| ▲ | sharno 3 hours ago | |
Power law: The number of people decrease as a power of the distance you travel away from popular spots | ||
| ▲ | PaulDavisThe1st 3 hours ago | parent | next [-] | |
The NPS has an even more specific version of this: the overwhelming majority of Americans visiting a park will not walk more than 1/4 mile from their vehicle. So everything is designed to reinforce this behavior as much as possible, which (a) means that the majority of people get a richer, more dramatic and/or more informative/eye-opening visit (b) the backcountry is left alone, both for the other animals that live there and for the rare humans who will head out there. | ||
| ▲ | tstrimple 16 minutes ago | parent | prev [-] | |
It doesn't help that basically all the hikes in Zion are popular hikes. There was definitely waiting involved in the Angels Landing hike and that was well beyond 1/4 mile from the parking lot up a significant incline before you even reach the chains to begin climbing up. Lots of passing and waiting once you hit the chains. Tons of people. The very top was quite crowded but we went before the permitting system was in place. | ||