They need to limit high speed data at these parks. You’ll still be able to make a voice call and reach out to emergency services, but you won’t be able to live stream your friends dance at Lake Tipsoo.
There’s a lot to unpack here. I work in natural resource management so I see a lot of this stuff first hand on a weekly basis. I do think there are factors that have helped lead to overuse of the parks, as you mentioned, and sometimes there are people that come up for the “wrong” reasons with little respect for nature. That said, I’m not of the mind that the younger generation is inherently any worse than those before. I see plenty of people of all ages being great visitors or not so great. It all comes down to education and prior exposure.
Next four months produce some of the most beautiful sunrises and sunsets. Also only two months until fall rolls out at Hobby Lobby and three months until you can find The Spice at Safeway.
I feel like visiting the national parks became exceptionally popular with the pandemic a couple years ago and social media. It’s great that people want to get out and see some of the amazing things we have out west…but the some of the parks aren’t built for millions of visitors a year like there is now.
I also feel like part of the problem is the type of visitors that come to the parks because they saw some cool TikTok videos and want to see it. Theres always been stupid people…but a lot of the younger generation don’t respect wildlife or vegetation. They just want some cool pics to post to social media. The amount of disrespect and unawareness towards wildlife ive seen in Yellowstone and other places was insane.
So overall I think that most parks should have a reservation system. I think it’s a good way to limit people going in, but also maybe weeding out some of the idiots that show up (hopefully).
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