Leave No Trace? Not in the National Parks These Days

There's a growing number of vandalism citations at national parks in the US, and the Mesa Verde National Park in southwest Colorado appears to be a top target. 

In a Facebook post, the park says its mission of educating and inspiring "this and future generations" through the "unimpaired" preservation of natural and cultural resources is up against a tide of "intentional damage." 

That includes people painting rocks for what look like scavenger hunts, rubbing and etching dates and names into stones, and stacking rock "cairns" that can lead visitors off park paths. Other parts of Colorado have been routinely vandalized as well, and Hanging Lake actually had to close due to overcrowding, reports CBS Local, and even busted yoga models posing in restricted areas.

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