I woke up at 4 a.m., hoping to see Yellowstone before the crowds. But by 7, the line of RVs at the park gate looked like rush hour in LA. People honking, windows down, yelling about who cut the line — all for a glimpse of “untouched nature.” When I finally reached Old Faithful, it was surrounded by hundreds of tourists holding iPads above their heads. Someone flew a drone over the geyser, another dropped their Starbucks cup in the grass. A ranger sighed, picked it up, and whispered, “This is every day now.” We love to say we’re “connecting with nature,” but it feels more like we’re consuming it. Yellowstone isn’t a wilderness anymore — it’s a theme park for people who want to prove they went somewhere wild without actually leaving comfort behind. #Travel #Yellowstone