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Favorite National Park you have visited
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Disagree.
You should have seen what they tried passing off as 'Crystal Mountain' when I was back in Michigan. In these parts it would be another hill that didn't stand out from all the others enough to get named. They'd have a ski resort on Graham Hill for sure if it was back there.
Torn between Rainier and Olympic. Haven't been to many others. Glacier like 30 years ago, and Rocky Mtn a few years ago. Rocky Mtn is cool, but North Cascades just at Artist Point alone puts it to shame. Have been meaning to do the Utah ones, have a friend who works at Zi-uhn. Need to do the California ones too. Crater Lake is cool.
dnc
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The only reason I can't rank North Cascades higher is because the dams changed up so much of the scenery and I like the illusion of virginity in my NP's. There aren't many views that compare to Shuksan though. And North Cascades should definitely annex Baker.
Highly underrated views.
I agree, but also like that I don't have to pay park dues to go to Baker or Diablo for that matter. Diablo Lake is pretty cool, with the color. Growing up did a 50 mile canoe trip on Diablo and Ross lake and still ranks high as best weeks of my life. I think Liberty Bell / Early Winter Spires is just inside the park as well. Also: Why do you hate cheap electricity!
I agree. That's why Olympic is so awesome. One ridge in from either side, and your ass is in the sticks. Very little of the park is accessible by car, so you don't see too many people - just animals and wilderness. When I was younger, my buddy and I walked in at Brinnon on the Hood Canal side, and walked out a week later at the Queets River on the ocean side. We saw people here and there, but never up close. It was one of the cooler trips I've ever been on.
I'd like to do that hike again. I'd like to be 25 again, too.
Canoe trip was. Scout troop 20 12-16 year old guys, finding cliffs, and bridges to jump off, playing grab ass, sharing tents with scoutmasters. Views of Jack, Hozemeen and Spickard Mountains. Swimming, living off of trail mix, tang, and instant pudding.
One time at Yellowstone I rented a small Honda because I was cutting through and was towing another vehicle - did not want to disconnect everything for 3 days of driving around with the Mrs 2 and 2 little whippers.
Got into the park and Steamboat? Geyser blew for the first time in months, and it had been just recently that it became active. Beautiful geyser put Old Faithful to shame. Got back to the rental car and it was coated in geyser slime. It was number 1 rough grit - you could see the paint dissolving. I got a bucket from some ranger and poured water down the windshield. It helped a little bit but damn it looked like the glass had been etched.
Took the car back and told them sorry about that - I got geysered on. The only time I ever paid for that expensive full coverage insurance that paid off.
Had to go to another car rental for the next two days.
CSB
Most of the time when I go to National Parks I would take the kids out of school - always tried to time it when schools were back in so less people. That is a good list @dnc
Got into the park and Steamboat? Geyser blew for the first time in months, and it had been just recently that it became active. Beautiful geyser put Old Faithful to shame. Got back to the rental car and it was coated in geyser slime. It was number 1 rough grit - you could see the paint dissolving. I got a bucket from some ranger and poured water down the windshield. It helped a little bit but damn it looked like the glass had been etched.
Took the car back and told them sorry about that - I got geysered on. The only time I ever paid for that expensive full coverage insurance that paid off.
Had to go to another car rental for the next two days.
CSB
Most of the time when I go to National Parks I would take the kids out of school - always tried to time it when schools were back in so less people. That is a good list @dnc
Nice of you to give back to the teen boys in the community like that
My scoutmasters weren't before the trip but they were questioning after.
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AtomicDawg
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Angels landing at Zion is my favorite hike of any.
Arches is the most unique of any imo. Crazy rock formations and a lot of them look like huge dildos which is always fun.
Grand Teton though is my favorite in the country because of the mountains, lakes and wildlife. Seeing moose and grizzlies up close is awesome.
Arches is the most unique of any imo. Crazy rock formations and a lot of them look like huge dildos which is always fun.
Grand Teton though is my favorite in the country because of the mountains, lakes and wildlife. Seeing moose and grizzlies up close is awesome.
AtomicDawg
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Grizzlies scare the shit out of me. 2 were in the meadow across from Jenny lake turn off. Saw them safely from the road.
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We took a trip out to Bella Coola, BC when I was a kid. We had stopped along the Atnarko river and I was fishing a big gravel bar. I heard some rustling in the brush, and a grizzly cub popped out on the bar and looked at me.
I immediately grabbed my shit and beat feet back to the camper. About 2 minutes later, the sow came out of the brush - I bet that bear was 7-800 pounds. It wandered around a while, tore the shit out of a rotten log, then they both rambled back into the brush.
I decided not to fish there any more. My mom got a great photo of the sow and cub - it was framed on the wall at our house for years.
csb
I immediately grabbed my shit and beat feet back to the camper. About 2 minutes later, the sow came out of the brush - I bet that bear was 7-800 pounds. It wandered around a while, tore the shit out of a rotten log, then they both rambled back into the brush.
I decided not to fish there any more. My mom got a great photo of the sow and cub - it was framed on the wall at our house for years.
csb
IPukeOregonGrellow
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The thing I dig about the Smokies is how non-Western it is. But I like most things Southern. Plus, I've timed it to pump gas for the Ford Bronco fest there a couple of times.
The key for Voyageurs (and I'd imagine Isle Royale, though I've only made it to Marquette in extreme Northern Michigan and not the three-day dinghy to the park) is timing it so there's enough night sky to see the Aurora Borealis but it's also not Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald weather. May or September, really.
Least favorite park was probably Shenandoah. Drive an hour west into WV and the scenery is much better.