Crowded Yosemite

[dualstow]

I'm not posting this with any specific angle in mind. I just found it interesting.
Still love my parks.

Yosemite Slammed: Record Crowds Make America’s National Parks Hard to Bear
Instead of tranquility, visitors find crammed shuttle buses, epic bathroom lines and new control efforts


http://on.wsj.com/2aVT7iv (Wall St Journal. You can probably google the headline if there's a paywall.)

[l82start]

for an exceptional documentary on the history of rock climbing in Yosemite you should check out "VALLEY UPRISING" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o86TpaSBcWw the control for tourism VS freedom for park users, is a long standing battle intertwined with the history of climbing in the park..

[dualstow]

Cool, I will check that out! Thank you.