Commentary: Yosemite has been at its best under pandemic restrictions. Keep the cap on crowds
by Mark Butler, Los Angeles Times
Dec 09, 2021
3 minutes
My career with the National Park Service started in 1976 with a gig as a seasonal backcountry ranger at Yosemite National Park, one of the busiest parks in the country. That year, we welcomed around 2.7 million visitors. As I look back, it’s clear we didn’t know what “busy” meant. By 2019, the number of visitors had grown by more than 60%, to a record 4.4 million.
After serving 34 years at Yosemite and later as the superintendent of Joshua Tree
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