rsmurphy wrote: Wed Oct 02, 2024 7:05 pm
I'm forever astounded that places like Yellowstone and the Grand Canyon exist in America. When I think of an American landscape it usually consists of concrete, lawns, a body of water, and prairies - which are pretty rad on their own. Waterfalls and valleys and geothermal shit seem more suited to anywhere else but here.
I don't get out much
The western part of the USA is astoundingly beautiful.
It was one of my favorite vacations ever. Rented a minivan and took wife & two daughters for an 11-day road trip. Volo -> San Francisco -> Seattle -> Volo. Eight national parks and lots of other stuff on the way. It was my oldest daughter's suggestion as it was our last trip together before she went off to college.
Yellowstone was amazing, though my favorite part of the trip was Redwood National Park at 7 AM on a Monday. There was no one there except us, a herd of elk, and massive fucking trees!
I'm incredibly fortunate to be able to do something like that.