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12-18-2006, 07:28 AM #1
Zion National Park Fee Increase for 2007
Zion National Park News Release
December 15 , 2006
Zion National Park Announces Fee Increases for 2007
New Interagency Recreation Passes also Available
Zion National Park Superintendent Jock Whitworth has announced that the park is increasing its entrance fees effective January 1, 2007 . On that date, Zion National Park will also begin selling the
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12-18-2006 07:28 AM # ADS
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12-18-2006, 08:19 AM #2
So my National Parks Pass to going from $50 to $80. That sucks, but if you live out west it's still a great deal!!!
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12-18-2006, 08:58 AM #3
I believe the National Parks Pass will be $60. And the new interagency pass will be $80..... but I could be wrong.
I don't see how paying to enjoy land that we already own is a good deal.
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12-18-2006, 09:12 AM #4
guess that means you wont be buying a pass this year either, eh shane?
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12-18-2006, 09:23 AM #5I believe the National Parks Pass will be $60. And the new interagency pass will be $80..... but I could be wrong.
I don't see how paying to enjoy land that we already own is a good deal.Utah is a very special and unique place. There is no where else like it on earth. Please take care of it and keep the remaining wild areas in pristine condition. The world will be a better place if you do.
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12-18-2006, 09:54 AM #6
I'm old enough to have the $10.00 lifetime pass but I'll still buy the $80.00
because I think the N.P.s do a great job of maintaining the parks. In Zion there is a lot of the park that's not in a fee area and I i use that area all the time.
Kind of like the same reason I sent in to Circle of Friends, this is free but I think it helps to contribute.
WinQuoting my best friend, Bob McNally, after a bad boating trip: "Nature scares me!"
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12-18-2006, 10:43 AM #7Originally Posted by Scott Patterson
Increase fuel prices, inflation, and increased use couldn't possibly have anything to do with the price increase.
Are the new postal rates also because of the war?
I've been paying $65 for the park pass plus the Golden Eagle sticker that gets you into all the Forest Service fee areas. If the new price is $80, then I'll gladly pay it.
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12-18-2006, 11:09 AM #8because of the war?Utah is a very special and unique place. There is no where else like it on earth. Please take care of it and keep the remaining wild areas in pristine condition. The world will be a better place if you do.
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12-18-2006, 11:13 AM #9Originally Posted by Scott PattersonRemember kids, don't try this at home. Try it at someone else's home.
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12-18-2006, 11:31 AM #10
Whoever started it doesn't matter. That wasn't my point.
I would much rather see our tax money go to things that benifit the US taxpayers (such as national parks), that's all.Utah is a very special and unique place. There is no where else like it on earth. Please take care of it and keep the remaining wild areas in pristine condition. The world will be a better place if you do.
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12-18-2006, 11:34 AM #11Originally Posted by Scott Patterson
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12-18-2006, 11:47 AM #12How about keeping terrorists busy trying to attack our Army in Iraq so they don't have as much time and resources to come over here and kill us? That's a pretty good thing to spend money on.
Also, most of the curent fighting in Iraq is not the terrorist cells that are a threat to us. Less than 5% is. Most of it is between the Sunni and Shiites and most is now done by the Iraqis themselves. It really wasn't about liberating Iraq either as only 2% of Iraqi's consider the US a liberator.
I agree with the War on Terror, but do not believe the Iraq War is the same thing or even was related at the time.
Also, meanwhile the USA is sending billions of weapons to terrorist countries that are horrible human right violaters and worse than Iraq. Perhaps you already know that it was the US whom both armed and supported Saddam and the Taliban as well.
When is the last time you have either visited the Middle East as a civilian or have been involved in terrorism first hand? Do you know any over seas Iraqi's? I can tell you that the often rosy picture painted by the media or either side of dems or reps is not the case. I am a patriotic American I can also tell you that everything the US military has done is not good and sometimes we have supported the wrong side, often in hindsight.
Still this isn't an appropriate topic for the hiking board. Maybe someone should move this part to the general.Utah is a very special and unique place. There is no where else like it on earth. Please take care of it and keep the remaining wild areas in pristine condition. The world will be a better place if you do.
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12-18-2006, 01:35 PM #13Originally Posted by Scott Patterson
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12-18-2006, 01:57 PM #14Originally Posted by scoutabout
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12-18-2006, 02:00 PM #15Originally Posted by stefan
Oh, and to keep this post on-topic, I agree with what Shane said. I don't really like paying to enjoy the land, and I disagree with some NPS policies, so I avoid NPS-administered land altogether. I'll stick to the Swell and other areas that don't require fees and/or permits.
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12-18-2006, 02:07 PM #16Holy crap, chill out dude. I'm pretty sure that he meant nobody in this thread said that 9/11 was connected with Iraq. Not nobody ever.
I disagree with some NPS policiesUtah is a very special and unique place. There is no where else like it on earth. Please take care of it and keep the remaining wild areas in pristine condition. The world will be a better place if you do.
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12-18-2006, 02:25 PM #17Originally Posted by Scott Patterson
I can at least understand their reasoning for banning geocaching, even if I don't agree--new foot trails will definitely be created after dozens or hundreds of visits to a cache. However, I don't see that as being any worse than carving steps into the sandstone or installing metal poles and chains for a handline.
The firearms ban keeps me away from NPS land more than the fees, though. Leaving my concealed handgun at home or unloading it and locking it up in the trunk just aren't an option for me.
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12-18-2006, 02:46 PM #18Originally Posted by Udink
The firearms ban keeps me away from NPS land more than the fees, though. Leaving my concealed handgun at home or unloading it and locking it up in the trunk just aren't an option for me.
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12-18-2006, 02:59 PM #19Originally Posted by stefan
Originally Posted by stefan
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12-18-2006, 03:05 PM #20Originally Posted by Udink
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