"Jenkins brought peanut-butter bars and a puppy named Rocket."
– From a recent Settle Times article where the reporter encounters North Cascades National Park Superintendent Chip Jenkins on Desolation Peak in Ross Lake National Recreation Area. This would most likely be another area where dogs would no longer be allowed if the NCNP was expanded to include these NRA lands.
“This is not a recommendation that the heart of the North Cascades wilderness be opened to motorized visitation in order to boost local rural economies. It is just pointing out that the park’s front-country potential along State Route 20 has not been made as attractive, interesting, and educational as it could be and this has impacted the number and character of visits and reduced significantly their local economic impact.” – AALP Economic Study
“We cannot use data specific to the NCNP Complex to estimate the local economic impacts.” – AALP Economic study
