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fees into Yosemite National Park won't be raised
http://sonoracalifornia.blogspot.com...stay-same.html
Entrance fees into Yosemite National Park won't be raised next year as originally planned. National Park Service Director Mary Bomar granted a waiver allowing gate fees to remain at $20 per vehicle, not rising to $25 in January. "If they go up, the earliest it would be is January of 2009," said park spokesman Scott Gediman. Craig Maxwell - who owns Sugar Pine Ranch, four miles east of Groveland - was pleased to hear of the reversal. "It's an excellent decision on the part of the Park Service considering the local economy, the price of gas and the fact that visitation is down," he said. Since 1996, the park's visitation has slowly decreased from nearly 4.2 million to roughly 3.3 million last year. read more----http://sonoracalifornia.blogspot.com/2007/06/yosemite- fees-to-stay-same.html |
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fees into Yosemite National Park won't be raised
wrote in message ups.com... http://sonoracalifornia.blogspot.com...stay-same.html Entrance fees into Yosemite National Park won't be raised next year as originally planned. National Park Service Director Mary Bomar granted a waiver allowing gate fees to remain at $20 per vehicle, not rising to $25 in January. "If they go up, the earliest it would be is January of 2009," said park spokesman Scott Gediman. Craig Maxwell - who owns Sugar Pine Ranch, four miles east of Groveland - was pleased to hear of the reversal. "It's an excellent decision on the part of the Park Service considering the local economy, the price of gas and the fact that visitation is down," he said. Since 1996, the park's visitation has slowly decreased from nearly 4.2 million to roughly 3.3 million last year. read more----http://sonoracalifornia.blogspot.com/2007/06/yosemite- fees-to-stay-same.html Doubling fees to enter National Parks would make them more enjoyable for the rest of us--smaller crowds, line-ups, etc.. |
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fees into Yosemite National Park won't be raised
"sharx35" wrote in message news:WX0fi.8806$tB5.7721@edtnps90... wrote in message ups.com... http://sonoracalifornia.blogspot.com...stay-same.html Entrance fees into Yosemite National Park won't be raised next year as originally planned. National Park Service Director Mary Bomar granted a waiver allowing gate fees to remain at $20 per vehicle, not rising to $25 in January. "If they go up, the earliest it would be is January of 2009," said park spokesman Scott Gediman. Craig Maxwell - who owns Sugar Pine Ranch, four miles east of Groveland - was pleased to hear of the reversal. "It's an excellent decision on the part of the Park Service considering the local economy, the price of gas and the fact that visitation is down," he said. Since 1996, the park's visitation has slowly decreased from nearly 4.2 million to roughly 3.3 million last year. read more----http://sonoracalifornia.blogspot.com/2007/06/yosemite- fees-to-stay-same.html Doubling fees to enter National Parks would make them more enjoyable for the rest of us--smaller crowds, line-ups, etc.. Make it so the poor people can not visit. Sounds like a plan. Conceited poof. |
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fees into Yosemite National Park won't be raised
"Calif Bill" wrote in message k.net... "sharx35" wrote in message news:WX0fi.8806$tB5.7721@edtnps90... wrote in message ups.com... http://sonoracalifornia.blogspot.com...stay-same.html Entrance fees into Yosemite National Park won't be raised next year as originally planned. National Park Service Director Mary Bomar granted a waiver allowing gate fees to remain at $20 per vehicle, not rising to $25 in January. "If they go up, the earliest it would be is January of 2009," said park spokesman Scott Gediman. Craig Maxwell - who owns Sugar Pine Ranch, four miles east of Groveland - was pleased to hear of the reversal. "It's an excellent decision on the part of the Park Service considering the local economy, the price of gas and the fact that visitation is down," he said. Since 1996, the park's visitation has slowly decreased from nearly 4.2 million to roughly 3.3 million last year. read more----http://sonoracalifornia.blogspot.com/2007/06/yosemite- fees-to-stay-same.html Doubling fees to enter National Parks would make them more enjoyable for the rest of us--smaller crowds, line-ups, etc.. Make it so the poor people can not visit. Sounds like a plan. Conceited poof. Yet they can afford thousands a year for booze, cigarettes and illegal drugs. |
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fees into Yosemite National Park won't be raised
On Sat, 23 Jun 2007 04:51:38 GMT, "Calif Bill"
wrote: "sharx35" wrote in message news:WX0fi.8806$tB5.7721@edtnps90... Doubling fees to enter National Parks would make them more enjoyable for the rest of us--smaller crowds, line-ups, etc.. Make it so the poor people can not visit. Sounds like a plan. Conceited poof. Get real. if these poor people an get to Yosemite, a trip that will cost them a fair chunk of cash, a $25 fee won't be enough to stop them in their tracks. Of course, I've got a senior pass, $8 when I got it, and it's good for the rest of my life and for every one in the car. -- ************* DAVE HATUNEN ) ************* * Tucson Arizona, out where the cacti grow * * My typos & mispellings are intentional copyright traps * |
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fees into Yosemite National Park won't be raised
Hatunen wrote:
