The National Park Service, although identifying more than 190,000 acres that would qualify as official wilderness at Big Cypress National Preserve, has passed on recommending any of it for official wilderness in its Backcountry Access Plan.
We travel to units of the National Park System to see beautiful landscape, learn about history, view amazing wildlife, and to simply learn new things. We take that knowledge (and photos) back with us to impress family, friends, and coworkers. Just how much of that park knowledge stays with you? Maybe more than you realize.
While sections of the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina are being reopened, the economic damage to towns along the parkway won't be as easily overcome.