I find each park I have visited has a beauty all its own. They are all unique. Loved Yellowstone for the diverse experiences, the geothermal features are amazing.
I have so many great National Park memories, but one of my favorites was doing an unplanned climb of Unicorn Peak in Yosemite and calling my dad in Alaska from the summit so he could share in the experience.
Great compilation. Over the years I visited many of the parks you've mentioned on trips from the Netherlands and while I enjoyed most of my park experiences, the last time I visited Yosemite Valley I vowed I would never ever return there. Eventhough the valley is stunning, at the time I was there there were roadworks going on, so many busses everywhere and was it just so crowded, I couldn't enjoy myself. I did really like the much less crowded section of the park higher in the mountains like Olmsted Point and Tenaya Lake.
Another great video, Josh. An excellent quick-view of the jewels of our continent. Ranking them is impossible, as so much of it is dependent on time of year, wildlife encounters, weather, and so forth. And I find that return visits to the parks really elevate some way up the list (Glacier, Grand Canyon, Yosemite, Yellowstone, the Utah parks), while dropping others down the list after the amazing first impression. Nevertheless, the 56 I've been blessed to see have ALL been worth the effort! It will be interesting to see your ranking video now, and then maybe challenge you to make another one in a decade or two after you've visited some of them multiple times, just for comparison. Happy continued travels!!
Did you reveal your favorite so far? My favorite NP experiences include walking the open beaches of Point Reyes, riding horses in Yellowstone, and staying in the historic Old Faithful Inn and watching Old Faithful Geyser by moonlight from the Inn’s balcony. Good luck with the rest of your journey and thank you for taking us along with you.
LOVE!!!! the videos!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!,.... disabled and cannot go see these places..... but seeing them thanks to You and others who post these videos,.... thankyou!!!!!!!!
Just seeing Josh uploading a new video made my day!!! 🎉 such wonderful compilation and brought back so many great memories when we visited these parks!
20 national parks visited and many on bucket list. Favorites are Bryce Canyon, Yellowstone, and Glacier Bay. Top of bucket list are Katmai, Yosemite, and Dry Tortugas! Great video and narration!
What a **wonderful review of our National Parks. I love how you deliver your info to us. It's straightforward, and yet presented in a pleasant, informative manner. This was very helpful.👏🤠👏
great video! Channel Islands National Park is my favorite. I would've never gone had it not been for your informational video on how to book and travel there
Great video--you got me ready to return to some of our favorite spots. We can't argue with any of your picks. I found myself nodding along with you as you went. I think you have done a good job of honestly sharing your thoughts/feelings on these iconic parks. We have almost made it to all of the parks, but have Lassen, Redwoods, Great Basin, and Big Bend still to go so I found those of particular interest.
Great summary! I have the same top two. However, we live closest to the Smoky Mountains so that is my number three. I have spent a lot of time there and it is truly special. If you ever go back during the summer, try Cades Cove on a Wednesday. They close the road to vehicles, but you can bike or hike the loop. It’s much more enjoyable that way!!
Love from Mississauga, Ontario! You covered 32 parks in just under 18 minutes. That is an awesome achievement only second to your actually visiting all those parks. We have US' Great Smokey Mountains, Yellowstone, Mount Rainier, Washington, Yosemite, and Everglades in our bucket list.
Bryce Canyon Navajo loop/queens garden and Yellowstone and Yosemite any hike are my all time favs, but honorable mention to pinnacles. It’s beautiful and intimate and the caves are amazing. Also Lassen. The kings falls loop was my fav hike there.
Seeing this video just highlights how much beauty the country has to offer with such a variety of typographies. Visiting all the parks is a bucket list of mine as well. Interested to see you next video ranking them. Thanks Josh!
Thanks for the great video. I find after repeated visits to the National Parks, each one reveals more treasures. I appreciate you sharing your visits so that we can enjoy the beauty and wonder with you. I am looking forward to part 2!
This video was perfect! Thank you so much for doing something like this. It definitely helps someone like me who wants to plan a lot of trips to surprise my fiance with the best parts the parks has to offer!
Josh, this is a really terrific compilation. But I'm not sure how you'll be able to rank them. Since, as you showed and even admitted today, each park has unique and incomparable features, it would be like trying to rank your children by how much you love them. Can't wait for the sequel to begin, now knowing the long-term objective.
