Comments on: Guestbook http://www.save-river-road.net Just another WordPress site Mon, 12 Mar 2012 20:14:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Crystal http://www.save-river-road.net/guestbook/#comment-77 Crystal Wed, 07 Mar 2012 23:11:57 +0000 http://www.save-river-road.net/?page_id=2#comment-77 I have been camping on River Rd. my entire life. Now I bring my boys. That's 4 generations of memories that could be destroyed with something that is totally unnecessary. Please don't allow construction in the name of progress ruin such a beautiful spot in many of our hearts. I have been camping on River Rd. my entire life. Now I bring my boys. That’s 4 generations of memories that could be destroyed with something that is totally unnecessary. Please don’t allow construction in the name of progress ruin such a beautiful spot in many of our hearts.

]]> By: CJ CARR http://www.save-river-road.net/guestbook/#comment-74 CJ CARR Mon, 13 Feb 2012 19:02:42 +0000 http://www.save-river-road.net/?page_id=2#comment-74 Imagine this: It’s summer time on the Guadalupe River. It’s hot. The water’s cool and you are ready to hit the river with your family and friends as you have for so many summers before. Ah, the memories…camp outs and barbeques on the river, children playing in the water, abundant wildlife parading in front of you. Life is good on the river. Always is, always has been. You drive up to your favorite campground. It’s closed! Not for the day or an emergency. The business is gone. As you continue down the road to find another site from which to enjoy the river, you notice an abundance of trash and debris. The next thing you hear is the loud din of highway traffic. Where did that come from? Gone are the scenic trails and meandering single lane road. Gone are the ducks, deer, squirrels and hawks. In their place is a multilane highway with the accompanying, traffic noise, impolite drivers, and garbage. What happened? Who did this? Why didn’t someone stop it? YOU didn’t stop it. YOU didn’t get involved, attend meetings, write letters. YOU voted for the OUTER LOOP. YOU traded your family’s environmental heritage for commercial gain! SHAME on YOU! YOU are to blame! What a nightmare!!! WAKE UP! It hasn’t happened yet! There is still time to stop this horrific turn of events. YOU can be the one who keeps River Road alive to give wonderful memories to future generations. Get involved, be informed, imagine the future. And if you resemble the YOU in the imaginary scenario. CHANGE YOUR MIND AND CHANGE YOUR VOTE. Because once this nightmare is a reality, there is no way to CHANGE it back! Imagine this:
It’s summer time on the Guadalupe River. It’s hot. The water’s cool and you are ready to hit the river with your family and friends as you have for so many summers before. Ah, the memories…camp outs and barbeques on the river, children playing in the water, abundant wildlife parading in front of you. Life is good on the river. Always is, always has been.
You drive up to your favorite campground. It’s closed! Not for the day or an emergency. The business is gone. As you continue down the road to find another site from which to enjoy the river, you notice an abundance of trash and debris. The next thing you hear is the loud din of highway traffic. Where did that come from? Gone are the scenic trails and meandering single lane road. Gone are the ducks, deer, squirrels and hawks. In their place is a multilane highway with the accompanying, traffic noise, impolite drivers, and garbage.
What happened? Who did this? Why didn’t someone stop it? YOU didn’t stop it. YOU didn’t get involved, attend meetings, write letters. YOU voted for the OUTER LOOP. YOU traded your family’s environmental heritage for commercial gain! SHAME on YOU! YOU are to blame! What a nightmare!!!
WAKE UP!
It hasn’t happened yet! There is still time to stop this horrific turn of events. YOU can be the one who keeps River Road alive to give wonderful memories to future generations. Get involved, be informed, imagine the future. And if you resemble the YOU in the imaginary scenario. CHANGE YOUR MIND AND CHANGE YOUR VOTE. Because once this nightmare is a reality, there is no way to CHANGE it back!

]]> By: Administrator http://www.save-river-road.net/guestbook/#comment-71 Administrator Thu, 01 Dec 2011 09:34:56 +0000 http://www.save-river-road.net/?page_id=2#comment-71 Dale, Thank you very much for your honest feedback! We strive to keep our site as user-friendly as possible and, surely, there is much that could be improved but also much that has been improved already. Picture galleries and slideshows are nice but - besides looking 'eye-candy' - they would distract from the main purpose of our site: keeping folks 'in the loop' by providing up-to-date information, news and appointment schedules regarding the planned loop affecting our beloved River Road area. This surely doesn't mean that we won't add additional 'goodies' to our website in the future, yet, currently we simply do not have the time and resources to do so. We're all volunteers, offering our spare free time and (limited) knowledge. Dale,

Thank you very much for your honest feedback! We strive to keep our site as user-friendly as possible and, surely, there is much that could be improved but also much that has been improved already.

Picture galleries and slideshows are nice but – besides looking ‘eye-candy’ – they would distract from the main purpose of our site: keeping folks ‘in the loop’ by providing up-to-date information, news and appointment schedules regarding the planned loop affecting our beloved River Road area.

