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Review of National Park Service - Yosemi...

Ok, Yosemite National Park is indeed beautiful, bu...

Ok, Yosemite National Park is indeed beautiful, but it has become too crowded to be enjoyable.
Among other hikes, my wife, our kid and I did the Mist Trail, which is, by itself, absolutely gorgeous. On the way up there were already loads of people, but on the way back it got so packed that it wasn't only annoying to be standing in lines, it even got dangerous as some people got impatient and mad pushing people to go faster and/or jeopardizing the safety of others by passing them during tiny sections of the trail with drop-offs next to you. It kind of ruined parts of the experience for us.
I'd suggest introducing a permit system to guarantee that people can still enjoy their stay in Yosemite.