There are lots of decision making processes out there. AHP is a good one if you want to be super thorough. Really, though, you can come up with a list of all major traits (that would apply to everyone, so not something like distance from you, for example) and score them. Then just throw them up on Tier Maker. We are going to disagree and argue, but that's the fun of it. :)
Great! and I recognize almost every second of footage - I've been along for the ride, I guess :) I particularly like when you go places with your dad. That's a unique and very heartwarming component to your channel.
oh, and for the parks, hmmm... Yosemite is my personal favourite and most visited in every season, but I am very interested to see you react to the three Hawaiian parks, as well as the the Gates to the Arctic...
Bryce will always be my #1. That first time you step to the end and look down, it takes your breath away. Walking up from the bottom will also do that too. Still kicking myself for not going to Dry Tortugas when we visited Florida, and somehow can't justify another trip just for it when there are other places I wanted to go. Now the real question is where is Olympic NP on your list? Perhaps the most diverse and oddly has everything national park? Great road, fantastic ridge, lake, superb beach, magnificent view, epic rainforest, and exceptional lake side lodging. Love your videos, if there is one thing I would love to see more of in your videos are more about the historic lodges in the national park system, love staying in them, and they are always one of the highlights of our park visits.
Bryce is amazing. I love that park so much, it’s a top 10 for sure for me. I don’t have Olympic on this list as I haven’t spent enough time there yet but hopefully in the future!
You've got great videography skills, and the info you share is so helpful! I've been following along on most of your journey, so it's neat to see pieces of the videos in a compilation! Thanks!
Great video. Thank you for sharing your experiences at these various national parks. I've been to 27 parks so far and my favorite is Yellowstone. It was the park I visited most growing up. Those experiences made me fall in love with our national parks and I hope to visit all of them as well.
My only qualm with your picks is Shenandoah. You have to go back and do more hikes! It's my "backyard" park so I'm mildly obsessed lol. Hawksbill, Bearfence, White Oak Canyon, Jones Run Falls/Doyles River...the list goes on and on! I've been to 13 parks, I can't wait to see the memories I have when I hit 32!
I love your videos! They're so calming and informative! I'm from Europe and haven't been to the US yet so it's nice to see the parks through your lens (hence your name here 😁)
Just finishing my 2nd trip through the Utah parks (headed to Grand Canyon tomorrow) and a few lesser known can't miss destinations in and around the parks are Kolob Canyons, Cedar Breaks NM in Brian Head, Cottonwood Canyon Rd. from Tropic to Big Water, Vermillion Cliffs NM Rt 89A in Arizona (from Page to Kanab or vice versa), the Burr Trail to Bullfrog/Notom and Cathedral Valley/Hartnet Trail in Capitol Reef. La Sal mountain loop, Abajo mountain trail off Needles, Valley of the Gods, the Moki Dugway and Muley Point
Love your videos man. Crazy how the mighty 5 in Utah is so diverse. I've been to maybe 12 national parks and hope to hit all 63 as well. I've devoted more time in the mighty five in Utah, Glacier, Yellowstone and Grand Teton. Good job!
Great video! I'm right behind you in parks! I'll be visiting my 29th National Park in a week to Great Basin. I hope to see them all one day myself. There are so many beautiful National Parks out there that it makes it difficult to rank them. But I always find something unique and special about each one. Looking forward to your future adventures!
Josh, this was a really nice summary of the parks that you've been to. I've been to a similar number. When you visit Wind Cave NP and Badlands NP make sure to include Custer SP, which is worthy of NP status itself. (You'll spend more time at CSP than either NP.) Also, when you revisit Kenai Fjords NP and take that boat tour, make sure that you go on one of the longer 6.5 hour tours that go out to Aalik Glacier, and not one of the 3 hour "bay tours". You see FAR MORE on the longer tour. Lehman Caves at Great Basin is interesting, but everything pales in comparison to Carlsbad Caverns, so don't expect it to be like that.
Thank you for posting. Loved seeing all the beauty. Some great information linking to longer videos is such a wonderful idea, however is it possible to put the state on the title of each clip, under the name of each park, for people who don't know the U.S.A. please.