This surely doesn’t mean that we won’t add additional ‘goodies’ to our website in the future, yet, currently we simply do not have the time and resources to do so. We’re all volunteers, offering our spare free time and (limited) knowledge.

]]> By: Dale http://www.save-river-road.net/guestbook/#comment-70 Dale Tue, 29 Nov 2011 21:52:22 +0000 http://www.save-river-road.net/?page_id=2#comment-70 It's a nice looking site, but it's jumbled and hard to find information if you're just coming into it. I'm sure it works well if you already know what's going on, but even after reading the "About Us" page, I'm not sure what it's about. I'm a Texan, and hate to see development ruining the natural beauty of my state. I think you need to have a part of your website that shows what this beauty looks like now, and how it will look if whatever it is you're fighting against happens. Also an overall map of the project should be easily located on your site. Basically, a casual observer should be able to get on your site and immediately be awed by the beauty of River Road, and appalled at the possibility of its destruction. I came here through a link on reddit.com, by the way. It’s a nice looking site, but it’s jumbled and hard to find information if you’re just coming into it. I’m sure it works well if you already know what’s going on, but even after reading the “About Us” page, I’m not sure what it’s about.

I’m a Texan, and hate to see development ruining the natural beauty of my state. I think you need to have a part of your website that shows what this beauty looks like now, and how it will look if whatever it is you’re fighting against happens.

Also an overall map of the project should be easily located on your site. Basically, a casual observer should be able to get on your site and immediately be awed by the beauty of River Road, and appalled at the possibility of its destruction.

I came here through a link on reddit.com, by the way.

]]> By: Nancy Ney http://www.save-river-road.net/guestbook/#comment-66 Nancy Ney Wed, 08 Jun 2011 22:50:00 +0000 http://www.save-river-road.net/?page_id=2#comment-66 <strong>Outer Loop would destroy one of 'greatest drives'</strong> Congratulations to everyone in this county for maintaining River Road as one of the "51 Great Scenic Drives" as the best in Texas! Referencing Carter Casteel's June 2 letter to the editor, "You would think that somehow we could figure out how to protect and manage such a beautiful natural resource with respect to property rights and without damage to our economy." Many tax-paying citizens oppose the proposed Outer Loop road because the bridge over the Guadalupe at Second Crossing will destroy the scenic value and will threaten the ecological balance. The major highway that would be the Loop will also destroy the beauty and serenity of much of the county as crosscountry trucks create noxious fumes and noise pollution. Surely our elected offcials will protect and manage this beautiful resource that is Comal County by finding an alternative to the seriously destructive Outer Loop. Outer Loop would destroy one of ‘greatest drives’

Congratulations to everyone in this county for maintaining River Road as one of the “51 Great Scenic Drives” as the best in Texas! Referencing Carter Casteel’s June 2 letter to the editor, “You would think that somehow we could figure out how to protect and manage such a beautiful natural resource with respect to property rights and without damage to our economy.”

Many tax-paying citizens oppose the proposed Outer Loop road because the bridge over the Guadalupe at Second Crossing will destroy the scenic value and will threaten the ecological balance. The major highway that would be the Loop will also destroy the beauty and serenity of much of the county as crosscountry trucks create noxious fumes and noise pollution.

Surely our elected offcials will protect and manage this beautiful resource that is Comal County by finding an alternative to the seriously destructive Outer Loop.

]]> By: ed http://www.save-river-road.net/guestbook/#comment-65 ed Tue, 07 Jun 2011 11:52:47 +0000 http://www.save-river-road.net/?page_id=2#comment-65 total insanity...brought on by greed. i have been a land surveyor for 25+ years. i have seen thousands and thousands of beautiful acres turned to concrete and homes. developers do not see this beauty in the same light as those of us who cringe at the thought of a concrete overpass coming out of the cliffs at second crossing, or the concrete ramps that will tie into river road (the ramps will not work unless river road is widened and improved}. next will come the subdivisions, hotels etc. hmmm...all i can think of is the river walk in san antonio....makes me ill. so next will be the "population explosion"{oh, this the reason this project is so badly needed...where will all of these people live who soon will be on us like locusts} WHERE WILL THE WATER COME FROM FOR THESE PEOPLE TO DRINK AND BATH ? {hey..maybe a new dam on the river ?} sounds to me like the cart is in front of the horse..DO NOT BUILD AND THEY WILL NOT COME !! STAY AWAY FROM THE GUADALUPE RIVER AND RIVER ROAD...WE, THE PEOPLE DO NOT WANT IT, AND HELLO TXDOT...YOU WORK FOR US Fishinged, Canyon Lake total insanity…brought on by greed.
i have been a land surveyor for 25+ years. i have seen thousands and thousands of beautiful acres turned to concrete and homes. developers do not see this beauty in the same light as those of us who cringe at the thought of a concrete overpass coming out of the cliffs at second crossing, or the concrete ramps that will tie into river road (the ramps will not work unless river road is widened and improved}.
next will come the subdivisions, hotels etc.
hmmm…all i can think of is the river walk in san antonio….makes me ill.
so next will be the “population explosion”{oh, this the reason this project is so badly needed…where will all of these people live who soon will be on us like locusts}
WHERE WILL THE WATER COME FROM FOR THESE PEOPLE TO DRINK AND BATH ?
{hey..maybe a new dam on the river ?} sounds to me like the cart is in front of the horse..DO NOT BUILD AND THEY WILL NOT COME !!
STAY AWAY FROM THE GUADALUPE RIVER AND RIVER ROAD…WE, THE PEOPLE DO NOT WANT IT, AND HELLO TXDOT…YOU WORK FOR US
Fishinged, Canyon Lake

