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!

Mom-n-pops sob stories get the press, all right. Big outfits like Xanterra prefer to stay behind the scenes. Greasing the wheels. Unless I miss my guess, every one of the Xanterra-controlled Parks on the list below will be open before too long.

Not that Xanterra will have to pony up any extra money- why should they when they have such cooperative politicians in their corner?

Xanterra wrote:
EXPLORE XANTERRA PARKS & RESORTS

NATIONAL PARKS:

Crater Lake National Park- Furnace Creek Resort – Death Valley National Park- Glacier National Park (Coming January 2014) -The Grand Hotel at the Grand Canyon Grand Canyon National Park – South Rim Grand Canyon Railway & Hotel -Mount Rushmore National Memorial- Rocky Mountain National Park -Yellowstone National Park- Zion National Park