I been to 14 so far and wish to visit them all someday. I am surprised you have no Washington NP!! Olympic, Rainier and north cascades are amazing to check out.
Hey Josh, you gotta come up and visit Grand Teton NP. We’ve been going up every year for the last 20 years! Would love to see what you think. We have lots of recommendations there too if you’d like. Loved this video, great work yet again!
I've visited 13 of your 32 and agree all I've seen are beautiful. It's kind of hard when you live on opposing coasts - you in California and me in South Carolina as we tend to visit areas closer to us. There are some amazing places also in the NE part of the country - many of which we visited during our time in the military and stationed in the NE. We certainly have an amazing country to call home.
So awesome! Yea I have spent a lot of time at the California parks for sure. Hoping to do Acadia soon to get the furthest east coast one off my list. We will see!
I love your videos and aspire to visit the destinations you show in the videos. I would like to make a suggestion - Please mention the locations (State/nearest town/city) along with the names of the national parks/attractions in the videos and/or in the description. It makes it easier to visualize the trips from our hometown without leaving the video and open Google maps. Best wishes, Bhuvan
Wow...I'm in Gatlinburg TN Smoky Mountains Park and I'm shocked this isn't on the list .. we're the most visited park in USA...I do Vlogs if you'd like to see what we have to offer. The Gatlinburg Hussey..happy hiking
Did you write this before you even viewed the vlog? Because he most certainly DID include GSMNP -- and even mentioned that it is the most visited in the National Park system.
The fact that you haven’t been to Hawaii Volcanoes National Park should be a crime 👍 the rest of Hawaii island has a lot to offer too. Akaka falls, rainbow falls. Umauma falls is one of the most breathtaking things you’ll ever see.
Nice ! Your videos should be seen by more watchers. Can I repost your channel without changing anything on the clean platform named Ganjing World? Thank you!
Pardon me for asking personal details. Your mom appears not interested joining your tours. We in India also find our female folks keep out of long tours.
I find each park I have visited has a beauty all its own. They are all unique. Loved Yellowstone for the diverse experiences, the geothermal features are amazing.
I have so many great National Park memories, but one of my favorites was doing an unplanned climb of Unicorn Peak in Yosemite and calling my dad in Alaska from the summit so he could share in the experience.
I have to say Zion is my favorite hands down. Canyon Overlook Trail is short but breathtaking.
Great compilation. Over the years I visited many of the parks you've mentioned on trips from the Netherlands and while I enjoyed most of my park experiences, the last time I visited Yosemite Valley I vowed I would never ever return there. Eventhough the valley is stunning, at the time I was there there were roadworks going on, so many busses everywhere and was it just so crowded, I couldn't enjoy myself. I did really like the much less crowded section of the park higher in the mountains like Olmsted Point and Tenaya Lake.
Another great video, Josh. An excellent quick-view of the jewels of our continent. Ranking them is impossible, as so much of it is dependent on time of year, wildlife encounters, weather, and so forth. And I find that return visits to the parks really elevate some way up the list (Glacier, Grand Canyon, Yosemite, Yellowstone, the Utah parks), while dropping others down the list after the amazing first impression. Nevertheless, the 56 I've been blessed to see have ALL been worth the effort! It will be interesting to see your ranking video now, and then maybe challenge you to make another one in a decade or two after you've visited some of them multiple times, just for comparison. Happy continued travels!!
Did you reveal your favorite so far? My favorite NP experiences include walking the open beaches of Point Reyes, riding horses in Yellowstone, and staying in the historic Old Faithful Inn and watching Old Faithful Geyser by moonlight from the Inn’s balcony. Good luck with the rest of your journey and thank you for taking us along with you.
Not yet, gonna put that video up next week. Those are great experiences for sure!
LOVE!!!! the videos!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!,.... disabled and cannot go see these places..... but seeing them thanks to You and others who post these videos,.... thankyou!!!!!!!!
Just seeing Josh uploading a new video made my day!!! 🎉 such wonderful compilation and brought back so many great memories when we visited these parks!
20 national parks visited and many on bucket list. Favorites are Bryce Canyon, Yellowstone, and Glacier Bay. Top of bucket list are Katmai, Yosemite, and Dry Tortugas! Great video and narration!
