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Re: Which US national parks have you been to? Which was your favorite?
« Reply #341 on: September 06, 2023, 09:10:38 PM »
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57 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)
  • Cape Hillsborough, Australia (2023)
  • Chagres, Panama (2021)
  • Chobe, Botswana (2021, 2023)
  • Eungella, Australia (2023)
  • Galapagos, Ecuador (2022, 2023)
  • Guanacaste, Belize (2021)
  • Jasper, Canada (2017)
  • Jozani Chwaka Bay, Tanzania (2022, 2023)
  • Lake Malawi, Malawi (2021)
  • Lake Manyara, Tanzania (2023)
  • 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, 2023)
  • Skadar Lake. Montenegro (2018)
  • Snæfellsjökull, Iceland (2016)
  • Soberanía, Panama (2021, 2022x2)
  • Table Mountain, South Africa (2023)
  • Þingvellir, Iceland (2021x2, 2022)
  • Tierra del Fuego, Argentina (2018)
  • Vatnajökull, Iceland (2015, 2016, 2019x2, 2020, 2021x3, 2022x5)
  • Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe (2021, 2023)
  • Viñales, Cuba (2015)
  • Whitsunday Islands, Australia (2023)
  • Yoho, Canada (2017)
  • Zambezi, Zimbabwe (2021, 2023)
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Re: Which US national parks have you been to? Which was your favorite?
« Reply #344 on: February 25, 2024, 08:25:16 PM »
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61 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 Canyon, AZ (2023)
  • 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)
  • Petrified Forest, AZ (2023)
  • Rocky Mountain, CO (2009)
  • Shenandoah, VA (2020)
  • Yellowstone, WY/ID/MT (2012, 2020x2)
  • Yosemite, CA (2020)
  • Zion, UT (2020)


International:
  • Andohahela, Madagascar (2023)
  • Banff, Canada (2017)
  • Black River Gorges, Mauritius (2023)
  • Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, Uganda (2021)
  • Cape Hillsborough, Australia (2023)
  • Chagres, Panama (2021)
  • Chobe, Botswana (2021, 2023, 2024)
  • Eungella, Australia (2023)
  • Galapagos, Ecuador (2022, 2023
  • Guanacaste, Belize (2021)
  • Jasper, Canada (2017)
  • Jozani Chwaka Bay, Tanzania (2022, 2023)
  • Lake Malawi, Malawi (2021)
  • Lake Manyara, Tanzania (2023x2, 2024)
  • Lençóis Maranhenses, Brazil (2021)
  • Lovćen, Montenegro (2018)
  • Mosi-oa-Tunya, Zambia (2021, 2024)
  • Nairobi, Kenya (2022)
  • Ranthambore, India (2022)
  • Sassen–Bünsow Land, Svalbard (2016, 2018)
  • Serengeti, Tanzania (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024)
  • Skadar Lake. Montenegro (2018)
  • Snæfellsjökull, Iceland (2016)
  • Soberanía, Panama (2021, 2022x2)
  • Table Mountain, South Africa (2023)
  • Þingvellir, Iceland (2021x2, 2022)
  • Tierra del Fuego, Argentina (2018)
  • Vatnajökull, Iceland (2015, 2016, 2019x2, 2020, 2021x3, 2022x5, 2024)
  • Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe (2021, 2023, 2024)
  • Viñales, Cuba (2015)
  • Whitsunday Islands, Australia (2023)
  • Yoho, Canada (2017)
  • Zambezi, Zimbabwe (2021, 2023, 2024)
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Re: Which US national parks have you been to? Which was your favorite?
« Reply #345 on: May 14, 2024, 01:45:55 PM »
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66 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)
  • Carlsbad Caverns, NM (2024)
  • 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 Canyon, AZ (2023)
  • Grand Teton, WY (2012, 2020x2)
  • Great Smoky Mountains, NC/TN (2013, 2020)
  • Guadalupe Mountains, TX (2024)
  • Haleakala, HI (2014)
  • Hawaii Volcanoes, HI (2012, 2018)
  • Indiana Dunes, IN (2020)
  • Joshua Tree, CA (2020, 2024))
  • Katmai, AK (2020)
  • Kenai Fjords, AK (2013)
  • Lake Clark, AK (2020 x2)
  • Mammoth Cave, KY (2020)
  • New River Gorge, WV (2024)
  • Petrified Forest, AZ (2023)
  • Rocky Mountain, CO (2009)
  • Shenandoah, VA (2020)
  • White Sands, NM (2024)
  • Yellowstone, WY/ID/MT (2012, 2020x2)
  • Yosemite, CA (2020)
  • Zion, UT (2020)


