Comments by "Mike" (@alphacentauri8083) on "CBS Sunday Morning" channel.

  1. I cancelled plans this summer for a vacation in either Acadia, Banff, or Glacier park. A lot of the reviews on tripadvisor describe exactly what you just posted. I'm an affable and outgoing individual, but I have very little tolerance for tourists pushing safety limits with stupid selfie antics, and park visitors with a boisterous demeanor who treat parks like a pseudo frat party venue. I'm forgoing parks this summer and will wait until the fall to visit the Vermont and New Hampshire mountains again. No Disneyland stampede vibe during the beautiful fall season : )
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  2. "Finally discovering our national parks??" Overcrowding at national parks has been an issue for a long time thanks to Mission 66. This initiative was spearheaded by the national park service in the 1950's in order to make parks more accessible and theme park-like during a ten year period. Look at the post WWII numbers regarding the exponential visitor increase every decade. People were complaining about crowded conditions in the 1970's. National parks are nothing more than theme parks.
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  3. I would have to be hooked up to an IV and administered a general anesthetic to endure a trip like this. 10.5 hours is my longest flight and it was torture....
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