Favorites so far?We're starting to check them off. Did Shenandoah last year and just got back from Glacier Bay with Bryce Canyon/Zion coming up in November.
Fun challenge since I'm running out of ballparks.
Thanks, right now I just want to go west for actual mountains.Just did Acadia N.P. in Maine last week. Less crowds mid-week. More crowded near Bar Harbor. Stayed at Mount Desert Campground outside the N.P. Basically seemed like it was always 13min drive to anywhere we wanted to go. Visited Southwest Harbor, Bass Harbor, Northeast Harbor, Seal Harbor, Sand Beach and Bar Harbor. Brought kayaks, but weather kept us off the water. Hiked a bit and took a "ferry" ride to an island outside Northeast Harbor for late lunch/early dinner.
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West you say?Thanks, right now I just want to go west for actual mountains.
Yea, some day, but first are the green parksWest you say?
Have you been to Zion or Bryce National Parks in Utah? Amazing trails & incredibly striking views. That’s where I first started riding.
Yea, some day, but first are the green parks
Favorites so far?
My vacations are normally somewhere between the Rockies & the Pacific Ocean and I've visited many of the NP's out there. I prefer the SW, in particular southern UT and the east side of the Sierra Nevada's (Owens Valley), but I also like to get in some green time. I've visited the NW parks you mentioned and my favorite by far was Glacier. There's some big wildlife, good hiking and the scenery is spectacular with mountains, valleys and lakes, and of course glaciers (if there's any left).After my recent trip to Mt. Rainer, our desire to see more has increased significantly. Looking for opinions on parks and places to stay. I prefer green over sand, so was thinking Tetons, or Glacier or something like that, if we don't just plant Mt. Rainer again and add in Olympic.
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Any favorites?I’ve been fortunate to see a lot of NPs out west. It’s mostly because I’m a geology dork.
There used to be a NP Passport…I have no idea where mine went.
Still on my list to see are the CA parks.
Canyonlands in Utah. Great Sand Dunes in CO. Crater Lake in OR. Olympic in WA.Any favorites?
I know you said green over sand but if you miss Zion park, you have not lived. Not huge drive from Las Vegas….
Must try the hike of death( angles landing)