I wish the I didn’t have to pick one park for this story! When my wife and daughter and I moved from California back to New York, we took a rather circuitous route: In order, we visited Muir Woods, Yosemite, Zion Canyon, Grand Canyon, Yellowstone and Mt Rushmore (in addition to numerous other non-national park sites). Our favorite was Yellowstone - we arrived at night, and not knowing our way, we traveled around the entire top of the Figure 8 to arrive at our cabin. We did not see the road that cuts through the middle of the 8! That was OK, despite the additional nearly three hours of driving, because the park was lit by a full moon and the nighttime scenery was spooky and spectacular! We love Yellowstone best of all because in some parts it feels like being on another planet! Now we live in Wyoming, and we are planning on regular trips to the park.
Sincerely,
Yellowstone National Park
America's first national park is named after the river that runs through it. Within the park's massive boundaries, visitors can find mountains, rivers, lakes, waterfalls and some of the most concentrated geothermal activity in the world. The park has 60% of the world’s geysers, as well as hot springs and mud pots. It is also home to diverse wildlife with the largest concentration of mammals in the Lower 48 states, including grizzly bears, wolves, bison and elk.
State(s): Idaho Montana, Wyoming,
Established: 1872
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