WANDERING WILBURY'S: On our way ZION NATIONAL PARK

We arrived in Zion National Park on April 5th for our week stay at watchmen campground. The campground was full when we arrived and stayed full till we left. We were here 35 years ago and I can say it is a totally different National Park. First thing I noticed is you have to take a bus into the park now, it stops at every pullout and trail head and it is also totally full of people! That the next thing I noticed is the park was beyond full, people everywhere! They were in Springfield (town that adjoins the Park) , they were on the hiking trails (hundreds of people on every trail!, They were in the visitor center, the buses, the campgrounds everywhere! I'm so glad I experienced Zion NP before it got so popular! As I travel to the National Parks I can clearly see how popular they have become, we our over loving our parks to death!! The park service cannot keep up with the demand, most of these parks are 70-100 years old and have older lodges and services. They increase the entrance fee every year to now it is $35 just to drive into the park! I don't know the answer to how they can fix it either,
they were built as the Arch in Yellowstone states "FOR THE ENJOYMENT OF THE PEOPLE".
You cannot keep raising the entrance fees so it puts a hardship on the public! The weather was outstanding with temps in the mid 70's everyday.

Angles landing is one of the most popular hike in the park. 5 miles straight up with the last 1/4 you hang on chains to reach the peak with a 1500' drop on each side!