Re: Emmett Berg comments

I disagree with Emmet Berg. Deep Creek is not a spa resort right now only because it is inaccessible to motor traffic. It has nothing to do with the government setting aside this land at taxpayers expense. I'm sure the govt. would rather develop the place if it could and collect the tax money from the business. I also take issue with his idea of "localism." Nobody here feels that Deep Creek belongs to them and no one else. I am one of those "city folk" and use this land, so it's not just locals. Anyone can find the place and go there. But all of us recognize that a place like Deep Creek can only handle so much visitation. Spoon feeding news of the place to people who otherwise wouldn't know about it serves nobody's interest. If people want to use their public lands, they should seek out the sights for themselves, and not have that info handed to them by people who make a profit out of it (i.e. Emmet Berg and the LA Times). It is better to leave Deep Creek a quiet place that people who seek can find and appreciate, rather than promoting it to the populace at large. But hey, at least Emmet feels fine about his recent payday from the Times.