There are many beautiful natural sites, that draw large amounts of visitors. The more accessible they are the broader the range of people that come and visit. While it requires some navigation, I do believe that all people have the same right to access and as it gets managed by the park service, I am assuming that there is consideration as to the capacity.  We just returned from a camping trip to the Banff National Park in Canada, and it is considered one of those places. The websites with the most desirable sites to visit are full of warnings about the lack of parking, the need to book shuttles and to be prepared for a wait to obtain access (or to go to the restroom!)  or crowded trails. Examples of such places would be Lake Louise, Moraine Lake or Johnson Canyon. All of them offer a broad range of hiking

During our hike in Portugal and Spain we had reserved hotels for most of the overnight stays. In a coastal town called Cee we spent the night at the Hotal Oca Insua Costa de Morte. Like any morning after staying at a hotel overnight we went for breakfast before resuming our journey. Nothing special to say about the breakfast at this particular hotel except that there was an interesting waiter. I usually seek out the chairs facing the restaurant to observe other guests and the ongoing business in the restaurant. So there he was a man in is upper twenties. Largely an average person, dressed in what appeared to be the required attire- a white Polo shirt and black pants. He was friendly and greeted us and other guests with a routine that included directions around the buffet that was spread out on multiple wall spaces in the vast dining

On our hike in the coastal areas of both Portugal and Spain we had the opportunity to observe a wide variety of flowers. Some are associated with the spring season that we witnessed, some probably have a more permanent long-term presence. Two flowers in particular resonated with me in a profound way. The first one was the ice plant. It is a ground covering succulent plant that we saw both in yellow and pink growing in many places along the broad walks on the Portuguese and Spanish Atlantic coast. I had to look up its English name- in German and apparently also in Spanish it is called the midday flower, because it has the property to open up when the sun is close to its peak point, and to close again when it lowers. Along the way I learned that it is not native to the two countries but originates