Very hard to strike a balance on these issues. I too want to see the natural beauty of the places protected and the crowds thinned out. Even here in Northern Utah where I live the struggle is going on to protect the natural lands from development and overuse. We lived here from the late 80s until 1993 and there was a nearby ski resort mountain that was virtually people free when the ski season was over. I used to get some of my best wildlife shots in that area in the spring, summer and fall. Now there's homes popping up all over the ridges, mountain bikers everywhere and few moose and coyote to be found. The one narrow road now sees constant bed erosion problems along with drainiage issues all over the place. I'm hoping to move further north when my last one is out of school in search of some still fairly virgin wilderness.