>When I visited Yosemite National Park shortly after the government shutdown, I expected it to be deserted. I wasn't expecting it to be quite packed — and free.https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/spent-2-days-yosemite-national-142948337.html
>>2846824What a handsome young Jewish man.
Poor Forest Jannys, I wouldn't work if I wasn't getting paid either. And all the useless make work email jobs the government has pay at least 5 times what a forest/fire janny would male.
>>2846824It's been free since the start of the shutdown, same with nearly every other park. Also the Valley is extremely packed even on weekdays right now. No permits are needed for stuff like dome attempts. People are sleeping in vans and rvs in the parking lots (fuck van lyfers), but hey they are cleaning the trash bins at least. The Tioga Pass is much better experience at the moment crowd wise, or really just anywhere that's not the Valley area. Also people with dogs and kids are just letting them roam off trail and shit. This isn't a Yosemite only issue either. A lot of the big parks are a mess. They should have just closed them completely to avoid the damage done by these people.
>>2846880I'm about to drive 20 hours to see a friend and pick up some stuff and planned to sleep in my van for at least one night. Id rather go to a park than Walmart, so how do I find out if a camping area is free at the moment? I can't find any info on one of the parks I'm looking at website.
