in the days.

It certainly has been repeated across multiple outlets.

post on Facebook at first, then I kept digging and finally found it.
I just tap the escape button when the little facebook box that wants to make you sign in pops up.

It doesn't always let you do that though. I think you can do it so many times then it blocks you.

Including the National Park Service. I have never been a fan of the Royal Family, Charles, in particular. But, I appreciate the attention he drew to the National Parks and their various prog rams. I'll admit to having a better opinion of him now than I did a few years ago, in part because of his dedication to the environment. I'd certainly take him over the putrid sack of garbage who currently runs this country ANY DAY.

And while he was at the Shenandoah National Park he also met with leaders of the Monacan Indian Nation to honor their indigenous land stewardship of the tribe's ancestral homeland.

...I have a problem with the idea of there being a monarch.

He was born into his fame and wealth and most of the members of his family are clueless and entitled, in their case doubly.

Charles' brother Andrew is a disgrace to humanity, and his Mother's efforts to cover up his role in the Epstein case with payoffs and silence does not speak well of her or her family.

I certainly understand his son Harry's desire to get away from all that.

If I were British I would be chafing at the bit to do away with the monarchy.

He is a legit environmentalist.

Trump has been attacking every environmental rule he can:
https://www.counterpunch.org/2025/09/19/the-roading-of-the-last-wild-places/

Not sure why I bother to keep posting those beyond boosting Ketcham (since I support his work) and because it gives some relief to strained nerves.