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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)

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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..

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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.

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