Picnics, treks, camping and swimming continue despite hazardous air quality and ash in national park
, cars zigzagged through the park carrying bikes and inner tubes, ready for the day.
Others, however, were wavering on whether they would brave the harsh conditions. Darren Stehle brought his family down from Oregon. They had already had to cancel plans to go to one national park this year due to natural disaster, when Yellowstone was hit by record-breaking floods. “And then we decided to do this,” he said, shaking his head and laughing as he peered out over Tunnel View vantage point, now completely clouded in smoke.
The park does offer more leniency with cancellations as the air quality deteriorates and enables more sensitive groups to opt out without penalty. Facilitated outdoor activities, such as bike rentals and pool access, also shut down when AQI spikes above 150 – a level considered unhealthy for sensitive groups. Clean air stations are open for staff around the clock and officials said decisions are adapted as conditions change.
“There’s so much fire damage,” Aaron Ford said, leaning on his car loaded up with bikes. “We’d never been to Yosemite so our plan was to just get out and hike around,” his wife, Kim, added. “But now we are planning to skip the hiking.”Photograph: Gabrielle Canon
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