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Re: National Parks Master Thread
« Reply #320 on: February 23, 2022, 08:18:01 PM »
I know you didn't ask...  To increase your count in a short period of time, you can almost double what you have by doing LA to Seattle or vice versa.
That's the plan, along with Utah, Colorado, Arizona, and New Mexico.

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Re: National Parks Master Thread
« Reply #321 on: March 15, 2022, 12:52:02 PM »
Another one bites the dust.

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From April 3rd to October 3rd 2022, Arches National Park will be implementing a timed entry system to help manage traffic and improve visitor experiences. Visitors will need three things for their visit: ⁣

1️) A timed entry ticket⁣
2️) A photo ID⁣
3️) A park entrance fee OR valid park pass⁣
For those without early reservations, a limited number of additional reservations will be available for purchase at 6 p.m. MDT the day before entry through Recreation.gov. In addition, no reservations are required to enter the park after 5 p.m.
Timed entry tickets are available now and being released on a first-come, first-served basis. If you're planning on visiting Arches this year, claim your tickets here.
More information about how to access Arches National Park during the pilot timed entry period is available at http://go.nps.gov/ArchesTicket
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Re: National Parks Master Thread
« Reply #322 on: March 16, 2022, 01:03:01 AM »


Another one bites the dust.

Can you get in without a reservation before 6am?

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Re: National Parks Master Thread
« Reply #323 on: March 16, 2022, 01:03:42 AM »
Yes
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Re: National Parks Master Thread
« Reply #324 on: April 26, 2022, 10:11:27 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
12) Haleakala NP
13) Death Valley NP
14) Everglades NP

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Re: National Parks Master Thread
« Reply #325 on: April 26, 2022, 10:16:24 AM »
What is a good park to visit in May?

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Re: What US National Parks have you been to and how would you rank them?
« Reply #327 on: July 03, 2022, 01:19:42 PM »
Updated, new in bold.

United States:

1. Yellowstone, Wyoming
2. Mount Rainier, Washington
3. Zion, Utah
4. Bryce  Canyon, Utah
5. Grand Canyon, Arizona
6. Yosemite, California
7. Olympic, Washington
8. Badlands, South Dakota
9. Crater Lake, Oregon
10. Grand Teton, Wyoming
11. Sequoia, California
12. Petrified Forest Arizona
13. Great Smoky Mountains, Tennessee
14. Theodore Roosevelt, North Dakota
15. Hot Springs, Arkansas
16. Wind Cave, South Dakota
17. Acadia, Maine
18. Great sand Dunes, Colorado
19. Joshua Tree, California
20. Saguaro, Arizona 
21. Shenandoah, Virginia
22. Mammoth cave, Kentucky
23. Cuyahoga Valley, Ohio
24. Indiana Dunes, Indiana *
25. Gateway Arch, Missouri *
26. Everglades NP, Florida 

•MT Rushmore NM, South Dakota


International:


Sanjay Gandhi , Mumbai, India
Arenal Volcano , La Fortuna, Costa Rica
Manuel Antonio, Quepos, Costa Rica
Carara,Costa Rica
Plitvice Lakes, Croatia
Iguazú, Puerto Iguazu, Argentina
Iguaçu,  Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil
Soberanía, Panama
Portobelo, colon, Panama
Metropolitan NP, Panama city,Panama
Masada, Israel
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Yarkon, Israel
En Prat Nature Reserve, Israel

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Re: Which US national parks have you been to? Which was your favorite?
« Reply #328 on: July 17, 2022, 12:38:23 AM »
New in blue.

51 in total.

United States:
  • Acadia, ME (2011, 2017)
  • Arches, UT (2020)
  • Badlands, SD (2020)
  • Black Canyon of the Gunnison, CO (2020)
  • Bryce Canyon, UT (2020)
  • Canyonlands, UT (2020)
  • Cuyahoga Valley, OH (2014, 2020)
  • Death Valley, CA/NV (2020)
  • Denali, AK (2020, 2022)
  • Everglades, FL (2010, 2019, 2021, 2021
  • Gateway Arch, MO (2019, 2020)
  • Grand Teton, WY (2012, 2020x2)
  • Great Smoky Mountains, NC/TN (2013, 2020)
  • Haleakala, HI (2014)
  • Hawaii Volcanoes, HI (2012, 2018)
  • Indiana Dunes, IN (2020)
  • Joshua Tree, CA (2020)
  • Katmai, AK (2020)
  • Kenai Fjords, AK (2013)
  • Lake Clark, AK (2020 x2)
  • Mammoth Cave, KY (2020)
  • Rocky Mountain, CO (2009)
  • Shenandoah, VA (2020)
  • Yellowstone, WY/ID/MT (2012, 2020x2)
  • Yosemite, CA (2020)
  • Zion, UT (2020)


