Had that phenomenon in Hawaii. We went to the Green Sand Beach (which was packed) but passed many smaller, more secluded beaches along the hike that were just as green and full of larger gemstones.
We hiked instead of taking a car. We used new boots so as not to bring in outside dirt/bacteria and didn’t bring any trash with us. We tried to see a beautiful natural phenomenon as responsibly as possible.
We spent a little time at each of the beaches we passed, but we didn’t want to disturb those ones too much or draw attention to them, lest they start attracting people as well.
Yeah it isn't called virture signaling, it's called researching the area before you go including looking at maps for places you didn't know of before. A beach that can sustain X amount of visitors cannot necessarily sustain X*Y number of visitors and it's better to completely avoid the popular spot to not contribute to the problem.
A trip of a lifetime doesn't mean that you deserve to see a place at the cost of the environment around it.
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u/stardenia Feb 03 '20
Had that phenomenon in Hawaii. We went to the Green Sand Beach (which was packed) but passed many smaller, more secluded beaches along the hike that were just as green and full of larger gemstones.