John, you mention Mammoth and Dana. Unfortunately for most west siders, since Yosemite is the shortest way to get to those places, having a quota on the road just to pass through makes visiting those other places so much more difficult that I can no longer to. I am strongly opposed to restricting pass-through traffic.
Good point. As I said, they shouldn’t apply this to the whole
park just to solve a valley problem. If they MUST limit visitors in the valley, they should set up a checkpoint beyond the store/gas station at the HWY 120 turn.
Then again, my REAL concern here is whether entry restrictions will be made permanent. I know that they say on the Yosemite website that this is purely a TEMPORARY health measure due to Covid-19. But I also know that the idea of limiting visitorship at Yosemite dates back to at least the 80s. My concern is that those forces in the NPS in favor of this look at Covid-19 as an opportunity to get what they want.
