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t's the " tourist blossoms "
that stand out for Moab
local and two-business
owner Ashley Korenblat
when she thinks about
overcrowding on public lands.
They're out there, and you can
smell them. " Land managers that
I work with across the west are totally
overwhelmed, " she says. Word
is out-statistically and anecdotally-that
the largest numbers of
visitors ever recorded have been
flocking to public lands since the
early months of the pandemic.
It wasn't so in the early weeks-
when all travel, including visits to
these beloved places-screeched to
a halt, in mid-April, 2020. But by
July, people-sick of being stuck at
home and realizing that #natureisrad-were
loading their new bikes,
rafts, tents, and RVs into their
also-new trucks, campers, and
Sprinter vans, and heading to the
closest open spaces. Nearly every
national park in the West had relatively
low numbers from March to
July, but in the latter part of 2020,
numbers surged, in some cases by
the hundreds of thousands.
The outdoor industry sees new
participation as a boon. " Yes, that's
great, " says Todd Walton, executive
director of Winter Wildlands Alliance.
" But Dear Outdoor Industry,
be careful what you wish for. " As
a result of all of these visitors,
resources, from the toilets at USFS
campgrounds to the wildlife living
on BLM lands, have been stressed.
Search and rescue teams saw
dramatic upticks in calls for help,
according to the Pew Charitable
Trusts. And more than a year and
a half later, these trends continue.
ONE SUBSET OF THE OUTDOOR
industry, in particular, has profited
from America's newfound love of
SEARCH AND RESCUE TEAMS SAW DRAMATIC
UPTICKS IN CALLS FOR HELP,
ACCORDING TO THE PEW CHARITABLE
TRUSTS. AND MORE THAN A YEAR AND A
HALF LATER, THESE TRENDS CONTINUE.
wild places-the guide industry.
Greg McFadden, owner of Canyons
River Company in Idaho,
says that Canyons' bookings are
up 20% over record, and that he is
nearly booked out through 2022.
Brenton Reagan, who does double
duty at Exum Mountain Guides
in Wyoming, working as both a
lead IFMGA-certified guide and
director of marketing, says that
while Exum's permits are fixed by
the National Park Service (on trips
like the Grand Teton and Teton
Traverse), " The waitlist we have
for day climbs and family climbs
is in the hundreds right now. "
And Korenblat, who owns the
25-year-old supported bike tours
company Western Spirit Cycling
and founded the nonprofit Public
Lands Solutions, says that with
Western Spirit bookings up 30%
over 2019, they lucked into getting
enough new bikes for guests to ride
but are struggling to buy enough
new vans.
From a business-owner standpoint,
Korenblat is thrilled at the
opportunity to grow the company.
A guide finds
big thrills for
clients on
Idaho's Salmon
River.
OUTDOOR RETAILER SUMMER 2021 /
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COURTESY CANYONS RIVER COMPANY

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