Mindy Sink is a freelance guidebook author and travel writer based in Denver, CO. She is the author of "60 Hikes Within 60 Miles of Denver and Boulder," "Walking Denver," and the Moon Handbooks Guide to Denver, Boulder, and Colorado Springs. Find out what she's up to at www.mindysink.com.
The Wave may be one of the oldest and most familiar examples of land managers instituting a system to protect special places from excessive use, but it’s not alone.
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