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That thumbnail is gorgeous :)

I loved walking Watkins Glen and that is what got me addicted to going to other water falls. Others with me had issues walking so you do have to consider which exit you go to. Oh falls in falls is beautiful with the color change. Another experience to enjoy. Love your video as always.

I felt the same way! Why is this a national park?

On the same trip through Scouting to Greek Peak, we went to Taughannock-although I kind of forgot about it/where it was

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Did not know about the Finger Lakes and Watkins Glen, but I actually have been to Ithaca, not for waterfalls, but definitely enjoyed the woodsy region and free spirited nature of the town✌🏻😂

As a kid, my family would spend summer weekends going to the various state parks like Watkins Glen, Buttermilk Falls, Filmore Glen for camping. Your perspective is interesting…I think growing up close to the Finger Lakes I’ve always taken the area for granted.

Great video. But really? The Bureau of Land Management sucks. They have control over a lot of fantastic National Monuments, Wilderness areas, etc. and they make it not very accessible. Vermillion Cliffs and Grand Canyon Parashant National Monuments are good examples. Could reduce crowds at National Parks, boost tourism and jobs in those areas.

Great video! Yeah i didnt think New York state had all that! Nice waterfalls!

As a local who lives just outside CVNP boundaries, i love it and have several trails within 5 minutes of my house I do often. BUT, as a traveler, would never seek it out or plan a trip around it.

My top three consist of Zion, Grand Tetons, and Yellowstone.

I think another great place in PA for a NP would be the Pennsylvania grand canyon and the surrounding areas

Hi i love the coaster videos but i have to ask... not to be up in your business but how do you have so much funds to travel?

Great video! It surprised me you picking the American side. I enjoyed watching this!

I’ve never been to Niagara Falls but it looks beautiful! Although i do wish development didn’t get to it before it could become a national park or something because that would’ve been cool, at least its a state park on the American side

I’ve never been to Niagara Falls, but Canada is definitely on my list of countries to visit for the British and French provinces. I think I’d love to eventually visit both considering there’s something to appreciate about the experiences on both the U.S. and Canada side. Horseshoe Falls looks so picturesque especially with the rainbows in the background🌈 while Cave of the Winds looks like a blast and probably is a superior experience for laughing about how wet the falls get the visitors. So my take is Canada side for aesthetic reasons and America for overall experience. And the shot with the mother seagull and her babies🥺

I did a vacation with my kids last summer where we hit Darien Lake, Seabreeze, Waldameer, and Kennywood with a two day stop in Niagara Falls. The highlight of the trip for my kids was Cave of the Winds. The New York side was actually heavily built up with mills and access to the falls nearly impossible in the 1860s. There was a huge “Free Niagara” movement to restore the natural beauty of the falls, which was helped since Church’s “Niagara” painting had captivated the nation a few years earlier. They were able to reclaim the land and establish the state park which exists to this day.

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I’ve been to Niagara Falls on the Canada side

The Gr@nd-St@ircase-Esc@lante saved my life in July-1998,and I was never the same.My best moments were running free all alone over the red slickrock,getting your feet wet along the creeks,nature accepting you into there habitat.finding sanctuaries away from society,and the list goes on.There is a sacred spot of the many around,that can heal the pain.

Marc… I’m laughing so hard. You don’t need to edit your video but you passed by and filmed my house in this video. If you don’t remember me I met you and your brother at holiwood nights and I work Orion with Jess. Brandywine is roughly a 5 minute drive from me and I used to run daily on the trail where you guys filmed the rock structure while I was living at home. So cool. Small world man. Oh and another thing is that there is lots of hidden great things to do there. When I was a kid we used to visit this abandoned quarry that they made a 20 foot deep swimming pool and diving area.

Another great video!

NE Ohio is Covered in Waterfalls, ledges, and huge shale cliffs. Paine Falls in my home of Lake County is one of the best to check out. The Ice age glaciers left us with cool and unique geography

I’d rather see this as a national park than the St Louis arch which should be a national monument in no way whatsoever is it a national park.

Hocking Hills is a wonderful place to visit. Old Man's Caves and the wilderness trails are lovely. There are also camp grounds to stay in.

