The LA Times reported today that Yellowstone National Park recorded a new annual visitation record. Nearly 3.65 million people visited Yellowstone in 2010. That's roughly what the New York Yankees drew at Yankee Stadium in their best year. It's an incredible number, one best understood if one can recall how 50,000 people in one place look, sound, smell, and act.The record attendance is a testimonial to a profound interest in unspoiled, spectacular nature. Unlike Disneyland and other monuments to manufactured fantasy, Yellowstone offers plenty of fantastic, mysterious views and experiences. Who needs Disney when one can have Old Faithful?
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