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Re: National Parks Master Thread
« Reply #280 on: September 01, 2021, 05:59:38 PM »
OK, a statement like that needs to be backed up lol.
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Re: National Parks Master Thread
« Reply #281 on: September 01, 2021, 06:14:52 PM »
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I'm not threatening lol. Just really curious to the reasoning behind this conclusion.
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Re: National Parks Master Thread
« Reply #282 on: September 01, 2021, 06:16:30 PM »
I'm not threatening lol. Just really curious to the reasoning behind this conclusion.
I was talking about the edit

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Re: National Parks Master Thread
« Reply #283 on: September 01, 2021, 07:35:13 PM »
Least favorite: Channel Islands
Have you been to Gateway Arch NP? Hot Springs NP?

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Re: National Parks Master Thread
« Reply #284 on: September 01, 2021, 08:26:51 PM »
OK, a statement like that needs to be backed up lol.
It's summer on the lake, with few people around. Very relaxing.

Have you been to Gateway Arch NP? Hot Springs NP?
Yes.  Those at least somewhat appealed to my intellect.  From the moment I arrived, I couldn't wait to leave the Channel Islands; never had that anywhere else.
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Re: National Parks Master Thread
« Reply #285 on: September 01, 2021, 09:34:46 PM »
It's summer on the lake, with few people around. Very relaxing.

Does summer on a quiet lake a national park make? Let alone the very top-rated one...

You can find quiet lakes just about anywhere, but where will you find a Yellowstone? A Katmai? A Volcanos...?
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Re: National Parks Master Thread
« Reply #286 on: September 01, 2021, 11:02:10 PM »
Thanks for the tip. Why do you guys recommend Kaibab over Bright Angel?

South Kaibab takes you more out "into" the canyon, so even if you don't go down so far, you really get a feeling of being in it. Bright Angel is more in a side canyon, so going down it doesn't give you the same experience. When I went with my family, we hiked 1.5 miles down SK and loved it. When I went myself, I took SK to the bottom, then BA back to the top. Both were great, but it confirmed for me that SK is the way to go for a 1st-time visitor looking for a shortish hike.

And of the 40 national parks I've been to, Glacier tops them all hands down. Just went back this summer for my 4th visit.

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Re: National Parks Master Thread
« Reply #287 on: September 01, 2021, 11:38:30 PM »
Does summer on a quiet lake a national park make? Let alone the very top-rated one...

You can find quiet lakes just about anywhere, but where will you find a Yellowstone? A Katmai? A Volcanos...?
I think that personal experience plays a big part in a rating.  I've spent a minimum of 3 days in each of those you mention, and yet I found something really special about Voyageurs.  Obviously not everyone will have the same experience, or the same perspective.
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Re: National Parks Master Thread
« Reply #289 on: September 02, 2021, 09:20:12 AM »
Going to hike the Narrows at Zion in a couple of weeks. Will I be overwhelmed?  :)
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Re: National Parks Master Thread
« Reply #290 on: September 02, 2021, 10:00:27 AM »
Going to hike the Narrows at Zion in a couple of weeks. Will I be overwhelmed?  :)

Glad you're not there now. It should be reopened by the time of your visit.

https://www.abc4.com/news/local-news/search-for-missing-hiker-closes-the-narrows-in-zion-national-park/

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Re: National Parks Master Thread
« Reply #291 on: September 02, 2021, 10:03:04 AM »
Why do you guys recommend Kaibab over Bright Angel?

I was just recommending Kaibab, not vs Bright Angel. I haven't done Bright Angel. My research at the time told me that's my best option and I wasn't disappointed. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Oh ok, thanks.

South Kaibab takes you more out "into" the canyon, so even if you don't go down so far, you really get a feeling of being in it. Bright Angel is more in a side canyon, so going down it doesn't give you the same experience. When I went with my family, we hiked 1.5 miles down SK and loved it. When I went myself, I took SK to the bottom, then BA back to the top. Both were great, but it confirmed for me that SK is the way to go for a 1st-time visitor looking for a shortish hike.


Understood, and thanks for the feedback, sounds like a good fit for what I'm looking for.

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Re: National Parks Master Thread
« Reply #292 on: September 02, 2021, 10:05:47 AM »
Glad you're not there now. It should be reopened by the time of your visit.

https://www.abc4.com/news/local-news/search-for-missing-hiker-closes-the-narrows-in-zion-national-park/
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Re: National Parks Master Thread
« Reply #294 on: September 19, 2021, 11:36:25 PM »
Going to hike the Narrows at Zion in a couple of weeks. Will I be overwhelmed?  :)
It was a nice hike but you better be in shape.
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Re: National Parks Master Thread
« Reply #295 on: October 29, 2021, 12:19:52 AM »
1) Rocky Mountain NP
2) Acadia NP
3) Indiana Dunes NP
4) Congaree NP
5) Shenandoah NP (2X)
6) Cuyahoga Valley NP
7) Hot Springs NP
8) Mammoth Cave NP
9) Gateway Arch NP
10) Great Smoky Mountains NP
11) Hawaii Volcanoes NP

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Re: National Parks Master Thread
« Reply #296 on: October 31, 2021, 10:48:49 PM »

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Re: National Parks Master Thread
« Reply #297 on: October 31, 2021, 10:54:35 PM »
https://www.inquirer.com/life/delaware-water-gap-national-park-pennsylvania-nj-20211021.html

It's a nice place but not national park worthy imho

Ridiculous. Naming every pretty patch of land east of the Mississippi a national park just dilutes the entire thing.
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Re: National Parks Master Thread
« Reply #298 on: October 31, 2021, 11:13:35 PM »
Ridiculous. Naming every pretty patch of land east of the Mississippi a national park just dilutes the entire thing.
Maybe it will keep some of the extra visitors out of the real national parks

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Re: National Parks Master Thread
« Reply #299 on: November 01, 2021, 02:12:37 AM »
1) Rocky Mountain NP
2) Acadia NP
3) Indiana Dunes NP
4) Congaree NP
5) Shenandoah NP (2X)
6) Cuyahoga Valley NP
7) Hot Springs NP
8) Mammoth Cave NP
9) Gateway Arch NP
10) Great Smoky Mountains NP
11) Hawaii Volcanoes NP
13) Haleakala NP