What a **wonderful review of our National Parks. I love how you deliver your info to us. It's straightforward, and yet presented in a pleasant, informative manner. This was very helpful.👏🤠👏
Thank you so much for watching it and for the kind words!
great video!
Channel Islands National Park is my favorite. I would've never gone had it not been for your informational video on how to book and travel there
Great video--you got me ready to return to some of our favorite spots. We can't argue with any of your picks. I found myself nodding along with you as you went. I think you have done a good job of honestly sharing your thoughts/feelings on these iconic parks. We have almost made it to all of the parks, but have Lassen, Redwoods, Great Basin, and Big Bend still to go so I found those of particular interest.
Wow! Your living my dream. I love the all especially the caves. Thank you for your videos they are wonderful
So glad you enjoy the caves like I do!
Great summary! I have the same top two. However, we live closest to the Smoky Mountains so that is my number three. I have spent a lot of time there and it is truly special. If you ever go back during the summer, try Cades Cove on a Wednesday. They close the road to vehicles, but you can bike or hike the loop. It’s much more enjoyable that way!!
Love from Mississauga, Ontario! You covered 32 parks in just under 18 minutes. That is an awesome achievement only second to your actually visiting all those parks. We have US' Great Smokey Mountains, Yellowstone, Mount Rainier, Washington, Yosemite, and Everglades in our bucket list.
You're amazing and these National parks are incredible.
Bryce Canyon Navajo loop/queens garden and Yellowstone and Yosemite any hike are my all time favs, but honorable mention to pinnacles. It’s beautiful and intimate and the caves are amazing. Also Lassen. The kings falls loop was my fav hike there.
Seeing this video just highlights how much beauty the country has to offer with such a variety of typographies. Visiting all the parks is a bucket list of mine as well. Interested to see you next video ranking them. Thanks Josh!
Thanks for the comment! Yea I hope I can finish them all but some of them are certainly challenging to visit haha
Cool video the national park system is a gem of our beautiful country. I am also trying to visit as many as I can you have a few mote than me.
Agree, such a gem in the USA. Glad you are visiting them as well!
Fantastic overview. Thanks for putting this together!
No problem, thanks for the comment
Thanks for the great video. I find after repeated visits to the National Parks, each one reveals more treasures. I appreciate you sharing your visits so that we can enjoy the beauty and wonder with you. I am looking forward to part 2!
This video was perfect! Thank you so much for doing something like this. It definitely helps someone like me who wants to plan a lot of trips to surprise my fiance with the best parts the parks has to offer!
Josh, this is a really terrific compilation. But I'm not sure how you'll be able to rank them. Since, as you showed and even admitted today, each park has unique and incomparable features, it would be like trying to rank your children by how much you love them. Can't wait for the sequel to begin, now knowing the long-term objective.
Haha ya so hard to rank them for sure! Plus everyone’s rankings will be different since it’s so experience based haha
There are lots of decision making processes out there. AHP is a good one if you want to be super thorough.
Really, though, you can come up with a list of all major traits (that would apply to everyone, so not something like distance from you, for example) and score them. Then just throw them up on Tier Maker. We are going to disagree and argue, but that's the fun of it. :)
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Great! and I recognize almost every second of footage - I've been along for the ride, I guess :) I particularly like when you go places with your dad. That's a unique and very heartwarming component to your channel.
Haha thanks for watching all the videos! Really appreciate the support!
oh, and for the parks, hmmm... Yosemite is my personal favourite and most visited in every season, but I am very interested to see you react to the three Hawaiian parks, as well as the the Gates to the Arctic...
Bryce will always be my #1. That first time you step to the end and look down, it takes your breath away. Walking up from the bottom will also do that too.
Still kicking myself for not going to Dry Tortugas when we visited Florida, and somehow can't justify another trip just for it when there are other places I wanted to go. Now the real question is where is Olympic NP on your list? Perhaps the most diverse and oddly has everything national park? Great road, fantastic ridge, lake, superb beach, magnificent view, epic rainforest, and exceptional lake side lodging. Love your videos, if there is one thing I would love to see more of in your videos are more about the historic lodges in the national park system, love staying in them, and they are always one of the highlights of our park visits.
Bryce is amazing. I love that park so much, it’s a top 10 for sure for me. I don’t have Olympic on this list as I haven’t spent enough time there yet but hopefully in the future!
