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Where was the last place you went on vacation?

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DaiMonMoore said:
Cool. I went when I was in 28. Did it the same week that me and a friend hiked to Havasu Canyon. It was in March and got lucky with no ice at the top and it was unusually warm in the bottom so I hiked without a sleeping bag - just a foam pad and a couple of sheets. Saved a bunch of pounds I had to carry into the canyon.
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Never made it there but it's on my bucket list
 
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Hiking to bottom of GC (and back) was one of the hardest physical things ever done. Fortunately, a buddy (and couple of lady friends) met me on way up with a cold one. Don't care for the commercialization of the South Rim. Prefer the North. Long drive to get there, but 'roughed it' in the North Rim lodges. Do remember standing in the lodge, with floor to ceiling glass wall, watching a thunder storm approaching, until the rain crashed against the glass. Got a glass of brandy and sat by the fire watching the storm. Marvelous. Anyway, the trails on the North Rim have exquisite views, and not as cluttered with people (as South Rim), speaking in languages one does not understand. Had a contest with daughter to see who could identify the different languages. She won. One old salt told me to come back in the spring with the Canyon runs rim to rim. Had to think about that for a bit, but laughed with him. PS, have heard that anywhere in the world, if one yells "O-H", you're certain to hear "I-O" back. Great place to try.
 
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I"m so glad I visited multiple times in my younger years some of the "better" national parks as I will never be going again unless they implement some draconian visitor limits which would never happen due to the loss of money:

Yosemite
Tetons/Yellowstone
Grand Canyon
Arches
Zion
Bryce

Went to Olympic in May 2024 and it was pretty sparse and had a great time. When I go to UDub game in September I'll try to hit Rainer or North Cascades.

My friend basically said to me once "Social media has ruined Zion National Park" and I agree with that sentiment 100%.
 
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Absolutely agree. We went to RMNP in late May a handful of years ago. First couple days, they still had most of the park closed due to weather and it was fine. They finally opened up the thru road and it was amazing because it was still bitterly cold up top and nobody else wanted to be up there. We had a blast. The entire Alpine station parking lot was empty except for us. A week later it was in the 60s at the top and you couldn’t find a parking spot anywhere or get even a moment of quiet.
 
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DaiMonMoore said:
I"m so glad I visited multiple times in my younger years some of the "better" national parks as I will never be going again unless they implement some draconian visitor limits which would never happen due to the loss of money:

Yosemite
Tetons/Yellowstone
Grand Canyon
Arches
Zion
Bryce

Went to Olympic in May 2024 and it was pretty sparse and had a great time. When I go to UDub game in September I'll try to hit Rainer or North Cascades.

My friend basically said to me once "Social media has ruined Zion National Park" and I agree with that sentiment 100%.
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Tetons is a bucket list for me.

Been to Acadia?
 
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Fungo Squiggly said:
Absolutely agree. We went to RMNP in late May a handful of years ago. First couple days, they still had most of the park closed due to weather and it was fine. They finally opened up the thru road and it was amazing because it was still bitterly cold up top and nobody else wanted to be up there. We had a blast. The entire Alpine station parking lot was empty except for us. A week later it was in the 60s at the top and you couldn’t find a parking spot anywhere or get even a moment of quiet.
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I’m always amazed by the people bicycling all the way up there!
 
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DaiMonMoore said:
Yeah twice. Once in the summer and I have a feel that will be a far worse experience now. It's pretty nice and visiting Maine in general is a cool experience. Highly recommend lobster rolls- which were also amazing in Nova Scotia.
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I know that you will say blasphemy but Joshua Tree was the most overrated park I’ve been to.

We were so bored that we left in less than 30 mins.
 
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My son and I hiked to the top of Half Dome a few years ago. It was mid-August and we started the hike around 4AM due to the heat and expected crowds. We didn't really start seeing people until we started coming down and even then didn't think it was too bad, until we hit the last mile returning to where we parked our car. Then we hit the crowds. I am thankful the park had a reservation system as I can't imagine how crazy it would have been without it.
 
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Haven't been to Yosemite in 20 years. Mostly because of the crowds. Wife took me there on our first date, (Bridal Veil Falls - imagine) and we went there several times since. From MIL home in Merced, went through the 'backside' into the park, and came down and across the golf course! Had dinner the Friday after T'day at Yosemite Lodge. Great food, and outside of the park. Where we live, we can go up 132 into Three Rivers, which is back entrance to Sequoia National Park, when leads into Yosemite. About a quarter of traffic, and General Grant sequoia tree - cannot drive through it, but oldest in America (?).
 
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