A few years ago, pictures of Sleepy Hollow Farm, a 115-acre private property in Pomfret, Vermont, went viral. “Leaf-peeping” influencers inundated the town, desperate to take pictures of the farm’s winding road, which is lined by stately maple trees that turn vibrant shades of orange and red in the fall. “It’s a beautiful spot. It’s too bad it’s been ruined for everybody,” said Deborah Goodwin, the exhibits coordinator at a local arts center, who says influencers would climb gates, set up changing booths for costume swaps, get their cars stuck, and leave waste by the road. Now, the 900-person town is fighting back. The BBC explains how.
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This is the reason that I don’t tell anyone except for my closest friends about hidden natural gems I know. Eventually it stops being a hidden gem and becomes a tourist destination instead.
Similarly, this is why I hike and camp more than a half day from the nearest vehicle access, down the hardest trails, or straight into the wilderness.