On Sat, 23 Jun 2007 04:51:38 GMT, "Calif Bill" wrote: "sharx35" wrote in message news:WX0fi.8806$tB5.7721@edtnps90... Doubling fees to enter National Parks would make them more enjoyable for the rest of us--smaller crowds, line-ups, etc.. Make it so the poor people can not visit. Sounds like a plan. Conceited poof. Get real. if these poor people can get to Yosemite, a trip that will cost them a fair chunk of cash, a $25 fee won't be enough to stop them in their tracks. Of course, I've got a senior pass, $8 when I got it, and it's good for the rest of my life and for every one in the car. Before the entrance fee was raised from $7 to $20, there were a lot more lower-income working class people who used to visit Yosemite for a day. They used to bring in their own food and picnic at the designated picnic sites located throughout the valley. It was a nice way for them to spend a day in the park. A lot of low-income people (in the hundred of thousands) live within an easy 2-hour drive from Yosemite Valley, and even now, with gasoline costing $3.50/gallon, they probably wouldn't have to spend more than $30 in gas for the round-trip to and from Yosemite. Once Yosemite's entrance fee was raised to $20, the number of them visiting the park dropped substantially. Even though the price increase didn't affect me personally in a major way (I always bought the annual National Park Pass), I think the Park Service did a major disservice to the American people by raising the entrance fee so high. The National Parks are for all of us, and not just for those of us, like myself, who are well-off enough to easily afford the higher fees. - Peter |
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fees into Yosemite National Park won't be raised
"Peter Lawrence" wrote in message et... Hatunen wrote: On Sat, 23 Jun 2007 04:51:38 GMT, "Calif Bill" wrote: "sharx35" wrote in message news:WX0fi.8806$tB5.7721@edtnps90... Doubling fees to enter National Parks would make them more enjoyable for the rest of us--smaller crowds, line-ups, etc.. Make it so the poor people can not visit. Sounds like a plan. Conceited poof. Get real. if these poor people can get to Yosemite, a trip that will cost them a fair chunk of cash, a $25 fee won't be enough to stop them in their tracks. Of course, I've got a senior pass, $8 when I got it, and it's good for the rest of my life and for every one in the car. Before the entrance fee was raised from $7 to $20, there were a lot more lower-income working class people who used to visit Yosemite for a day. They used to bring in their own food and picnic at the designated picnic sites located throughout the valley. It was a nice way for them to spend a day in the park. A lot of low-income people (in the hundred of thousands) live within an easy 2-hour drive from Yosemite Valley, and even now, with gasoline costing $3.50/gallon, they probably wouldn't have to spend more than $30 in gas for the round-trip to and from Yosemite. Once Yosemite's entrance fee was raised to $20, the number of them visiting the park dropped substantially. Even though the price increase didn't affect me personally in a major way (I always bought the annual National Park Pass), I think the Park Service did a major disservice to the American people by raising the entrance fee so high. The National Parks are for all of us, and not just for those of us, like myself, who are well-off enough to easily afford the higher fees. - Peter Oh, bull****. What kind of Parks experience can ANYONE have with millions of people crawling over every square inch. Time for quotas and advance reservations ONLY, even for day use. |
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fees into Yosemite National Park won't be raised
Hatunen wrote:
On Sat, 23 Jun 2007 04:51:38 GMT, "Calif Bill" wrote: "sharx35" wrote in message news:WX0fi.8806$tB5.7721@edtnps90... Doubling fees to enter National Parks would make them more enjoyable for the rest of us--smaller crowds, line-ups, etc.. Make it so the poor people can not visit. Sounds like a plan. Conceited poof. Get real. if these poor people an get to Yosemite, a trip that will cost them a fair chunk of cash, a $25 fee won't be enough to stop them in their tracks. The drop in Yosemite attendance belies this claim. |
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fees into Yosemite National Park won't be raised
sharx35 wrote:
"Peter Lawrence" wrote in message et... Hatunen wrote: On Sat, 23 Jun 2007 04:51:38 GMT, "Calif Bill" wrote: "sharx35" wrote in message news:WX0fi.8806$tB5.7721@edtnps90... Doubling fees to enter National Parks would make them more enjoyable for the rest of us--smaller crowds, line-ups, etc.. Make it so the poor people can not visit. Sounds like a plan. Conceited poof. Get real. if these poor people can get to Yosemite, a trip that will cost them a fair chunk of cash, a $25 fee won't be enough to stop them in their tracks. Of course, I've got a senior pass, $8 when I got it, and it's good for the rest of my life and for every one in the car. Before the entrance fee was raised from $7 to $20, there were a lot more lower-income working class people who used to visit Yosemite for a day. They used to bring in their own food and picnic at the designated picnic sites located throughout the valley. It was a nice way for them to spend a day in the park. A lot of low-income people (in the hundred of thousands) live within an easy 2-hour drive from Yosemite Valley, and even now, with gasoline costing $3.50/gallon, they probably wouldn't have to spend more than $30 in gas for the round-trip to and from Yosemite. Once Yosemite's entrance fee was raised to $20, the number of them visiting the park dropped substantially. Even though the price increase didn't affect me personally in a major way (I always bought the annual National Park Pass), I think the Park Service did a major disservice to the American people by raising the entrance fee so high. The National Parks are for all of us, and not just for those of us, like myself, who are well-off enough to easily afford the higher fees. - Peter Oh, bull****. What kind of Parks experience can ANYONE have with millions of people crawling over every square inch. Time for quotas and advance reservations ONLY, even for day use. I guess you've never left the main highway in a National Park, then. |
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fees into Yosemite National Park won't be raised
Oh, bull****. What kind of Parks experience can ANYONE have with millions of people crawling over every square inch. Time for quotas and advance reservations ONLY, even for day use.- Hide quoted text - we were at yellowstone at the peak of capacity.....walk 100 yards from any road and you are in a world of your own..... reservations? Sheesh......love to go on a heavily planned vacation with you......half the fun of state and national parks is dropping in if time allows and having no destination in mind and ending up somewhere amazing..... Chuck |
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