Fewer people visited Zion National Park in 2022, but the Utah jewel still saw the second-most visitors in its history and was in the top three in visitation for the 63 official national parks.

Yet visiting 146,597-acre Zion National Park does require a bit of know-how, particularly with permit logistics and a shuttle system established to minimize the effects of high-season crowding.

Gibbs made a Facebook post regarding his termination as an education park ranger at the Effigy Mounds National Monument that was shared 234,000 times and has more than 94,000 likes.