]]> By: Susan Ireland http://www.save-river-road.net/guestbook/#comment-64 Susan Ireland Mon, 16 May 2011 19:34:12 +0000 http://www.save-river-road.net/?page_id=2#comment-64 To correct my last comment in which I quoted a song, my husband has reminded me that it is a song by Randy Rogers and his lyrics are, "they call it the hill country, I call it home. What will they call it when its leveled and paved?..." It is a beautiful song as it hits the heart. <img src='http://www.save-river-road.net/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' /> To correct my last comment in which I quoted a song, my husband has reminded me that it is a song by Randy Rogers and his lyrics are, “they call it the hill country, I call it home. What will they call it when its leveled and paved?…” It is a beautiful song as it hits the heart. ;)

]]> By: Susan Ireland http://www.save-river-road.net/guestbook/#comment-63 Susan Ireland Mon, 16 May 2011 18:54:54 +0000 http://www.save-river-road.net/?page_id=2#comment-63 I relocated here some years ago to get away from the fast paced Houston congestion. For more than 20 years, I dreamed of living in the beautiful and peaceful land that so many of us know as, "The Texas Hill Country". Since I was 18 years old, we would retreat here to camp, canoe, raft, tube and hike. Now being a local, we still camp out on the River and do all these wonderful things. I have written many songs and poems inspired by this paradise. In fact, many people have been inspired in so many ways in music, writing, photography, painting, scultures, wood, glass art and through so many other expressions...The Art of Living is right here. So many Texas Artists are sprouting from these roots and because of these roots they have thrived. As quoted in a song by Cory Morrow, "They call it the hill country, I call it home...what will they call it when its flattened and paved?..." This is my home and I will join in the fight to PROTECT what is here and to PROTECT THE FUTURE OF THIS ECOLOGICAL PARADISE.:o I relocated here some years ago to get away from the fast paced Houston congestion. For more than 20 years, I dreamed of living in the beautiful and peaceful land that so many of us know as, “The Texas Hill Country”. Since I was 18 years old, we would retreat here to camp, canoe, raft, tube and hike. Now being a local, we still camp out on the River and do all these wonderful things. I have written many songs and poems inspired by this paradise. In fact, many people have been inspired in so many ways in music, writing, photography, painting, scultures, wood, glass art and through so many other expressions…The Art of Living is right here. So many Texas Artists are sprouting from these roots and because of these roots they have thrived. As quoted in a song by Cory Morrow, “They call it the hill country, I call it home…what will they call it when its flattened and paved?…” This is my home and I will join in the fight to PROTECT what is here and to PROTECT THE FUTURE OF THIS ECOLOGICAL PARADISE.:o

]]> By: Amy Crosson http://www.save-river-road.net/guestbook/#comment-62 Amy Crosson Mon, 11 Apr 2011 21:46:55 +0000 http://www.save-river-road.net/?page_id=2#comment-62 I have been coming to New B for about 15 years now and have always stayed on River Road while camping!! The thought of a highway being put in the middle of that river is atrocious!! I live in Brazoira county and will do whatever I can to help NOT let this happen!!!! KEEP RIVER ROAD AND THE GUADALUPE ALIVE AND RUNNIN!!!!! Sincerely, Amy and Rick Crosson Brazoria Texas I have been coming to New B for about 15 years now and have always stayed on River Road while camping!! The thought of a highway being put in the middle of that river is atrocious!! I live in Brazoira county and will do whatever I can to help NOT let this happen!!!! KEEP RIVER ROAD AND THE GUADALUPE ALIVE AND RUNNIN!!!!!
Sincerely,
Amy and Rick Crosson
Brazoria Texas

]]> By: Matthew Holloway http://www.save-river-road.net/guestbook/#comment-61 Matthew Holloway Wed, 23 Feb 2011 23:34:12 +0000 http://www.save-river-road.net/?page_id=2#comment-61 It amazes me how people with money can loose sight of what is important . It amazes me how people with money can loose sight of what is important .

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