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I love Abbey and I’m so glad to read the shuttles work well in Zion. That did concern me about his writing, that he wasn’t really taking into account the needs of the disabled, elderly, kids, parents, etc. And the dinosaur library sounds amazing!

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Oct 6Liked by Thomas Pluck

I had a customer in Haddonfield for a while. I'd visit a few times a year and always enjoyed seeing Haddy.

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The Haddonfield site seems better than this place. I visited a couple of times in college, mainly when relatives were visiting:

https://nashdinosaurtracks.com/

It was...underwhelming, at least back in the day🦖

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It looks to be gone now, but the tracks are still visible! I'll have to stop there sometime when I visit my friends up in Western Mass. Thanks for the heads up.

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Glacier National Park needed to switch to shuttles years ago but nobody wants to take responsibility for the choice. They work well in Zion. But all I care about now is the dinosaur library. What a great idea!

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Isn't there a shuttle along Going to the Sun road? Or a tour bus.

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Both, but the shuttle schedule is inconsistent — you can get done with a long day hike and find that the shuttle just left, or is already full — and the tour buses book up fast, plus it doesn’t do anything to cut down on the incredible levels of traffic. What’s great about the Zion shuttle bus system is that you don’t have to even think about traffic because there isn’t any once you park at the shuttle pick-ups, and also it decreases the noise (I think the buses are electric? can’t remember, it’s been a few years). Going to the Sun is really noisy, constantly.

The best way to see Going to the Sun, I think, is by bike before they’ve completely finished plowing the road. I don’t like biking but it’s worth it to be up there with those incredible views and no car traffic or noise to contend with! People do bike once it’s open to cars, but it seems nuts to me. The road is exactly 16 feet wide and winding, along with steep, vast drop-offs separated only by a low stone wall. Very hairy.

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