Travel

The sacred pilgrimage to America’s most famous national parks has turned into an annual battle for parking and permit slots. You plan a wilderness escape to Yosemite or Zion and wind up navigating timed-entry systems, mandatory shuttles, and lines rivaling a theme park. This isn’t freedom; it’s bureaucracy dressed up in granite and red rock. … Read more

That iconic National Park photo on your feed hides a painful secret: the soul-crushing traffic jam just out of frame. You save your money and use precious vacation days expecting granite peaks and serene wilderness. You get a two-mile line for a waterfall and a parking lot battle. The promise of an American wilderness adventure … Read more

That iconic photo of a lone hiker on a majestic peak doesn’t show the hour-long traffic jam at the park gate or the shuttle bus queue that snakes through the parking lot. The dream of quiet contemplation in America’s national parks is met with the reality of trailhead parking lots that are full by 7 … Read more