The crowds there have made it impossible to enjoy. I can't say I'm shocked. I wonder then the same thing will happen to Billy Goat Trail "A".
Yes. But this isn’t that. It’s like an entrance reservation. You still need to pay the entrance fee or have a pass (interagency or otherwise).So you have to pay to get in the park? That doesn't seem abnormal. I don't know this park though
That is surprising, but I don't have experience with the big Western Parks to know if it's unusual.I do think it’s BS that they’re charging for the reservation. The other NPS facilities I’m aware of with reservation systems in place don’t charge for them.
-Rob
I like turtles?I went for a nice 6.5 mile walk (hike?) in Northwest Branch today. Out my back gate, down the hill, took a right and went under Randolph and continued to the ICC and back. Saw nothing but deer, birds, squirrels and one fox.
12 minutes of jocularityI went for a nice 6.5 mile walk (hike?)
I agre that the crowds are rediculous
The crowds there have made it impossible to enjoy. I can't say I'm shocked. I wonder then the same thing will happen to Billy Goat Trail "A".
China virus in my opinion. Working remote, people moved further out and with so much shut down, folks "found" the outdoors.I often wonder what changed to have so many people there now
Internet. The Instagram era has sent a whole new generation into the National Parks looking for pictures of their SUVs at the trailhead. Parks all over the country are seeing record numbers. mpollan hits the other big point. COVID sent people outdoors looking for something to do.I often wonder what changed to have so many people there now
Magic mushrooms.China virus in my opinion. Working remote, people moved further out and with so much shut down, folks "found" the outdoors.
If true, don't these city slickers bother to spend an iota of their trip to discover how these parks were made by nature over millions of years of tectonic drift, global temperature changes, ice flows and glaciers, seas rising and falling by hundreds and thousands of feet? Can they even conceptualize that, or are they too indoctrinated?Internet. The Instagram era has sent a whole new generation into the National Parks looking for pictures of their SUVs at the trailhead. Parks all over the country are seeing record numbers. mpollan hits the other big point. COVID sent people outdoors looking for something to do.
I believe you need 2 tickets. One for parking and one for park access. I think on some weekends the parking lot was filled, so this is an attempt to manage that situation. I was there in the fall. There are no parking signs everywhere and a new lot with a new trail leading to the old trail. No more walking on the road. Unless you want to.
The crowds there have made it impossible to enjoy. I can't say I'm shocked. I wonder then the same thing will happen to Billy Goat Trail "A".
12 minutes of jocularity
Hiking part @ 5 minute mark +/-