June 2019 //
Places like Horseshoe Bend can be difficult to appreciate. While it is inarguably beautiful, it’s also packed with tourists who make it difficult to enjoy the scene. Some are lovely folks like this couple, who patiently awaited their turn at the railing for this photo opportunity. Others are impatient and walk off trail for their photo (past signs asking them not to do exactly that), ruining things for future visitors while also putting their lives at unnecessary risk. There will be positive outcomes of social distancing (be they greater or fewer than the negative ones) and I’m hoping that one will be an end to such gross behaviour out in the wild.