Sensual Stone

My initial post here. Many years ago I could wander certain areas of the Colorado Plateau without having to get permits, then the permits were almost impossible to get. A BLM ranger walked into my camp once when I was camped at the trailhead for this location. I offered him a cup of coffee, which he took, and he told me that I was fortunate to have been able to see this area before it was ruined by hordes of unthinking people. He then left my camp and walked into this marvelous place. I returned a few years later when the permitting system had been initiated. He was correct. This spot, with its nearly white sandstone was marked up with black scuffs from the vibram soles of the hikers boots. And that says nothing of the intentional damaged done by unthinking fools.