5 national parks to see before you die


	5 national parks to see before you die
infidel70
8-15-2009 6:33 PM
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8-15-2009 6:57 PM
michellezm
I've seen all but Denali. Spectacular.
8-15-2009 7:53 PM
BitDrifter
I've seen all but Denali. Spectacular.
Same here.
8-16-2009 9:09 AM
coleridge
good but what about Glacier National Park and Grand Teton National Park ? I like them the best.
8-16-2009 9:10 AM
coleridge
I like these of course,but what about Grand Teton and Glacier National Parks ? I like them the best personally.
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<div style="margin: 12px 0px; font-family: arial; color: #333333; background: #ffffff; border: solid 4px #e5e5e5; width: 100%; clear: left;"><div class="CM_CTB_Content_Wrap" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;background-color: #ffffff;"><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content.clipmarks.com/blog_embed/51e6058a-536e-419e-9bfa-aeed693fd6ab/31B1F9F4-9167-4178-A849-C4B025398B32/" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://www.chicagotribune.com/travel/chi-national-parks-photogallery,0,1361825.photogallery" href="http://www.chicagotribune.com/travel/chi-national-parks-photogallery,0,1361825.photogallery" style="font-size: 11px;">www.chicagotribune.com</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.chicagotribune.com/travel/chi-national-parks-photogallery,0,1361825.photogallery"><H3>Yosemite</H3></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.chicagotribune.com/travel/chi-national-parks-photogallery,0,1361825.photogallery">For scenery that will take your breath away, Yosemite National Park (nps.gov/yose) in central <A id="PLGEO100100100000000" target="_blank" title="California" href="http://www.chicagotribune.com/topic/us/california-PLGEO100100100000000.topic" class="taxInlineTagLink">California</A> is unmatched</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.chicagotribune.com/travel/chi-national-parks-photogallery,0,1361825.photogallery"><div align="center"><img src="http://content6.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.chicagotribune.com/img/FE00B6BF-2364-456B-AA50-A3A14866BE97" alt="For scenery that will take your breath away, Yosemite National Park (nps.gov/yose) in central California is unmatched. Iconic granite cliffs such as the picturesque Half Dome and El Capitan, expansive vistas of glacier-carved valleys such as Tuolumne Meadows and Yosemite Valley, and the thunderous waters of Yosemite Falls and Bridalveil Fall act like balm to city-weary souls." /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.chicagotribune.com/travel/chi-national-parks-photogallery,0,1361825.photogallery"><H3>Yellowstone</H3></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.chicagotribune.com/travel/chi-national-parks-photogallery,0,1361825.photogallery">This geological hot spot that stretches across the western portion of northern <A id="PLGEO100105200000000" target="_blank" title="Wyoming" href="http://www.chicagotribune.com/topic/us/wyoming-PLGEO100105200000000.topic" class="taxInlineTagLink">Wyoming</A> and southern <A id="PLGEO100103200000000" target="_blank" title="Montana" href="http://www.chicagotribune.com/topic/us/montana-PLGEO100103200000000.topic" class="taxInlineTagLink">Montana</A> is the best place in the world to check out the spewing geysers</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.chicagotribune.com/travel/chi-national-parks-photogallery,0,1361825.photogallery"><div align="center"><img src="http://content7.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.chicagotribune.com/img/C8C49BA2-739C-4021-96D9-EA1DFFCBAE78" alt="This geological hot spot that stretches across the western portion of northern Wyoming and southern Montana is the best place in the world to check out the spewing geysers, bubbling mud pots and gently stewing hot springs. In addition to the park's superstar, Old Faithful, geyser gazers will find hundreds of thermal features in the surrounding Upper Geyser Basin and nearby Midway Geyser Basin, site of the gloriously colorful, nearly 370-foot-wide Grand Prismatic Spring." /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.chicagotribune.com/travel/chi-national-parks-photogallery,0,1361825.photogallery"><H3>Grand Canyon</H3></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.chicagotribune.com/travel/chi-national-parks-photogallery,0,1361825.photogallery">A mile-deep gorge that stretches nearly 300 miles across northern <A id="PLGEO100101500000000" target="_blank" title="Arizona" href="http://www.chicagotribune.com/topic/us/arizona-PLGEO100101500000000.topic" class="taxInlineTagLink">Arizona</A>, the Grand Canyon (nps.gov/grca) is ablaze with the fiery colors of eons of rock layers that  tell the history of the geological world</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.chicagotribune.com/travel/chi-national-parks-photogallery,0,1361825.photogallery"><div align="center"><img src="http://content8.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.chicagotribune.com/img/B73F7166-B425-46D3-AFB3-57FF877DDC97" alt="A mile-deep gorge that stretches nearly 300 miles across northern Arizona, the Grand Canyon (nps.gov/grca) is ablaze with the fiery colors of eons of rock layers that  tell the history of the geological world. Brightly hued rock outcroppings, ethereal stone spires, massive plateaus and innumerable hidden interior canyons offer hikers a lifetime of exploring via the several trails that lead into the heart of the abyss." /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.chicagotribune.com/travel/chi-national-parks-photogallery,0,1361825.photogallery"><H3>Redwood</H3></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.chicagotribune.com/travel/chi-national-parks-photogallery,0,1361825.photogallery">Stand in awe alongside the tallest living organisms in the world at Redwood National Park (nps.gov/redw), in coastal northern <A id="PLGEO100100100000000" target="_blank" title="California" href="http://www.chicagotribune.com/topic/us/california-PLGEO100100100000000.topic" class="taxInlineTagLink">California</A></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.chicagotribune.com/travel/chi-national-parks-photogallery,0,1361825.photogallery"><div align="center"><img src="http://content9.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.chicagotribune.com/img/5BF014B0-D9E1-4B2F-BF4D-B6EED50CA0AE" alt="Stand in awe alongside the tallest living organisms in the world at Redwood National Park (nps.gov/redw), in coastal northern California. This lush park, which also encompasses three state parks, preserves the remnants of  a 2-million-acre forest of giants." /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.chicagotribune.com/travel/chi-national-parks-photogallery,0,1361825.photogallery"><H3>Denali</H3></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.chicagotribune.com/travel/chi-national-parks-photogallery,0,1361825.photogallery">crown jewel of Denali (nps.gov/dena) in central Alaska is the perpetually snowcapped Mount McKinley (named Denali by Athabaskan tribes). The tallest mountain in North America stretches more than 20,000 feet skyward. Visitors will find this park wilder and less congested (and less accessible) than most other national parks</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.chicagotribune.com/travel/chi-national-parks-photogallery,0,1361825.photogallery"><div align="center"><img src="http://content6.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.chicagotribune.com/img/706A5741-67D5-4CB2-9058-F3E42F73BCBA" alt="The crown jewel of Denali (nps.gov/dena) in central Alaska is the perpetually snowcapped Mount McKinley (named Denali by Athabaskan tribes). The tallest mountain in North America stretches more than 20,000 feet skyward. 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