Utah Places: Albion Basin
Should I put this one on the list?
Albion is by far one of the favorite spots in Utah. In fact, we love it to death. I am afraid too many peple go there when the flowers are blooming, and the Forest Service encourages them.
There is a long dirt grade climbing up the hill to Albion from the Alta parking area, and sometimes it is choked with cars and dust.
Of course, the destination from Albion was always the Cecret Lake Trail. The lake is an alpine gem a short hike above the parking area at Albion. 
It is beautiful beyond compare. Like all alpine lakes, the water is cold and crystal clear. The air is crisp and clean, even in mid-summer. Crowds of peple don't seem such a bother. But the area is generally crowded all the time now, to the point that it is difficult to find a parking place in albion anymore during weekend hours.
I fear for tomorrow.
For me, at least, that spoils some of the enjoyment of what wilderness should be. What can we do? I don't know? It worries me. Someday I think it will become more like Disneyland. I will never go there again.
That will be a sad day.
2 comments:
I think that there will always be other treasures that remain unspoiled. You obviously know where they are.
You have to allow for the fact that people who aren't going to tredge across hill and dale to find the hidden treasures are going to flock to the ones with easy access. Let them have them, while you stow away quietly to the secret havens, as you always have.
Ruth,
The truth is, Albion will always be one of the finest if places. The have solved problems like this in places like europe without destroying the place in the process. And here too. Look at Cascade Springs, just a few miles away. A solution has been arrived at to handle much larger volumes of people without destroying the Springs. Albion needs something like that to rescue it.
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