Why ‘Instagram Hikers’ Are National Parks’ Saviors — and Scourges

The Original Parks People are conflicted, because the ethos of the parks demands that they be welcoming and open to all who want to visit the parks. They are public, after all, which is a major part of what makes them special in the first place. Everyone that I spoke to was clear that, overall, Instagram is a good thing for the parks, that getting people out there in the wild, even if they’re kind of ignorant dicks, is a good thing.