tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31220410.post3584219787868851730..comments2024-02-27T12:03:02.477-05:00Comments on Ruth Harrigan Artist: Accessing natureRuthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00170658770134559035noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31220410.post-61853922296043132852009-09-01T10:45:54.953-04:002009-09-01T10:45:54.953-04:00FT- Thanks, that's good to know about.FT- Thanks, that's good to know about.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00170658770134559035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31220410.post-31812771065371647462009-09-01T01:07:30.112-04:002009-09-01T01:07:30.112-04:00Hi Wheelie,
A friend in Florida goes on wildernes...Hi Wheelie,<br /><br />A friend in Florida goes on wilderness vacations with an organization called Wilderness Inquiry, based in Minnesota, the purpose is to provide nature travel to persons with disabilities.Full Tilthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11805207016263491865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31220410.post-63897928142268298962009-08-30T11:11:22.766-04:002009-08-30T11:11:22.766-04:00http://www.yougodo.com/en/SkyTrek-Zip-Zip-wire-adv...<b>http://www.yougodo.com/en/SkyTrek-Zip-Zip-wire-adventures-in-Monteverde-Costa-Rica/activity/cee503bc-6d70-43d7-82b7-65f5ad621b62.aspx</b><br /><br />Oh my, that looks like the most fun ever! hahaGainahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08495953058626656188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31220410.post-15715103181866754852009-08-30T10:49:58.750-04:002009-08-30T10:49:58.750-04:00Greg and Gaina-
thanks very much for your comments...Greg and Gaina-<br />thanks very much for your comments and POV's. <br /><br />I found a link to the zip wire which I'll add here if anyone would like to take a look at it:<br /><br />http://www.yougodo.com/en/SkyTrek-Zip-Zip-wire-adventures-in-Monteverde-Costa-Rica/activity/cee503bc-6d70-43d7-82b7-65f5ad621b62.aspxRuthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00170658770134559035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31220410.post-33040569498927155602009-08-30T10:03:38.663-04:002009-08-30T10:03:38.663-04:00When I was reading that piece I was having that de...When I was reading that piece I was having that depressing thought of 'If I had to explain this to you, you wouldn't understand the answer anyway'.<br /><br />I think areas of 'Special Scientific Interest' where <i>nobody</i> is allowed to go should remain equally restricted to anyone, but I think in 99% of cases there's a balance between access and conservation that <b>can</b> be struck.<br /><br />Has anyone thought that instead of saying 'you can't do A. B, C because if your chair', they should be turning this over to the people who can invent an alternative mode of transport so that people who rely on power chairs CAN get into these areas with minimal impact in the environment?<br /><br />In the Costa Rican rainforest there's a place where disabled people can experience the canopies on a 'zip wire'. Ironic that what we would consider an 'under developed' country is amazingly enlightened when it comes to finding was to give disabled people an experience that the able bodied take for granted.<br /><br />Why is it always US that get the 'tough luck' attitude that able bodied people wouldn't stand for?Gainahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08495953058626656188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31220410.post-1845622322125748182009-08-30T09:14:16.504-04:002009-08-30T09:14:16.504-04:00I think you hit the nail on the head. If I can...I think you hit the nail on the head. If I can't get there in my power chair, it's not going to happen.Greg (Accessible Hunter)https://www.blogger.com/profile/14284270514731142757noreply@blogger.com