ATTENDANCE IS WAY UP AT NATIONAL PARKS AND MONUMENTS IN NEW MEXICO. JASON LOTT, THE SUPERINTENDENT AT BANDELIER NATIONAL MONUMENT OUTSIDE LOS ALAMOS, SAYS VISITS THERE WERE UP 38 PERCENT IN MARCH FROM A YEAR AGO. AND HE TELLS 770 KKOB THAT’S TRUE FOR ATTRACTIONS ALL OVER THE STATE. HE SAYS ALL THE PARKS ARE REPORTING 15 TO 25 PERCENT INCREASE IN VISITATIONS.
LOTT CREDITS GOOD WEATHER…AND RELATIVELY CHEAP GAS PRICES. MARCH WAS ALSO A GOOD MONTH FOR WHITE SANDS, CARLSBAD CAVERNS, AND CHACO CANYON.
