Paul KnightlyThrough all of the canyonlands of the Southwestern US, this viewpoint is among my favorites. But it's also a testament to the consequences of visitors behaving badly. If you know where this is, you know that it's on tribal land that historically required a permit to access, but that the area has been closed since late 2019 due to people visiting without permits and for trashing the area. I captured this photo in early 2019, before the area was closed, by going through the proper permitting process and leaving no trace.<br> <br> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/LeaveNoTrace?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LeaveNoTrace</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/TagResponsibly?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TagResponsibly</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Canyon?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Canyon</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Landscape?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Landscape</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/LandscapePhotography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LandscapePhotography</a>