International:
  • Banff, Canada (2017)
  • Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, Uganda (2021)
  • Chagres, Panama (2021, 2022)
  • Chobe, Botswana (2021)
  • Guanacaste, Belize (2021)
  • Jasper, Canada (2017)
  • Jozani Chwaka Bay, Tanzania (2022)
  • Lake Malawi, Malawi (2021)
  • Lençóis Maranhenses, Brazil (2021)
  • Lovćen, Montenegro (2018)
  • Mosi-oa-Tunya, Zambia (2021)
  • Nairobi, Kenya (2022)
  • Ranthambore, India (2022)
  • Sassen–Bünsow Land, Svalbard (2016, 2018)
  • Serengeti, Tanzania (2021, 2022
  • Skadar Lake. Montenegro (2018)
  • Snæfellsjökull, Iceland (2016)
  • Soberanía, Panama (2021)
  • Þingvellir, Iceland (2021x2)
  • Tierra del Fuego, Argentina (2018)
  • Vatnajökull, Iceland (2015, 2016, 2019x2, 2020, 2021x3, 2022x2)
  • Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe (2021)
  • Viñales, Cuba (2015)
  • Yoho, Canada (2017)
  • Zambezi, Zimbabwe (2021)
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Re: National Parks Master Thread
« Reply #329 on: July 22, 2022, 12:38:43 AM »
Has anyone ever gone to cherry springs state park in western pa? I’m interested  in heading over there for the stargazing that’s a pretty good spot to go on this side of the country
Anything else to do around there? I see lodges around-any reviews on them?
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Re: National Parks Master Thread
« Reply #330 on: July 22, 2022, 07:36:03 AM »
Has anyone ever gone to cherry springs state park in western pa? I’m interested  in heading over there for the stargazing that’s a pretty good spot to go on this side of the country
Anything else to do around there? I see lodges around-any reviews on them?
Go to kinzua bridge state park too not far from there

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Re: National Parks Master Thread
« Reply #331 on: July 22, 2022, 03:57:13 PM »
Go to kinzua bridge state park too not far from there
cool! will look into it
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Re: National Parks Master Thread
« Reply #332 on: July 24, 2022, 08:51:46 AM »
Has anyone ever gone to cherry springs state park in western pa? I’m interested  in heading over there for the stargazing that’s a pretty good spot to go on this side of the country
Anything else to do around there? I see lodges around-any reviews on them?

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Re: Which US national parks have you been to? Which was your favorite?
« Reply #334 on: December 10, 2022, 07:06:50 PM »
New in blue.

52 in total.

United States:
  • Acadia, ME (2011, 2017)
  • Arches, UT (2020)
  • Badlands, SD (2020)
  • Black Canyon of the Gunnison, CO (2020)
  • Bryce Canyon, UT (2020)
  • Canyonlands, UT (2020)
  • Cuyahoga Valley, OH (2014, 2020)
  • Death Valley, CA/NV (2020)
  • Denali, AK (2020, 2022)
  • Everglades, FL (2010, 2019, 2021, 2021)
  • Gateway Arch, MO (2019, 2020)
  • Grand Teton, WY (2012, 2020x2)
  • Great Smoky Mountains, NC/TN (2013, 2020)
  • Haleakala, HI (2014)
  • Hawaii Volcanoes, HI (2012, 2018)
  • Indiana Dunes, IN (2020)
  • Joshua Tree, CA (2020)
  • Katmai, AK (2020)
  • Kenai Fjords, AK (2013)
  • Lake Clark, AK (2020 x2)
  • Mammoth Cave, KY (2020)
  • Rocky Mountain, CO (2009)
  • Shenandoah, VA (2020)
  • Yellowstone, WY/ID/MT (2012, 2020x2)
  • Yosemite, CA (2020)
  • Zion, UT (2020)


