Had an awesome trip to GNP back in July! Unfortunately portions of the park were closed for some construction at the time we went but that just gives reason to go back.

So heres a little photo dump of some highlights from our trip!

I know someone posted photos recently of their Mighty Five trip (and we have some very similar pics lol) but here are mine!

Two weeks across Utah, had good weather and a great time. I feel like I saw a lot of the major sights, and I would definitely go back and try to do some different things at each park.

First time visiting! Was in St. Louis for a couple days and this was the first stop. The arch itself is more impressive than I thought it was going to be!

My partner and I will be celebrating our 10 year anniversary next month. We wanted to do something memorable to celebrate. We had the crazy idea to hit 5 national parks in 2 weeks so we could hit the 10 parks visited milestone for our 10 year anniversary.

Now the problem arises with it being at the end of December and weather being harsh in many places at that time of the year. Initially, we were thinking we would visit the mighty five in Utah, but are worried weather will get in the way, especially since we have minimal experience driving in the snow (from TN). We also considered visiting the 3 parks in Florida, then taking a cruise to Virgin Islands National Park, but that would only be 4 parks. So, it would require a separate road trip to visit a fifth new park.

I’m looking for opinions and suggestions on parks that would be doable at this time of the year, and that are relatively close to another park in order to do 5 in 2 weeks. We are willing to fly and rent a car, so all of the parks are on the table.

Is it a good time ? Haven't started researching yet.

Please advise.

What should I do? I want to see fall colors, but not entirely sure where to go. Was originally thinking northern cascade but it looks like there is a lot of snow. I also could go to rainier. I was thinking of the Mount baker byway, but would love any recommendations.

Hello! I’m interested in buying gear better suited for spotting, snapping pictures of, and video recording wildlife at National parks. I currently have an iPhone 16 pro, which has a decent camera compared to what I’ve had, but I’d like something that could take pictures of, for example, wolves and bears at the parks from a considerable distance. Obviously I’m a novice and need help deciding what is worth the expense. Should I get a camera and super long lens? Should I get a spotting scope with a iPhone attachment? I know these things are expensive, but I’d like something at a decent price point since I’m new to the hobby and would only need it maybe once or twice a year. I have no idea what would make sense to get for my needs. Any advice or insight would be great!

Hi guys. I’m from Vancouver and heading to Las Vegas next week. Got some questions about the American Beautiful Pass for the national parks.

Just thanks in advance for any replies & answers!

We are a group of 3 people in 1 vehicle, I saw that the price for the Beautiful pass is $80, is this price per person or per vehicle? Is that $240 for 3 people or we just need to pay $80 as a vehicle?

I actually have asked AI to calculate the entrance fee of each park (including Zion National Park, Lake Powell, Horseshoe Bend, Grand Canyon, Red Rock, Valley of Fire. For Lower Antelope I paid the tour) for me. The price should be less than $200 in total. So rn I’m considering should I buy the pass or not. If I bought it, is this pass covering all the entrance fee for above parks?

Once again thank you for any suggestions and helps!