Charlie;
Yeah, I did misunderstand. But it was still a great platform for a rant!
:>)
Your points below are very concisely made. I'll add one more thing:
One of the goals of the "Master Plan" for Yosemite (and that *is * what they
call it. Sounds a bit Stalinistic to me.) is to (paraphrasing as I don't
have the actual quote in front of me):
'enhance the solitary natural experience of the grandeur of nature for the
park's visitors'
or some blather like that. Well, I'd like to ask anyone who'll listen:
**HOW THE HELL IS MY EXPERIENCE ENAHANCED IF, EVERYWHERE I GO, THERE'S A
FRIGGIN' BUSLOAD OF PEOPLE WITH ME?**
OR **if I have to drive to a staging area, unload the car, wait for the
bus, load the bus, ride in the noisy slow, crowded bus over treacherous mt.
roads to the park, hoping all the while that the bus driver didn't smoke a
doobie before his shift, unload the bus along with 40 or 50 other people,
check in to my over-priced, cookie cutter motel which has replaced the
rustic tent cabins along with 40 or 50 other people, .... **
Also, the problem NOW is crowding, but ONLY in the summer. The logical
answer to this should be obvious to even a socialistic government employee:
**limit the number of cars**. They already do this on Memorial and Labor
days. Folks with reservations can get in, others have to wait in a queue.
Electronic road signs placed on the 3 inbound routes about 30 miles from the
park, say, could warn the unwary of their potential fate. Perhaps they'll
go elsewhere. The cost and logistics of this are far less draconian than
their 'Master Plan' will ever be. (I've seen cost estimates over a billion
$s for the infrastructure to support the Master Plan. And this for a park
which begs for money just to pick up the litter.)
The problems after the diesels come in will be pollution and noise.
Someone's suggestion of electric trams would cost about as much as a Space
Station. Get real.
George
>I wrote,
>About buses
>>I don't like that personally but for everyone else it is a good idea :-)
>
>and I think it was misunderstood by George who made very good points
>about the downside of buses.
>
>It was a tongue in cheek comment that we should get rid
>of the traffic except for *ME. (joke)
>Not that I feel it is a bad idea (which I do) and everyone else thinks it
is
>good.
>
>Some of the trouble with cars when it is crowded is traffic control,
>parking and breakdowns that cause traffic jams.
>Buses are bad for the reasons George stated and also because
>it puts everyone on a schedule. OK Folks, we have 1/2 hour.
>Enjoy your hike to Angels Landing. :-(
>That tripod does not fit in the rack. Leave it here. :-(
>Last bus into the park leaves at 4:23 PM. :-(
>You can go on tour A or tour C. Tour B is closed due to a bad clutch. :-(
>
>Another answer that is thrown around is limiting the number of daily
>visitors.
>Not on the day I arrive late I hope!
>
>My question is this, is the problem crowds, pollution or both?
>Maybe if we had some good suggestions we could submit them to
>the parks dept. as a group. We may even be able to do it with the
>help of the Sierra club or other group.
>
>
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