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| Above, sheer rock walls at Zion National Park. Can you spot Darth Vader's helmet? Photo by Armand Vaquer. |
Back when I first visited Zion National Park in 1969, it was considered to be far enough from major cities like Los Angeles that there wouldn't be any crowds.
All that has changed as the park has set new summer visitation records.
The Salt Lake Tribune reported:
St. George • Zion National Park visitation set records this summer, averaging more than a half-million visitors per month.
The Spectrum newspaper in St. George reports that yearly park visitors have more than doubled over the last decade at the southern Utah park known for its red-rock cliffs and narrow slot canyons.
Park officials have been struggling how to handle the crowds, and this year limited the number of people who could hike two of the most popular trails on holidays.
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