Comments

You must log in or register to comment.

Gunter5 t1_j5htqxe wrote

Beautiful but I hate how's its such a money grab

4

Manstable t1_j5i372p wrote

It's a money grab?

2

A2x0 t1_j5i5tx1 wrote

yes, you have to pay to go there, and they pack in way too many people at once.
you pretty much walk through the canyon as if you were queuing to get in there.

it is also good that they it this way, it lets a lot more people experience it first hand. the wave for example is the complete opposite.

2

TheTimgor t1_j5i9u9t wrote

when I went there last fall, it wasn't like that. groups of 5-10 with a guide, and they space them out far enough that your group has a whole section of the canyon to youtselves. it started as a covid policy, but they kept it because it's great for photo taking and the like. I actually quite like that they do it that way, crowds ruin the experience for me.

5

AutoModerator t1_j5h8yqx wrote

Hi vildrik! Dont worry, this message does not mean that your post is removed. This is a reminder to quickly check your post to make sure it doesnt break any of our rules. Human moderators check the following --

Thanks!

I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please contact the moderators of this subreddit if you have any questions or concerns.

0

ynonA t1_j5jz04f wrote

Sigh, can we ban Antelope Canyon pics already? I feel like they get posted almost daily to farm Karma.

Someone should post a picture of what it's actually like visiting this place. I was there a few years ago. I've traveled all over the world, and this was one of the biggest tourist traps I've ever seen. Access is only possible through a Navajo ran "guided tour". BUSLOADS of people divided into groups are led through the canyon like cattle with only a few minutes interval in between which means the guide keeps telling everyone to keep moving because the next hoard is approaching behind. People want to take pictures without other people in the frame so they'll stall/stand still for a bit waiting for the people in front to advance out of sight to take pics, which creates harmonica effect pedestrian traffic jams. Then people start arguing because THEY want to take pics too and then the guides get agitated too it's just a giant shitshow. And this was in September which is supposedly low season..

​

I have to admit it IS extremely beautiful, but the whole visit was easily my worst experience during my 2month road-trip through the USA.

−1

Futur3Sn0w t1_j5l1zfy wrote

Only takes a couple seconds to do a reverse image search to see it's an original image. Sad to see that someone posting an image their proud of has to get shit on because it's 'posted daily'.

It's not a rule of the sub that if someone posts an image, it has to be of a location no one's posted before, nor does the OP seem to be attempting to 'farm karma'; it's probably a safe bet that most people on this sub don't really care about karma, as is the case here with OP.

>Someone should post a picture of what it's actually like visiting this place

If you're implying what it seems, it's not really the goal of the sub either. The goal is to share images of beautiful places on earth, not the hell it takes to capture them.

Just seems... a bit harsh for someone just sharing their work. :(

3

ynonA t1_j5lc1bt wrote

Fair enough. I rembered seeing the pic before so assumed it was someone reposting for farming. I guess I was only half right and it was his own photo, but it was a repost. But again, fair enough

1

vildrik OP t1_j5k16wp wrote

So you think I posted my pic because I want to farm karma?!? (Sigh) Looking at the huge amount of posts you put on Reddit I wonder if you subconsciously are talking about yourself! I don’t even know what the hell I use karma for, but obviously you do! Anyway, I visited this place a morning in 2013, besides my girlfriend we took the tour with 5 other people, and the guide was super nice. We didn’t see any bus loads of people, and nobody was in a rush. I don’t see what you get out of your tirade, other that saying you had a bad experience. Who cares?

1

ynonA t1_j5k362i wrote

Antelope Canyon pics get posted almost daily on Reddit. Lots of times by bots. I'm pretty sure I've seen this very pic before too (I didn't obsessively snoop into your post history to check if you were a bot or just reposting your own pics)

Nice to hear you had a nice tour back in 2013. I guess somewhere in the 2010s the place must've blown up because of social media (and the vast amount of pics posted here on Reddit)

0