Controversial Plan to Ban Yosemite Valley Bike Rentals, Raft Rentals, Ice Rink Could Change, Parks Director Says
From the San Jose Mercury News:
“Final details won’t be out until December, parks director Jon Jarvis told a congressional hearing at the U.S. Capitol, but the park service is considering a plan to store river rafts outside Yosemite Valley and bring them to tourists — and to set up some kind of self-service kiosks or bicycle-sharing program that could allow bike rentals in the valley to continue without as many staff members and buildings near the Merced River as are there today.
“The goal, Jarvis said, is to comply with a federal court ruling requiring protections for the river, while also moving as many facilities and campgrounds away from the flood-prone river corridor as possible — but not too close to the valley’s huge granite walls where falling rocks regularly pose a risk to visitors.”
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