Name your favourite park. I like Banff National Park, specifically Lake Louise. I had

[applegrove]

a summer job there on top of a mountain by a waterfall. It was wonderful. And thankfully, since Banff is one of the oldest national parks in the world, there is hardly any development there so it is still pretty much pristine. Glacial flour (glaciers rubbing against rock) gives many of the lakes there the pastel blue colour that is so famous.

[RebelOne]

1. Smoky Mountains National Park in Tennessee. n/t

[applegrove]

2. Oh yeah. The Smokey Mountains were the first real mountains I ever saw. Gorgeous.

[Little Star]

18. I love the Smokies!...

We go there every few years. We were very lucky the first year we went, saw a momma bear and her two cubs in their natural environment. Got some great pictures. Going there one of my favorite vacations.

[RebelOne]

32. One year when I was there with my sister and her husband,

we were driving through the park and saw a baby bear at the side of the road. That was an interesting encounter. My dumb brother-in-law wanted to get out of the car to get a closer photo of it until I started screaming that the mama bear is probably around.

[Brickbat]

3. Lake Superior Provincial Park. Lovely.

[Little Star]

4. Acadia National Park, breathtaking. n/t

Edited to add picture link:
http://grandphotos.smugmug.com/BarHarborMaine-Spring2011/Bar-Harbor-Maine/17336313_Knw4mT#1317016675_5BHGbgs

We went up there in the spring. It was heavily overcast most of the time we were there but we still enjoy looking at the pictures.

[dana_b]

10. gorgeous!

I've never been to Maine but now I want to go. Those shots remind me on the Pacific Northwest (which I adore).

[XemaSab]

11. I've totally slept in the house in picture 40

My friend was a ranger there and I went to visit.

[Little Star]

17. That's soooo cool! I would have loved to see the inside. n/t

[XemaSab]

21. The inside's not that great

Park service, yaknow. :P

[Recovered Repug]

5. South Park? nt

[applegrove]

6. LOL!

[whistler162]

7. Avenue of course!

[Lionel Mandrake]

8. les Trois Tétons

aka Grand Teton National Park.

But don't get too close to the moose.

[Little Star]

19. Some day I hope to get there! n/t

[dana_b]

9. Yosemite

we went back there in September, are returning in early November and my daughter will soon be applying for a job there for next summer. It feels like home.





(Sorry the pics are so big)

[pokerfan]

12. Wells Gray

Noted for its many waterfalls.

[Little Star]

23. Where is Wells Gray located? It looks beautiful. n/t

[pokerfan]

25. Just north of Kamloops

In fact Helmcken Falls (shown below) was once considered as a source of power for the city but the idea was abandoned.



Map: http://maps.google.com/maps?q=wells+gray+provincial+park&hl=en&ll=50.331436,-119.893799&spn=6.032501,10.041504&sll=52.586363,-119.641113&sspn=2.870423,5.020752&vpsrc=6&gl=us&hq=wells+gray+provincial+park&t=m&z=7

[hobbit709]

13. Big Bend

[taterguy]

14. Point Lobos, on Monterey Bay

Absolutely stunning.

[blueamy66]

15. Como Park in Buffalo

just cause of the childhood memories

[Inchworm]

16. Mount Rogers in Virginia

http://www.fs.fed.us/r8/gwj

:hi:

[GoCubsGo]

20. Wrigley Field

It's my favorite ball park. As for national parks, I have no favorite. I love all that I have visited equally. My favorite state park is Hunting Island SP in South Carolina.

[charlie and algernon]

22. Shenandoah National Park

Beautiful views!

Of course I've never been to the famous parks out West, but SNP is definitely my favorite park in the East.

[KamaAina]

24. Grace

[applegrove]

31. I like all the lead guys on Hawaii 5.0. What a meatmarket that show is!!

[Old Troop]

26. Allis State Park in Vermont is my favorite

[riderinthestorm]

27. Olympic National Park in Washington state. Glaciers, rainforests, beaches, forest... breathtaking.

[pokerfan]

30. Hey, that's my state!

Yeah, it's a great park. Been there many times.

[pokerfan]

28. Linda?

[hyphenate]

29. It's a toss-up

Zion NP for sheer beauty
Acadia NP for speaking to my soul

and

Worlds End SP for being a great escape