American Adventurist now has a policy of not sharing geo tags or the exact locations of remote, sensitive sites on social media. It seems some folks may not like that.
Too bad.
The ugly truth is, most people are lazy. They don't want to explore or research. So they click on a link and tell their friends and bam! Dozens of trucks show up at _____ location despite any rules or common sense. And then they tell more people. Sadly, it seems that all too often we end up regretting it when it's trashed or ultimately gated.
There are some great articles on the topic HERE and HERE.
We appreciate your support on this topic on social, and hope you do the same. There are a growing number of people and accounts who are finally realizing that our best places really can get "loved to death".
This quote below from Outside Online really sums it up:
The point of our social media presence on Instagram, Facebook and Pinterest is to be inspirational. To get people motivated to travel, explore, and live their own story.
Too bad.
The ugly truth is, most people are lazy. They don't want to explore or research. So they click on a link and tell their friends and bam! Dozens of trucks show up at _____ location despite any rules or common sense. And then they tell more people. Sadly, it seems that all too often we end up regretting it when it's trashed or ultimately gated.
There are some great articles on the topic HERE and HERE.
We appreciate your support on this topic on social, and hope you do the same. There are a growing number of people and accounts who are finally realizing that our best places really can get "loved to death".
This quote below from Outside Online really sums it up:
Not long ago, Matera posted a stunning photo of a person staring out at a landscape of drippy red-rock hoodoos. “The Southwest is so huge that there are still tons of place to be ‘discovered,’ including this one I’m calling Canyon X,” he wrote below the picture. “The point here is to get out and do some exploring of your own. Find some places and keep them to yourself. It’s not about capturing the same shot you saw on Instagram, but to find your own special spot and make your own images.”
The picture was tagged, vaguely, “Sedona, Arizona.”
The point of our social media presence on Instagram, Facebook and Pinterest is to be inspirational. To get people motivated to travel, explore, and live their own story.