Golden eagle what a steal
I was thinking that charging people to enter national parks is a good idea. Like you said in class millcreek canyon before it was a fee area had beer parties and who knows what else happened up there. when it was changed to a fee area by the city problems there decreased dramaticaly. I know that most national parks may not charge enough but it is reasaonable. The golden eagle pass that the national park service puts out is 50$ and if you camp or visit national parks periodically then this would save you alot of money.
posted by Brandon @ 10:42 AM
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I wanted to visit Bryce over spring break, but after a little research, I'm pretty upset with what feels like an exhorbitant entrance fee. $20 is just too much for this college student. I'm outraged that it would cost that much to spend a couple hours seeing the sights, and the biggest kick in the pants is that minimizing your environmental impact doesn't earn you a discount: you either pay $20 a carload, or $10 a person entering on foot/biycle. The bottom line is that the poor are effectively prevented from enjoying our national heritage. Yet we still pay taxes.
Today Randy said paying taxes (paying for ownership)and paying entrance fees (paying for use)are 2 different things. I pay taxes, so I'm a part owner in Bryce. Why should I pay to use what I already own? I don't pay to use my toothbrush each day.....
I am an avid lover of Moab and the surrounding parks, namely Arches. The fees in Moab, as in many places, may seem extreme, but they are necessary. As time moves on I have seen both the damage and the repairs done on trails and roads, which make the experience that much better. If you can find one of the few areas that doesn't cost anything to enter, there is a noticable difference in the quality of the experience. I may only go to Moab once or twice a year, but the money is worth keeping the parks that much nicer.
I payed taxes on my toothbrush so does that make me a partial owner of everyone's tooth brush? No, that's rediculous. Public land is different than private. Paying taxes does not give you the ability to exclude people from using public land the same way that paying for a toothbrush does.
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