8 of the best places in the US to escape the crowds

Capitol Reef National Park, Utah

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Montana Badlands

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Coldfoot, Alaska:

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Hovenweep National Monument, Four Corners, USA

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Superstition Mountains, Arizona

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The Shenandoah Valley, Virginia

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Bellingham, Washington

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Jayuya, Puerto Rico

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