<html> <head> <meta content="text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1" http-equiv="Content-Type"> </head> <body bgcolor="#FFFFFF" text="#000000"> <font size="-1"><font face="Comic Sans MS">I think that's a fabulous solution, Janet!<br> Karen Webb<br> <br> </font></font> <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 11/23/2014 8:37 PM, Janet Johns wrote:<br> </div> <blockquote cite="mid:CACRXtQz37gAX=AvgzngtirhMHcTegwE75aSVLPqZkdGb_dp=Bg@mail.gmail.com" type="cite"> <div dir="ltr">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.  <br> </div> <div class="gmail_extra"><br> <div class="gmail_quote">On Sat, Nov 22, 2014 at 1:05 PM, <span dir="ltr"><<a moz-do-not-send="true" href="mailto:mmjustus@mmjustus.com" target="_blank">mmjustus@mmjustus.com</a>></span> wrote:<br> <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"> <div dir="ltr" link="blue" vlink="purple" lang="EN-US"> <div dir="ltr"> <div style="FONT-SIZE:14pt;FONT-FAMILY:'Calisto MT';COLOR:#000080"> <div><font size="4">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.</font></div> <div> </div> <div><font size="4">Meg Justus</font></div> <span class=""> <div style="FONT-SIZE:small;FONT-FAMILY:'Calibri';FONT-WEIGHT:normal;COLOR:#000000;FONT-STYLE:normal;TEXT-DECORATION:none;DISPLAY:inline"> <div style="FONT:10pt tahoma"> <div> </div> </div> <div> </div> </div> <div style="FONT-SIZE:small;FONT-FAMILY:'Calibri';FONT-WEIGHT:normal;COLOR:#000000;FONT-STYLE:normal;TEXT-DECORATION:none;DISPLAY:inline"> <div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-SIZE:11pt;FONT-FAMILY:'Calibri','sans-serif';COLOR:#1f497d">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.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-SIZE:11pt;FONT-FAMILY:'Calibri','sans-serif';COLOR:#1f497d"></span> </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-SIZE:11pt;FONT-FAMILY:'Calibri','sans-serif';COLOR:#1f497d">Ralph Taylor</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-SIZE:11pt;FONT-FAMILY:'Calibri','sans-serif';COLOR:#1f497d"></span> </p> </div> </div> </span></div> </div> </div> <br> _______________________________________________<br> Geysers mailing list<br> <a moz-do-not-send="true" href="mailto:Geysers@lists.wallawalla.edu">Geysers@lists.wallawalla.edu</a><br> <a moz-do-not-send="true" href="https://lists.wallawalla.edu/mailman/listinfo/geysers" target="_blank">https://lists.wallawalla.edu/mailman/listinfo/geysers</a><br> </blockquote> </div> <br> </div> <br> <fieldset class="mimeAttachmentHeader"></fieldset> <br> <pre wrap="">_______________________________________________ Geysers mailing list <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:Geysers@lists.wallawalla.edu">Geysers@lists.wallawalla.edu</a> <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://lists.wallawalla.edu/mailman/listinfo/geysers">https://lists.wallawalla.edu/mailman/listinfo/geysers</a></pre> </blockquote> <br> <br /><br /> <hr style='border:none; color:#909090; background-color:#B0B0B0; height: 1px; width: 99%;' /> <table style='border-collapse:collapse;border:none;'> <tr> <td style='border:none;padding:0px 15px 0px 8px'> <a href="http://www.avast.com/"> <img border=0 src="http://static.avast.com/emails/avast-mail-stamp.png" /> </a> </td> <td> <p style='color:#3d4d5a; font-family:"Calibri","Verdana","Arial","Helvetica"; font-size:12pt;'> This email is free from viruses and malware because <a href="http://www.avast.com/">avast! Antivirus</a> protection is active. </p> </td> </tr> </table> <br /> </body> </html>