"GATLINBURG, Tenn. — The National Park Service is seeking public input on the Great Smoky Mountains National Park Laurel Falls Trail Congestion Management Pilot Project. The pilot would address visitor experience, safety and parking congestion…"

"Thank you, Erik. "

"WOW! "

"Sorry to hear that. Condolences to Jim and his family."

"All well here Thanks, John"

"I just did an email search and checked my junk folder. Did not see any from Nicole Brown. Maybe I deleted it without noticing? I get a lot of emails that I send to the waste bin without reading if I don't recognize the sender."

"I did not get any email from a 'Nicole Brown'"

"Oh, don't bother him. I just haven't seen him post in a while and was wondering. I was going to ask him if he knew anything about Andy Orr of Graham County. Figure from the early 1900s"

"I haven't seen Jim Casada post in a while. Is he still around?"

"There goes all that backlog money. The park was definitely at fault and they will be fighting harder than ever to pass the cost to us. Get ready for more fee talk"

"Setting backfires with a 80mph wind forecast ?!"

"Gross negligence"

"I dunno how we're going to pay for a $2 Trillion stimulus , let alone a $25 Trillion national debt. Might be big cuts coming down the pike. The NPS might be one of the first. Will this be the trigger that creates the fee?"

"No Beuno   John,  do you know a Todd Bishop by chance?"

"I want to know why Parson Branch has been closed for years now. The NPS says it's hazardous trees, are they waiting for them to decompose? Funny how hazardous those trees got after UTV, Adventure Bike, and Jeep rentals in Townsend started…"