Well, it's a state park and Confederate memorial. Gutzon Borglum, the guy who carved Mt Rushmore, started the Confederate carved frieze on Stone Mountain before he went west. ________________________________ From: Eric Welch <ericwelch@xxxxxx> To: nikonf4@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Wed, November 24, 2010 9:49:32 PM Subject: [nikonf4] Re: Don't bring a camera to Kuwait Outsourcing our Parks? Treeson! On Nov 24, 2010, at 7:57 AM, Dave wrote: It did. Stone Mountain Park is operated by an outside contractor. They told me to get lost. I went to the GA Parks Dept and they told me full jurisdiction had been transferred to the private contractor. Then I found a very helpful Girl Friday in the governor's office. > > >He's gone. > > > > > > > ________________________________ From: Eric Welch <ericwelch@xxxxxx> >To: nikonf4@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >Sent: Tue, November 23, 2010 11:47:50 PM >Subject: [nikonf4] Re: Don't bring a camera to Kuwait > >I'm sure that would probably get him fired from his job, and I would have told >him so. > > >On Nov 23, 2010, at 11:01 AM, Dave wrote: > >That's kinda sad; both the story and that guy's attempt to write or understand >anything. I was rousted at Stone Mountain Park near Atlanta by a park >"official" >who said I couldn't take pictures because I was using professional equipment. >It >might be OK if I paid him for the privilege, however. Kuwait isn't the only >country that's going seriously downhill. >> >> >> >> >> ________________________________ From: "WiltW@xxxxxxx" <WiltW@xxxxxxx> >>To: nikonf4@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>Sent: Tue, November 23, 2010 11:31:56 AM >>Subject: [nikonf4] Don't bring a camera to Kuwait >> >> >>http://thenextweb.com/me/2010/11/23/kuwait-dslr-camera-ban-now-in-effect/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TheNextWeb+%28The+Next+Web+All+Stories%29 >> >> >>--wilt > >Eric > > >"Look, I wish I had the luxury of just dealing with a modest recession or just >dealing with health care or just dealing with energy or just dealing with Iraq >or just dealing with Afghanistan. I don't have that luxury, and I don't think >the American people do either." - President Obama > > Eric "Look, I wish I had the luxury of just dealing with a modest recession or just dealing with health care or just dealing with energy or just dealing with Iraq or just dealing with Afghanistan. I don't have that luxury, and I don't think the American people do either." - President Obama