This is not the case in the early morning, though, when some Pond visitors beat the heat and the crowds with a sunrise swim. "It's a little oasis, but is surrounded by a lot of people." Al Maitino of Stoneham, loves to fish in Walden Pond. "For the most part, people understand that everybody wants to be at Walden, whether it's for swimming, for the hiking, or to visit the Thoreau, but we do get the surprised ones that will say 'wow,'" says Faro, who sums up the reservation. Some say they thought it would be bigger and less crowded. John Faro is Park Supervisor, and says visitors' impressions can vary. Walden Pond State Reservation logs in roughly 600,000 visitors a year. "I can still see his words here, that what he wrote about is still here," she says. " I really admire Thoreau's work, and I wanted to pay my respects to the place where he worked." Kemp also feels little has changed.
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