You tend to have a lot of problems from November through about March.
That park is too pristine, is too beautiful, to have to lower itself to that kind of trash that is going on. People should be up there getting an experience and really want to be there instead of thinking “Boy, I can hardly wait to get out of here.” I still think that an off-site administrative office is, by far, better.
Sort of like what Lassen has with Mineral.
Of course, Mineral is a beautiful area. It’s just too bad that it couldn’t have been put in, in Prospect or someplace where there are some support facilities to a certain extent. Mineral’s a very tiny town. But Redding is what, an hour away, maybe.
Munson Valley was designed with the idea that the headquarters would be at Union Creek, and the park would have that extension (51).
Then it was over to the panhandle.
It pretty much died as of ’82 when they did the rehab on the headquarters buildings.
They have too much invested up there now.
It’s still on somebody’s back burner.
I think it’s too far from any support facilities. Why destroy an area that hasn’t been destroyed? What difference does 15 miles make? But 30 and 40 miles make a lot of difference. You’re still going to get heavy snow there. People are still going to have to drive just as far to get into town. The schooling is going to be a problem with the kids. So get them into some area where the commute is better.
