Sometimes, beauty is a burden. Such is the case with Burney Falls, a Northern California waterfall whose loveliness became such a siren song to costume-wearing Instagram mermaids, selfie-taking TikTok tour guides and off-the-beaten-track road trippers that crowds grew and grew, until the natural wonder just couldn’t handle it anymore. Read more at the link in our bio. #burneyfalls #california #theoregonian #travel #hiking #falls