Why an upside-down American flag was hung in Yosemite National Park
February is one of the busiest times of the year at Yosemite National Park thanks to 바카라 게임 웹사이트firefall,바카라 게임 웹사이트 a natural phenomenon that causes a glowing ribbon of water to look like molten lava cascading down El Capitan바카라 게임 웹사이트s Horsetail Fall.
Travelers come from around the world to witness the event at the granite monolith, famed for its nearly vertical walls, some booking entry tickets and reserving parking spots a year in advance.
But this year바카라 게임 웹사이트s visitors witnessed more than firefall on Feb. 22. They also saw an upside-down American flag, which Yosemite employees reportedly hung over the side of El Capitan to protest the recent downsizing that took place as part of the Trump administration바카라 게임 웹사이트s cost-cutting initiatives.
Traditionally, hanging the American flag upside down symbolizes a distress call.
Gavin Carpenter, a maintenance mechanic with Yosemite, spoke to the on Saturday and said he supplied the flag and helped hang it.
바카라 게임 웹사이트We바카라 게임 웹사이트re bringing attention to what바카라 게임 웹사이트s happening to the parks, which are every American바카라 게임 웹사이트s properties. It바카라 게임 웹사이트s super important we take care of them, and we바카라 게임 웹사이트re losing people here, and it바카라 게임 웹사이트s not sustainable if we want to keep the parks open.바카라 게임 웹사이트
In 2023, Yosemite was the sixth busiest national park in the country, with 3.89 million visitors.
Located in California바카라 게임 웹사이트s Sierra Nevada mountain range, the park is a habitat for the endangered California condor and home to giant sequoias, the largest trees in the world.
Park officials nationwide have raised concerns about how the abrupt federal firings will impact the National Park Service.
One of those affected workers, Iowa park ranger Brian Gibbs, said he found out about his recent termination when he was locked out of his email.
He wrote a public Facebook post about his feelings of being 바카라 게임 웹사이트absolutely heartbroken and completely devastated,바카라 게임 웹사이트 which has been shared more than 200,000 times.