Ditto. Intentionally loud combustion engines breaking the natural silence in our national parks should be next.
Good decision. Silence is Golden.
Interesting disparity between the responses to this story in AZ vs. the story about the closing of the four back-country strips in the River of No Return Wilderness in ID.
I agree with this only to a point. Banning flights can stop any access disabled persons may have to see national park areas. The other issue that can be a problem is funding. Remember national parks charge admission since the 1990’s to get additional funds, just like a lot of other formerly “free” government services. Banning visitors or other transportation methods keeping visitors out will reduce this funding. Out of sight, out of mind. Your average taxpayer is going to be less willing to pay taxes for something that the taxpayer can’t see or directly benefit from.
Canyon de Chelly is Navajo land, plain and simple. The Navajo Nation owns it, and they still live, farm, and hold it sacred. The National Park Service helps manage it, but they’re basically there to lend a hand, not call the shots. It’s a partnership, but the Navajo are the real stewards of the place.