And like most places who try to swap resource extraction for tourism they will find that it pays a lot less. States like West Virginia still haven't recovered f

And like most places who try to swap resource extraction for tourism they will find that it pays a lot less. States like West Virginia still haven't recovered from the collapse of coal jobs starting in the 1980s, even with tourism. Even in states like Colorado, being a liftie doesn't pay nearly as well as being a hard rock miner.