Some Nat'l parks to reopen, read more

CKNSLS wrote:

Francesca Knowles wrote:

monkey44 wrote:


Right, but looking at both side of the issue, the governor did it BECAUSE his state was getting killed without the revenue that parks generate, not because he wanted the parks available to the public.

IMO, the Governor did it due to pressure from the corporate interests that have infested "our" National Parks.

Mucho Moola not flowing in right now, so naturally some taxpayers are going to pony up the (EXTRA) money to get the hotels and burger joints open. Where else will next season's Campaign Contributions come from but good ol' Corporate America?

Francesca-
This is a very "lack of facts" comment. This situation has been covered extensively by our local press. There are many cities that are hurting in a big way due to lack of tourist. There is one particular county that has only 8% private lands, the rest are National Parks. The city of Moab is a perfect example of a city really suffering. The campgrounds, restaurants, hotels, are almost all owned by families or individuals. These are not "big corporations" that own these business.

Get your facts straight!

Yes, there are very few corporate interests in the Utah parks areas. It is almost all mom and pop small businesses that are getting hammered.

What bugs me (spent the last 8 days just outside of Capital Reef NP) if this was an option why not just say that from the beginning. A week ago when AZ was willing to pay the Feds said no we can't do that. Now they can. Am in Escanlante for 5 nights then over to near Bryce for 5 nights then over to near Zion/north rim of Grand Canyon for 6 nights. Maybe I will only miss Capital Reef. If so I will consider myself lucky. The drive from Torrey to Escalante down scenic route 12 today was amazing.