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It's not hard to understand why Zion National Park is the second most visited National Park in the USA. I think the only reason it's not number one is because it's more remote for most of the population. Though Yellowstone and the Grand Canyon are 3 & 4 and about as remote. Let's just say, there's something really special about these places to make people travel a fair distance to see what they have to offer.

That said, with around 5,000,000 people trying to fit into a relatively small canyon each year, plan your trip to Zion carefully and if at all possible go off season like I did in Jan or 21. Far fewer people. Easier access to the major attractions. And the weather is usually still fairly nice (though winter storms do happen). Let's put it this way, I didn't have to use any AI "remove people" to get this shot on one of the most popular trails in the park. There were other people, but not enough to feel crowded by any means.

This is on the Temple of Sinawava Riverwalk trail before the trail becomes the river to get to The Narrows. A very easy walk (even for me) following the Virgin River. It was a most enjoyable experience as I meandered along taking my pics.

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• Jan '21

• Nikon D610 | f8 (-1.7), 1/160s, ISO-100, 24mm | Nikkor 24-120mm, 3.5-5.6 ED AF
• Adobe Lightroom enhancements

• These pics plus more are always shown on my general picture feed .