International:
  • Andohahela, Madagascar (2023)
  • Banff, Canada (2017)
  • Black River Gorges, Mauritius (2023)
  • Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, Uganda (2021)
  • Cape Hillsborough, Australia (2023)
  • Chagres, Panama (2021)
  • Chobe, Botswana (2021, 2023, 2024
  • Eungella, Australia (2023)
  • Galapagos, Ecuador (2022, 2023
  • Guanacaste, Belize (2021)
  • Jasper, Canada (2017)
  • Jozani Chwaka Bay, Tanzania (2022, 2023)
  • Lake Malawi, Malawi (2021)
  • Lake Manyara, Tanzania (2023x2, 2024)
  • Lençóis Maranhenses, Brazil (2021)
  • Lovćen, Montenegro (2018)
  • Maloti-Drakensberg, South Africa (2023)
  • Mosi-oa-Tunya, Zambia (2021, 2024)
  • Nairobi, Kenya (2022)
  • Ranthambore, India (2022)
  • Sassen–Bünsow Land, Svalbard (2016, 2018)
  • Serengeti, Tanzania (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
  • Skadar Lake. Montenegro (2018)
  • Snæfellsjökull, Iceland (2016)
  • Soberanía, Panama (2021, 2022x2)
  • Table Mountain, South Africa (2023)
  • Þingvellir, Iceland (2021x2, 2022)
  • Tierra del Fuego, Argentina (2018)
  • Vatnajökull, Iceland (2015, 2016, 2019x2, 2020, 2021x3, 2022x5, 2024x2)
  • Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe (2021, 2023, 2024
  • Viñales, Cuba (2015)
  • Whitsunday Islands, Australia (2023)
  • Yoho, Canada (2017)
  • Zambezi, Zimbabwe (2021, 2023, 2024)
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Re: National Parks Master Thread
« Reply #346 on: May 14, 2024, 01:46:59 PM »
Tagline recommendation for New River Gorges National Park: "Hey, at least we're not in Ohio!"
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Re: National Parks Master Thread
« Reply #347 on: May 30, 2024, 03:39:39 PM »
No dedicated thread for Isle Royale NP so here it goes:
Day trip to the park- Windigo or Rock Harbor?

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Re: National Parks Master Thread
« Reply #348 on: May 30, 2024, 09:46:04 PM »
No dedicated thread for Isle Royale NP so here it goes:
Day trip to the park- Windigo or Rock Harbor?
Windigo.  The trip is much shorter.  Do they even do a day trip to Rock Harbor?  Or are you thinking of flying in?

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Re: National Parks Master Thread
« Reply #349 on: May 30, 2024, 10:15:50 PM »
Windigo.  The trip is much shorter.  Do they even do a day trip to Rock Harbor?  Or are you thinking of flying in?

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Flying in. There are day trips to both but they are either sold out or don't operate on that specific day.
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Re: National Parks Master Thread
« Reply #350 on: May 30, 2024, 10:38:12 PM »
Tagline recommendation for New River Gorges National Park: "Hey, at least we're not in Ohio!"
I was there before it became a national park...was very nice for a national monument.

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Re: National Parks Master Thread
« Reply #351 on: May 31, 2024, 09:52:13 AM »
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/national-park-smallest-summer-travel-5a1e6ff2?mod=trending_now_news_2

Can't believe nobody ever made a tr about this one  :)


Once open daily, it now operates only on weekend afternoons between April and October. Last year it had 2,218 visitors, half as many as 20 years ago, park service figures show. The park service’s most-popular attraction, the Blue Ridge Parkway, drew 16.8 million visitors last year.

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Re: National Parks Master Thread
« Reply #352 on: May 31, 2024, 09:54:49 AM »
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/national-park-smallest-summer-travel-5a1e6ff2?mod=trending_now_news_2

Can't believe nobody ever made a tr about this one  :)

The only place a thread about this belongs in the pet peeve thread, about people who don't know what "national park" means.
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Re: National Parks Master Thread
« Reply #353 on: June 03, 2024, 09:11:13 PM »
Flying in. There are day trips to both but they are either sold out or don't operate on that specific day.
Probably still Windigo, but depends what you want to do.

Read the Greenstone (https://www.nps.gov/isro/learn/upload/Web_2024-Greenstone_Final.pdf).  Page 10 has activities that you can do from Rock Harbor but not Windigo.  If you don't want to or won't be able to do those activities, definitely stick with Windigo.  Also the Isle Royale Forums that I linked to earlier is an excellent resource, and they are happy to help. 

[Just a FYI, Royale is pronounced like Royal, not Royahl.]
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Re: National Parks Master Thread
« Reply #354 on: June 03, 2024, 09:59:07 PM »
Which National Parks are likely to have minyanim in the summer? Prefer to avoid the crazy traffic places like Yellowstone.

