August in Yosemite: hantavirus and Half Dome

A few thoughts after returning from my latest stop: Yosemite National Park. I carefully chose each park this year. Not based on which national parks are the most beautiful. Or which ones I'd most like to visit. I picked each one because I thought it could symbolize a different issue for the future. With Yosemite, that issue was people, lots of people, and the age-old question: Are we loving our parks to death? When I met with NPS director Jon Jarvis last fall, he said he hates that phrase. In essence, he said that his concern for the future isn't about having too many people visiting...

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