fromwww.theguardian.com
10 months agoThe number of hikers visiting US national parks is increasing. So is the challenge of keeping them safe
Scott Crollard, reflecting on his experience years apart, emphasized how perceptions shift with age: 'These days, climbing Half Dome by the terrifyingly steep cables attracts far more visitors than a half-century ago and has become more difficult not because the landscape has changed but because the National Park Service implemented a lottery system in 2013 to limit how many people could obtain permits to hike it.'
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