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Re: National Parks Master Thread
« Reply #355 on: June 03, 2024, 10:28:54 PM »
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/national-park-smallest-summer-travel-5a1e6ff2?mod=trending_now_news_2

Can't believe nobody ever made a tr about this one  :)


Once open daily, it now operates only on weekend afternoons between April and October. Last year it had 2,218 visitors, half as many as 20 years ago, park service figures show. The park service’s most-popular attraction, the Blue Ridge Parkway, drew 16.8 million visitors last year.
The blue ridge parkway is also 469 miles long while this building is probably about 3000 square feet

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Re: Which US national parks have you been to? Which was your favorite?
« Reply #356 on: June 26, 2024, 01:06:52 PM »
Was planning on going for 3 days in two weeks to Zion, i see its at the bottom of the list. do you have a TR or can you tell me why its at the bottom..any other recommendations not TOO far from ny


New in blue.

66 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)
  • Carlsbad Caverns, NM (2024)
  • 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 Canyon, AZ (2023)
  • Grand Teton, WY (2012, 2020x2)
  • Great Smoky Mountains, NC/TN (2013, 2020)
  • Guadalupe Mountains, TX (2024)
  • Haleakala, HI (2014)
  • Hawaii Volcanoes, HI (2012, 2018)
  • Indiana Dunes, IN (2020)
  • Joshua Tree, CA (2020, 2024))
  • Katmai, AK (2020)
  • Kenai Fjords, AK (2013)
  • Lake Clark, AK (2020 x2)
  • Mammoth Cave, KY (2020)
  • New River Gorge, WV (2024)
  • Petrified Forest, AZ (2023)
  • Rocky Mountain, CO (2009)
  • Shenandoah, VA (2020)
  • White Sands, NM (2024)
  • Yellowstone, WY/ID/MT (2012, 2020x2)
  • Yosemite, CA (2020)
  • Zion, UT (2020)


International:
  • Andohahela, Madagascar (2023)
  • Banff, Canada (2017)
  • Black River Gorges, Mauritius (2023)
  • Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, Uganda (2021)
  • Cape Hillsborough, Australia (2023)
  • Chagres, Panama (2021)
  • Chobe, Botswana (2021, 2023, 2024
  • Eungella, Australia (2023)
  • Galapagos, Ecuador (2022, 2023
  • Guanacaste, Belize (2021)
  • Jasper, Canada (2017)
  • Jozani Chwaka Bay, Tanzania (2022, 2023)
  • Lake Malawi, Malawi (2021)
  • Lake Manyara, Tanzania (2023x2, 2024)
  • Lençóis Maranhenses, Brazil (2021)
  • Lovćen, Montenegro (2018)
  • Maloti-Drakensberg, South Africa (2023)
  • Mosi-oa-Tunya, Zambia (2021, 2024)
  • Nairobi, Kenya (2022)
  • Ranthambore, India (2022)
  • Sassen–Bünsow Land, Svalbard (2016, 2018)
  • Serengeti, Tanzania (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
  • Skadar Lake. Montenegro (2018)
  • Snæfellsjökull, Iceland (2016)
  • Soberanía, Panama (2021, 2022x2)
  • Table Mountain, South Africa (2023)
  • Þingvellir, Iceland (2021x2, 2022)
  • Tierra del Fuego, Argentina (2018)
  • Vatnajökull, Iceland (2015, 2016, 2019x2, 2020, 2021x3, 2022x5, 2024x2)
  • Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe (2021, 2023, 2024
  • Viñales, Cuba (2015)
  • Whitsunday Islands, Australia (2023)
  • Yoho, Canada (2017)
  • Zambezi, Zimbabwe (2021, 2023, 2024)

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Re: Which US national parks have you been to? Which was your favorite?
« Reply #357 on: June 26, 2024, 02:46:15 PM »
Was planning on going for 3 days in two weeks to Zion, i see its at the bottom of the list. do you have a TR or can you tell me why its at the bottom..any other recommendations not TOO far from ny
It’s in alphabetical order, hence Zion which starts with “Z” is at the end.

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Re: Which US national parks have you been to? Which was your favorite?
« Reply #358 on: June 26, 2024, 02:50:42 PM »
whoops!
so how does zion rank?

It’s in alphabetical order, hence Zion which starts with “Z” is at the end.

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Re: National Parks Master Thread
« Reply #359 on: June 30, 2024, 04:08:31 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
15) Yellowstone NP
16) Grand Teton NP
17) Isle Royale NP
18) Voyageurs NP
19) Theodore Roosevelt NP
20) Glacier NP