One of Utah’s most popular hiking destinations — Angels Landing — may soon be subject to a lottery-based permit system to limit the number of people hiking the dangerously exposed half-mile trail in Zion National Park.
More than 300,000 park visitors a year make the harrowing trek along the trail. On one side is a chain bolted into the sandstone. On the other are views to die for, and a breath-taking 1,500-foot drop to the floor of Zion Canyon.
The trail has become so crowded that many visitors don’t feel safe hiking it, according to Susan McPartland, Zion’s visitor use manager...