International:
  • Banff, Canada (2017)
  • Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, Uganda (2021)
  • Chagres, Panama (2021)
  • Chobe, Botswana (2021)
  • Galapagos, Ecuador (2022)
  • Guanacaste, Belize (2021)
  • Jasper, Canada (2017)
  • Jozani Chwaka Bay, Tanzania (2022)
  • Lake Malawi, Malawi (2021)
  • Lençóis Maranhenses, Brazil (2021)
  • Lovćen, Montenegro (2018)
  • Mosi-oa-Tunya, Zambia (2021)
  • Nairobi, Kenya (2022)
  • Ranthambore, India (2022)
  • Sassen–Bünsow Land, Svalbard (2016, 2018)
  • Serengeti, Tanzania (2021, 2022
  • Skadar Lake. Montenegro (2018)
  • Snæfellsjökull, Iceland (2016)
  • Soberanía, Panama (2021, 2022x2)
  • Þingvellir, Iceland (2021x2, 2022)
  • Tierra del Fuego, Argentina (2018)
  • Vatnajökull, Iceland (2015, 2016, 2019x2, 2020, 2021x3, 2022x5)
  • Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe (2021)
  • Viñales, Cuba (2015)
  • Yoho, Canada (2017)
  • Zambezi, Zimbabwe (2021)
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Re: National Parks Master Thread
« Reply #335 on: December 10, 2022, 08:13:50 PM »
This thread is a reminder to get my son the national park pass for Christmas, thanks.  :)
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Re: National Parks Master Thread
« Reply #336 on: January 03, 2023, 12:14:47 AM »
Any national park or the sort I can go for midwinter break with the family (including shabbos)?

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Re: National Parks Master Thread
« Reply #337 on: January 03, 2023, 07:20:53 AM »
Any national park or the sort I can go for midwinter break with the family (including shabbos)?
You want to stay inside the national park? Want a minyan? Depending on your criteria, these may work.
Death Valley, Hawaii Volcanoes, Everglades, Virgin Islands.
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Re: National Parks Master Thread
« Reply #338 on: January 03, 2023, 10:31:01 AM »
You want to stay inside the national park? Want a minyan? Depending on your criteria, these may work.
Death Valley, Hawaii Volcanoes, Everglades, Virgin Islands.
don't necessarily need to stay in the actual park. Minyan and food is priority. Perhaps a chabad?

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Re: What US National Parks have you been to and how would you rank them?
« Reply #339 on: February 06, 2023, 07:41:52 AM »
Updated, new in bold.

United States:

1. Yellowstone, Wyoming
2. Mount Rainier, Washington
3. Zion, Utah
4. Bryce  Canyon, Utah
5. Grand Canyon, Arizona
6. Yosemite, California
7. Olympic, Washington
8. Badlands, South Dakota
9. Crater Lake, Oregon
10. Grand Teton, Wyoming
11. Sequoia, California
12. Petrified Forest Arizona
13. Great Smoky Mountains, Tennessee
14. Theodore Roosevelt, North Dakota
15. Hot Springs, Arkansas
16. Wind Cave, South Dakota
17. Acadia, Maine
18. Great sand Dunes, Colorado
19. Joshua Tree, California
20. Saguaro, Arizona 
21. Shenandoah, Virginia
22. Mammoth cave, Kentucky
23. Cuyahoga Valley, Ohio
24. Indiana Dunes, Indiana *
25. Gateway Arch, Missouri *
26. Everglades NP, Florida
27. Haleakala NP, Hawaii

•MT Rushmore NM, South Dakota


International:

Sanjay Gandhi , Mumbai, India
Arenal Volcano , La Fortuna, Costa Rica
Manuel Antonio, Quepos, Costa Rica
Carara,Costa Rica
Plitvice Lakes, Croatia
Iguazú, Puerto Iguazu, Argentina
Iguaçu,  Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil
Soberanía, Panama
Portobelo, colon, Panama
Metropolitan NP, Panama city,Panama
Masada, Israel
Ein Gedi Antiquities,Israel
Yarkon, Israel
En Prat Nature Reserve, Israel