Above, Bright Angel Trail below Grand Canyon Village. Photo by Armand Vaquer. |
With the "surge" in RV sales and rentals during these pandemic years, there was concern that the influx of more people into our national parks would crowd them and damage the parks' ecosystems.
Recently, RV Travel correspondent Emily Woodbury took a trip to some Southwest national parks and reported her findings in a new article.
She begins with:
A couple of weeks ago I told you I was worried about visiting two of the most popular National Parks, Zion and the Grand Canyon, and plenty of other popular sights and destinations along the way. I was worried. And, in all honesty, I was being a grump about it. Sure, I knew I could wake up early enough to beat the crowds on the most popular trail on my list, but what about all the other trails and sights? By the time I finished the first one, the rest would be swarmed.
Going into this trip, I expected the worst. I really did. I braced myself for crowds, trash, children breaking rules, adults breaking rules… But you know what? I was pleasantly surprised.
To read more, go here.
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