Shannon

I have never, and will never, "boot" or ban anyone for expressing their opinions. In fact, a review of all the accounts we've banned over the years shows the only people who need to fear banning on WildTexas.com are blatant spammers, especially those with no regard to the family-oriented nature of our website (in other words, porn sites and other sites promoting illegal activity, such as drug use or illegal pharmaceutical sales sites operated outside U.S. jurisdiction.)

I can't remember the last time I've had to give anyone a warning, much less considered banning them, for expressing their opinions. I'm as opinionated as they come and I welcome the discourse.

That said, I think there's more to a great camping experience than a ground fire. I have friends who brought a wood grill and had a roaring, wonderful fire in it with no issues from rangers and much envy from their fellow campers. Camping is, in part, about making do with what Mother Nature and other forces at play throw at us, no? Burn bans are meant to protect the very parklands we all so enjoy. For every responsible camper who could have a ground fire with no issue, all it takes is one numbskull to literally put our parklands up in smoke. It's just one of those inconveniences we take with all the GOOD that is a State Park visit. I'm sorry for your issues and you have every right to share your take on the situation. And you're quite welcome here on Wild Texas.

I do feel your frustration since it was raining/wet, but if you've been camping as long as I think you probably have, you know no state agency reactions quickly. It's the same reason we can have a huge downpour and yet still have water usage restrictions in place here in San Antonio (whose primary source for municipal/public water is the Edwards Underground Aquifer.)

PS: It's not as fun or relaxing, but you can roast all sorts of things over a burning camp stove. Necessity is the mother of invention.

May all your camping adventures be terrific ones from here on out!

PPS: I love the videos. Justin and I always intended to post more videos of our hikes but never got around to it and now with our two-year-old we'll need to get back into doing that. She LOVES the outdoors and is very observant when it comes to spotting wildlife.

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