[Geysers] Entrance and Backcountry Fee

[Karen Webb]

I think that's a fabulous solution, Janet!
Karen Webb

On 11/23/2014 8:37 PM, Janet Johns wrote:
> For many, many years we went to Yellowstone on a very short budget.  
> We could not pay the present fee during those years let alone a 
> doubling of that fee.  I find it very sad that the National Parks went 
> from free to everyone to such a high admission in my working life.  We 
> used to camp for free across this land and visit National Parks.  We 
> made it to Yellowstone on every penny we could save (I do mean 
> pennies) and every cash present we got from my relatives.  I say we 
> need to triple the rate for any tour groups (especially overseas) and 
> LOWER it for the rest of us.  Is it  a bargain?  Not if you can't 
> afford it.
>
> On Sat, Nov 22, 2014 at 1:05 PM, <mmjustus at mmjustus.com 
> <mailto:mmjustus at mmjustus.com>> wrote:
>
>     I disagree wholeheartedly with this, especially for people who
>     live within a reasonably short drive (say within a tank of gas)
>     and make trips to the park on a shoestring.  Or who have to save
>     pennies to make trips to the national parks.  Every dollar
>     counts.  This is how I visit national parks, and I will tell you
>     that yes, doubling the entrance fee would make a huge difference
>     to people like me.  And there are a lot more of us than those
>     making this argument seem to think there are.
>     Meg Justus
>
>     I agree with Ben.  The cost is a real bargain---Disneyland and
>     Disney World charge $100 per day.  It seems to me highly unlikely
>     that the small rise in entrance fee would prevent any but the most
>     casual potential visitor from coming, considering the cost of
>     travel and other expenses.
>
>     Ralph Taylor
>
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