They probably left because the National Park Fees just keep going up.
Sigh. You beat me to it. ;-D
lmao
Canyon de Chelly is the only National Park I’ve ever been to that explicitly forbids the possession of alcohol.
I was hassled about it by a park ranger, even.
Reason? It is surrounded entirely by a res full of people with substance abuse problems. Seems the gov’t feels compelled to protect people from themselves.