Thanks for sharing another wonderful video like always 👌👍
You've got great videography skills, and the info you share is so helpful! I've been following along on most of your journey, so it's neat to see pieces of the videos in a compilation! Thanks!
Thank you, very kind of you to say that
Great video! You always do such a great job with your editing and visit the most amazing site! 😎🤘
Thank you for the comment, so glad you enjoyed the video
Your videos are the best! Great work as always!
All Beautiful! Thanks for showing us. ♥️🇺🇸♥️🇺🇸♥️🇺🇸
Great video. Thank you for sharing your experiences at these various national parks. I've been to 27 parks so far and my favorite is Yellowstone. It was the park I visited most growing up. Those experiences made me fall in love with our national parks and I hope to visit all of them as well.
Thanks for sharing your brief highlights from each park. Really loved your shot of the sunset on the white sand dunes 👍
My only qualm with your picks is Shenandoah. You have to go back and do more hikes! It's my "backyard" park so I'm mildly obsessed lol. Hawksbill, Bearfence, White Oak Canyon, Jones Run Falls/Doyles River...the list goes on and on! I've been to 13 parks, I can't wait to see the memories I have when I hit 32!
I love your videos! They're so calming and informative! I'm from Europe and haven't been to the US yet so it's nice to see the parks through your lens (hence your name here 😁)
I visited Crater Lake last year, and I would most certainly add that to your list.
I loved the pictures. Keep up the good work!
Well done. We've made 24 so far. You're inspiring! Thanks so much.
Just finishing my 2nd trip through the Utah parks (headed to Grand Canyon tomorrow) and a few lesser known can't miss destinations in and around the parks are Kolob Canyons, Cedar Breaks NM in Brian Head, Cottonwood Canyon Rd. from Tropic to Big Water, Vermillion Cliffs NM Rt 89A in Arizona (from Page to Kanab or vice versa), the Burr Trail to Bullfrog/Notom and Cathedral Valley/Hartnet Trail in Capitol Reef. La Sal mountain loop, Abajo mountain trail off Needles, Valley of the Gods, the Moki Dugway and Muley Point
Great videos! Always watch your videos before I explore a new NP.
Love your videos man. Crazy how the mighty 5 in Utah is so diverse. I've been to maybe 12 national parks and hope to hit all 63 as well. I've devoted more time in the mighty five in Utah, Glacier, Yellowstone and Grand Teton. Good job!
Oh my! This is the best!!!! Thank you!!!
What an amazing survey!
Amazing compilation, Josh 👍
Josh, this is a terrific video, and I truly enjoyed it.
This is awesome! You do a great job capturing these beautiful places!
Great video! Now I have more travel planning to do!
They are all beautiful but Yosemite will always have my heart.
Can’t wait to see your review of Cuyahoga National Park in Ohio!
Great video! I'm right behind you in parks! I'll be visiting my 29th National Park in a week to Great Basin. I hope to see them all one day myself. There are so many beautiful National Parks out there that it makes it difficult to rank them. But I always find something unique and special about each one. Looking forward to your future adventures!
So awesome! I hope you enjoy Great Basin. I need to get back there so let me know how it is!
TFS Josh...this video was Amazing.
I really enjoy your videos! I love all the images and your voice. You're such an incredible guy. Thanks for sharing your experiences.
Really appreciate the comment and the kind words!
@@ThroughMyLens I want to second Minerva's comment. The images are great, everything is well organized, and your speaking is clear and pleasing.
Josh, this was a really nice summary of the parks that you've been to. I've been to a similar number. When you visit Wind Cave NP and Badlands NP make sure to include Custer SP, which is worthy of NP status itself. (You'll spend more time at CSP than either NP.) Also, when you revisit Kenai Fjords NP and take that boat tour, make sure that you go on one of the longer 6.5 hour tours that go out to Aalik Glacier, and not one of the 3 hour "bay tours". You see FAR MORE on the longer tour. Lehman Caves at Great Basin is interesting, but everything pales in comparison to Carlsbad Caverns, so don't expect it to be like that.
What a great exploration! Love it!
