re: #63 calochortus

Makes me glad I’m old enough to have been many of these places before things got utterly insane. I don’t know that I’ll ever go back to Yosemite, for example. Just way too many people. Some parks have parts that are far less crowded than the “main” parts of the park, and some are just gloriously uncrowded everywhere (if somewhat less spectacular) like Lassen Volcanic (where we were last week) or Great Basin.

I did as well. Mostly in the 70s and 80s when you could still drive to the end of the road in Zion to hike the narrows without 250 of your best friends. Or arrive at the campground in Arches in the morning and snag a campsite without reservations.

Both those parks are wonderful places to visit with out the massive crowds. I’d also suggest Capitol Reef, Redwoods, and Pinnacles.