09-12-2017, 04:44 AM
Visiting an island paradise for a vacation is a superfluous, elitist activity. All of our visiting tourists, the ones who indirectly pay our mortgages, are in that category.
Agree that all of the very broad activities that tourists engage in recreationally (any many other folks too) are superfluous. This long list includes going to beaches, parks, hikes, zip lines, sunset views, boat rides, luaus, etc. But these activities are not elitist. They are ordinary. Such as hiking to a nature site. About as ordinary as you get.
Helicopter flights are elitist. The Royal Coach, as it were. While 200 to 1,000-plus people visit some of our island destinations, e.g., Akaka Falls, every day, a select few do so by air. The Flying Royal Coach. And the coach announces its presence overhead with loud racket that mars the peace and serenity of these natural destinations.
The most surprising thing about this nationwide debate is how the natural resource managers who run our National Parks have caved to monied helicopter interests. I suppose they are next going to open these public treasures to off-road-vehicles. Dereliction of duty.
https://www.backpacker.com/news-and-even...pter-tours
Agree that all of the very broad activities that tourists engage in recreationally (any many other folks too) are superfluous. This long list includes going to beaches, parks, hikes, zip lines, sunset views, boat rides, luaus, etc. But these activities are not elitist. They are ordinary. Such as hiking to a nature site. About as ordinary as you get.
Helicopter flights are elitist. The Royal Coach, as it were. While 200 to 1,000-plus people visit some of our island destinations, e.g., Akaka Falls, every day, a select few do so by air. The Flying Royal Coach. And the coach announces its presence overhead with loud racket that mars the peace and serenity of these natural destinations.
The most surprising thing about this nationwide debate is how the natural resource managers who run our National Parks have caved to monied helicopter interests. I suppose they are next going to open these public treasures to off-road-vehicles. Dereliction of duty.
https://www.backpacker.com/news-and-even...pter-tours