Thank you for posting. Loved seeing all the beauty. Some great information linking to longer videos is such a wonderful idea, however is it possible to put the state on the title of each clip, under the name of each park, for people who don't know the U.S.A. please.
Hi Josh. I better get on the ball. I've been to only 11 of the state parks you mentioned. It didn't feel like an 18 minute video. Well done. ~Lucy
I been to 14 so far and wish to visit them all someday. I am surprised you have no Washington NP!! Olympic, Rainier and north cascades are amazing to check out.
love your work... see you on the road
Thanks for this video, all these places are now on my bucket list. You are a super good content creator.
No problem, thanks for the kind words, means a lot!
Crater Lake National Park is my absolute favorite! :)
Hey Josh, you gotta come up and visit Grand Teton NP. We’ve been going up every year for the last 20 years! Would love to see what you think. We have lots of recommendations there too if you’d like. Loved this video, great work yet again!
I've visited 13 of your 32 and agree all I've seen are beautiful. It's kind of hard when you live on opposing coasts - you in California and me in South Carolina as we tend to visit areas closer to us. There are some amazing places also in the NE part of the country - many of which we visited during our time in the military and stationed in the NE. We certainly have an amazing country to call home.
So awesome! Yea I have spent a lot of time at the California parks for sure. Hoping to do Acadia soon to get the furthest east coast one off my list. We will see!
Love your videos
Great video! I'm surprised you haven't been to Acadia or Yellowstone!
Did I miss it? Yellowstone NP is not in your list? Great video always. Thanks.
Stopped at Petrified Forest on my Route 66 roadtrip, it is a *stunningly* beautiful place.
Agreed, love that park!
Great video man
Thank you for watching it!
I love your videos and aspire to visit the destinations you show in the videos. I would like to make a suggestion - Please mention the locations (State/nearest town/city) along with the names of the national parks/attractions in the videos and/or in the description. It makes it easier to visualize the trips from our hometown without leaving the video and open Google maps.
Best wishes,
Bhuvan
Hope someday I can visit all the beautiful place in the US
I agree with a lot of these.👍
As far as favorites go, imo, Grand Teton, Yellowstone, and Mt Rainier are up ar the top of the list.
Just went to Mt Rainier last week and it was a top 5 park for me. So special!
@@ThroughMyLens awesome! Can't wait to hear about it 🙂
very well done
Thanks Josh!✌️👍❤
Awesome
Great video as usual! I just wish you would have added on screen which city and state each park is in.
I will add the state for the ranking video next week! Thanks for the suggestion!
I really liked this video but wish you mentioned the state each park was in and maybe even the part of the state as I have only been to a few.
Wow...I'm in Gatlinburg TN Smoky Mountains Park and I'm shocked this isn't on the list .. we're the most visited park in USA...I do Vlogs if you'd like to see what we have to offer. The Gatlinburg Hussey..happy hiking
Did you write this before you even viewed the vlog? Because he most certainly DID include GSMNP -- and even mentioned that it is the most visited in the National Park system.
Smokys was on the list, love that park!
Thanks!!
Have you not been to Yellowstone or the Grand Tetons? Or are you saving them for another list? Nice video all the same though
Yosemite National Park is favorite park
lolll the chapter divisions
The fact that you haven’t been to Hawaii Volcanoes National Park should be a crime 👍 the rest of Hawaii island has a lot to offer too. Akaka falls, rainbow falls. Umauma falls is one of the most breathtaking things you’ll ever see.
I hope to go there in the next year for sure!
Nice ! Your videos should be seen by more watchers. Can I repost your channel without changing anything on the clean platform named Ganjing World? Thank you!
Did I miss Yellowstone? Or you haven't been there?
I haven’t been in a long time so I was able to include it. I hope to go soon!
Pardon me for asking personal details. Your mom appears not interested joining your tours. We in India also find our female folks keep out of long tours.
Indiana Dunes just got mad disrespected!
I haven’t been there yet so I couldn’t put it on the list. Hopefully soon. Let me know what to do there!
Don't rank the parks they are all very special in their own way.
Yikes, it said experiences.... I thought it said EXPOSED!
Haha! That would be a different video
im not trying to sound like a jerk. but does this guy have a job. just running all over the country eating out every day gotta cost some bucks
Remember that time you went to delicate arch, remember that, that was awesome.