A general comment on public lands: Use them. Stakeholder usage determines regulation. Yes, NP’s are ludicrously crowded, sometimes; but not actually always.

A general comment on public lands: Use them. Stakeholder usage determines regulation. Yes, NP’s are ludicrously crowded, sometimes; but not actually always. The fed land system is something the US has mainly done right, IMHO. Could improve? Of course. But, having spent solid time in another three dozen countries, what we have is pretty, pretty OK. Support your local wilds.