Ok all you "experienced" maggots (62 and over). The National Park Service will be bumping the price of the lifetime Senior Pass to $80 on August 28th. Up until that time, the lifetime pass costs a whoppin' $10.00 - that's the cost of two lattes.
Details are here: https://www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/pa...P_JUMP_5088578
.... Thom
Is anyone here that old?
We just act like we're 17 ;-)Quote:
Originally Posted by Meadow Skipper
... Thom
Seventeen year old dentists.Quote:
Originally Posted by galibier_numero_un
Hell yesQuote:
Originally Posted by Meadow Skipper
And, that's the replacement cost if you lose your old pass, too, so, keep it safe.
I'm 13-1/2 months away from shelling out my $80 for my ATB pass. $80 is still a bargain in the PNW, where a NW FS pass costs $40/year. My bud recently got in under the line.Quote:
Originally Posted by Meadow Skipper
My in-laws got theirs a couple years back. They've used it plenty since then. At $10 it was basically free. At $80 it's still an outstanding deal.
I was looking forward to getting old just so I can get a $10 pass. Fuck that, I'm stayin' young.
I think you also get 1/2 price camping with the pass.
Blame it on Trump. Ruining it for all the old bastards too.
Was just at a National Monument (NPS) with my parents and we did not pay to get in.
What are you guys talking about? I've always heard (and then finally experienced) that old people and everyone else in the car get in free.
Also, there's this back way into Glacier...
To quote Eubie Blake: "If I knew I was going to live this long, I would have taken better care of myself" (always thought it was attributed to Pete Townsend or Mickey Mantle).Quote:
Originally Posted by hutash
The pass deal is so good, that I almost feel guilty taking advantage of it - what with the funding problems the National Park Service has been having the past few years.
... Thom
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Yeah, I think The parks are so understaffed that the entry booths have nobody there a lot of times. I entered Arches this March three times with nobody manning the booth, twice before 8am and once after 5.
It's always been that way. Back in my college climbing day we always hit the entrance to Yosemite when we knew it would would be unstaffed. We couldn't afford the $3 entry fee.
Yeah, <0800 and >1700 you can get into Teton NP w/out paying.
Yup. East Coast Bunny is slow on the uptake. The stations were unmanned when we drove through Yellowstone NP last Friday night on our return from the Beartooths. No biggie cuz one of our guys had an annual pass.Quote:
Originally Posted by hutash
Our buds in a second car hit a bison.
Aayyyyyyyyy.......we got some national parks back heya, too, buddy.
What, The Mall?
Nobody cares though.Quote:
Originally Posted by Benny Profane
when i worked there last summer hours got stretched to 0700-2100 during peak season, have no idea how the staffing is this year.Quote:
Originally Posted by Meadow Skipper
There are plenty of National Parks and Monuments that don't charge at all. The national parks are set up on a sliding scale with the most popular charging the most to substitize the least popular. Only the most popular entry points have booths and those booths aren't always manned. Glacier National Park has plenty of entry points that don't charge/have a booth. Probably around 10 years ago there was a people counter on the trail from spingdale to the zion visitor center (where you catch the bus for the rest of the canyon). I'm pretty sure NPS knows about the loopholes.Quote:
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Cannon ball parksQuote:
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Oh right. I haven't been there in summer for a long time. I was thinking spring skiing season.Quote:
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Damn. How bad was the damage?Quote:
Originally Posted by DIYSteve
Right? Don't tease us like that. Post the pics of the carnage!Quote:
Originally Posted by steepconcrete
Pics or it didn't happenQuote:
Originally Posted by DIYSteve
What we really want to know is whether or not the bison was okay.
Good, bad, okay, or delicious? We need to know!Quote:
Originally Posted by NW_SKIER
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Bison is fine. Sideswipe. My bud's right rear view mirror got whacked. No pics. Happened when it was dark. We were a few miles behind them, likely passed them when they turned around to check on the bison.
The best time to hike in Zion is to roll in around 4-5 in the morning. No crowds, cool weather, and you can watch the sunrise on top of Angels Landing. Never anyone at the gate that early.
Did you load the bison in the back of your car and go find a ranger to take care of it.
If not, you are heartless bastard.
I just buy the annual pass these days. I figure I owe it to the parks after all those years of dirt bagging into Yosemite. I can afford it now, and I really don't mind giving a few bucks to our national parks. Our parks are pretty exceptional, and need the help. Unfortunately I am not sure just how much money stays in the parks verses going to
Washington to be wasted on golf weekends.
knew thatQuote:
Originally Posted by hutash
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Originally Posted by DIYSteve
How do you know the bison is fine? Dude can be roving around with some fucked up ribs and shit. They're painful. But all you worry about is some rear view mirror. Sheesh.