The formerly sleepy town of Springdale has metastasized too. It must be three times the size it was when we were last here.
I suppose the solution is to come very early or very late when the crowds have gone home. My problem - I don’t know what would constitute “very early” or “very late.” Are we talking April and November? It wouldn’t surprise me if winter is the only “off” season.
Tomorrow we strike camp and head home to western Wyoming, that trip taking two days with roughly 5 hours of driving each day. Those are longer drives than we prefer, but spending three days going home seems excessive. It is time to get back to one of our favorite things - “summer in Wyoming.”
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It’s also time to notice that tomorrow will be the Summer Solstice, the longest day of the year in this, the northern hemisphere. Summer begins tomorrow if you’re north of the equator, likewise winter begins tomorrow if you’re south in New Zealand, Oz or Buenos Aires.
