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https://gizmodo.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/10/p4e1yoheyxhhuuukynzx.jpg?quality=75940705Once pristine natural places become Instagram famous, everything changes. Lonely trails clog with hikers; empty forest pools fill with swimmers. Some have argued that the meshing of social media with the outdoors could cause locations to be loved to death, or even fundamentally taint outdoor recreation itself.