A Good Use of Public Funding?

Fossil Beds National Monument is a 5 star gem located just west of Kemmerer, Wyoming.  Worth the trip to see it alone.  Friendly, knowledgeable, professional staff.  A facility and landscaping that accentuate the beauty of the scenery.  Gorgeous, informative displays.  No fast food.  No billboards.  Nobody making a buck.  

Proof that America is already great.

Just a reminder.  It's a choice that "we the people" make -- and can un-make.

For comparison purposes, here is today's Niagara Falls which had the misfortune of being "discovered" before the National Park system was invented.  My opinion: the gorgeous falls are ruined, on both the American & Canadian sides, by towering, ugly hotels that just had to be built with a view of the falls.  At Bryce Canyon National Park, the decision was made to position the grand hotel away from the view.  It was controversial but wiser heads prevailed and today there is an amazing, unobstructed view of the rock spires which make the park so wondrous.

View of Niagara Falls, complete with hotel towers and power plant

This was our view upon arrival at Niagara Falls in 2014, complete with a 30 minute wait to park for $40