Une tyrolienne à Zion
Publié : 01 avr. 2019, 17:12
Une solution pour désengorger certaines randos de Zion
Zion National Park announces plans to reduce crowding on Angels Landing by installing a zipline at the top. The new zipline, scheduled to open in 2020, would make the hike a loop and reduce the need for people to walk back along the narrow ridge to the trailhead. Finally, our visitors will be able to soar like a California condor!
Spurred by increasing wait times and congestion on the narrow Angels Landing Trail, the National Park Service plans to build a 1,500-foot tall zipline route that, if constructed, would be the first ever in a national park. The contract was awarded to Xtreme HoaX Industries to begin drawing up plans this week.
"We figured that if visitors were going to wait in lines like it was an amusement park, we might as well put a ride in!" said an unnamed Park Ranger.
"Also, happy April Fools' Day!"
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It might be fun to think about, but the NPS would not install a zipline in a National Park. These places are protected for their natural beauty and historical significance. Amusement rides and most modern additions would only distract from that significance and could not improve these magnificent places.
Angels Landing is crowded. The park is working on a Draft Visitor Use Management Plan that will be open for public comment later this year. It will attempt to address crowding issues like this one. In the meantime, you can read the preliminary information here: https://parkplanning.nps.gov/documentsL ... ctID=58542
Image created from photo by Doug Hay; CC-BY
Zion National Park announces plans to reduce crowding on Angels Landing by installing a zipline at the top. The new zipline, scheduled to open in 2020, would make the hike a loop and reduce the need for people to walk back along the narrow ridge to the trailhead. Finally, our visitors will be able to soar like a California condor!
Spurred by increasing wait times and congestion on the narrow Angels Landing Trail, the National Park Service plans to build a 1,500-foot tall zipline route that, if constructed, would be the first ever in a national park. The contract was awarded to Xtreme HoaX Industries to begin drawing up plans this week.
"We figured that if visitors were going to wait in lines like it was an amusement park, we might as well put a ride in!" said an unnamed Park Ranger.
"Also, happy April Fools' Day!"
.
.
.
It might be fun to think about, but the NPS would not install a zipline in a National Park. These places are protected for their natural beauty and historical significance. Amusement rides and most modern additions would only distract from that significance and could not improve these magnificent places.
Angels Landing is crowded. The park is working on a Draft Visitor Use Management Plan that will be open for public comment later this year. It will attempt to address crowding issues like this one. In the meantime, you can read the preliminary information here: https://parkplanning.nps.gov/documentsL ... ctID=58542
Image created from photo by Doug Hay; CC-BY
Impressionnant!!!
vu aussi !
c'était ça à 
) , augmenter le prix d'entrée, enlever les protections (ça éliminera d'une façon ou d'une autre les randonneurs 
) .... bref, un bon casse-tête 
