Don’t know about you, but the Park seemed pretty busy this past summer. The more “mature” I get (I can see 50 on the horizon) the less tolerant I seem to be of moms driving minivans stopping in the middle of the road to take a picture a cow elk sleeping by the roadside or a bison meandering down the road (just like the several other dozen they’ve seen that day). We have several colorful terms for this driving maneuver that I shan’t place in print.
Last week the Park released their summer visitation figures, and interestingly despite record high gasoline prices, June through August visitation was up 1.4% 2008 compared to 2007. A total of 2,174,395 visitors toured the Park during those three months.
Year to date visitation for 2008 trails 2007 by 0.1%, but it’s going to be a great fall and I’d venture a bet that it will busier this fall than last.
Fishermen of all stripes love to see the summer crowds dispersing and the Park open back up a bit. Amen.
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