Great video! Nice waterfalls! I enjoyed watching! Also, as an Ohioan I've always heard Cuyahoga pronounced with a Hi in it ( like O Hi O ) like Ca - Hi - A - Ho - GA. I've been in downtown Cleveland before where the river goes into the lake and that's how it was said there too. That's the way I've always heard it said. Maybe you can say it both ways though. Maybe it's pronounced more like Cai - A - Ho - Ga. If any other Ohioan reads this you can tell me what you think. Yeah it's like it looks one way and it's pronounced another way. I do that too with places I've never been too. I've heard someone pronounced Utah before like U - Ta instead of U - Taw 😅

There is a rail line through the park. I don't think trains run the full section at the moment or very seldom now a days. They do want to extend the service to Cleveland and make it more commuter-based. If the Cleveland Subdivision had connections to other tracks north of Cleveland's Zoo and near Medina (know a few people from there when I worked at Cedar Point in 2021) and/or restoring the tracks between Hudson and Cuyahoga Falls who allow for a more dedicated alignment to not affect the tourist-based service (although a peak express service between Cleveland and Canton on that alignment I think would be the best of both worlds Hannah Montana Style or something IDK)

Nope, haven’t been there, but looks like a nice park for nature and hiking. I have to agree, I’m not sure it’s National Park material since there’s no landmarks or wildlife that would warrant protection. But the waterfalls are pretty and hopefully you can see the bigger ones one day in the spring on a return visit since those look STUNNING✌🏻

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I was just out there a week ago. Wish I had found this two weeks ago! 🤣

If you visit the Channel Islands I recommend doing some cave kayaking and snorkling, so epic!

Greetings from Puerto Rico! I've been only to a dozen of National Parks, but my favorite one is still Bryce National Park. Maybe my rankings will change after visiting Yellowstone and Grand Teton in September. Great video!! Thanks for sharing ❤

Great video! This was fun to watch! I liked hearing what you liked and disliked about each park! Yeah you have videos on Coasterdash longer than this like the main Mexico 2021 Vlog for example.

I just joined your channel and am really enjoying all the videos.

Good video brotha 👍🏼

The US is home to some amazing scenery. Can’t wait to get to more of these parks soon! Awesome video!

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Nice List :) My favorites are Yellowstone, Denali, and Rocky Mountain. I just left Yellowstone today and I have to say that the diversity of scenery and especially wildlife is unmatched in the U.S. I'm actually heading to Glacier tomorrow too and I heard it's also insanely beautiful :D

Nice roundup and great photography!

That’s quite impressive being halfway done visiting all 63 National Parks! I think realistically speaking, Everglades could be one of the first ones I visit for the biodiversity and Shenandoah just since it’s so close to where I grew up (might have to figure out the peak fall to see the reds and oranges) but so many of them look amazing since they offer a wide variety of landscapes to appreciate: trees, mountains, waterfalls, desert, caves, lakes, and sea. Onward for the next half😊☝🏻

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Pronounced Canyon de Shay

how can you not include ocmulgee??

Even death valley get relief in winter But delhi not get Temp 52°

Pinnacles is cool Great review and information on the trails

Another great video did you also go to Pinnacles National Park on your California loop?

Cool video Marc you captured it so beautifully

How long is the hike from car park up and back? Can you skip cable car or you have to take it? Thanks

I also love this spectacular area! Thor's Well was my favorite attraction, but individual impressions can vary with the tides. Devil's Churn, Cook's Chasm, and Tide Pooling are also great coastal features, and hikes to the Giant Spruce Tree and the Cape Perpetua Overlook are not to be missed. This is what I saw: czcams.com/video/9AcLgU5ui1U/video.htmlsi=BxMouzEJ-0A_Xm9B

*Though I already made my list in your next video, will make notes here too, starting with Wind Cave to Big Sur in the video:* I do like the idea for Wind Cave to include other surrounding areas. I'd prefer that over a separate Wind Cave and Black Hills National Parks, unless they were combined parks like Sequoia-Kings Canyon. Also like the inclusion of Glen Canyon-I considered that but didn't realize the iconic Horseshoe Bend is part of that. Assumed it was just a reservoir and (once) a beautiful canyon before it was drowned. I also considered Anza-Borrego Desert and would also add it to my list too. Love the name idea for Hells Canyon and Wallowa Whitman NF too! I never considered combining those two into one national park but I love the idea. Big Sur is another good one, I had assumed it couldn't work as a park logistically, so I didn't include it on my list. Though I don't know much about this area either. But I agree, it should be a national park and now I'd add it to my list too. *Mt Hood National Park:* As for Mt Hood vs Mt Rainier, that was also the argument brought up against Mt Shasta, I believe. Though I do think Mt Hood is more deserving of park status. Maybe I am biased as an Oregonian who sees Mt Hood everyday, but I have hiked both Hood and Shasta and Mt Hood wins in almost every regard. Not only is the area very diverse in scenery and landscapes (without even including the Columbia River Gorge), but it also has park-like architecture, scenery, and infrastructure (more than Mt Shasta, by a long shot). And compared to Mt Rainier, I'd say Mt Hood is definitely distinct enough. Both are similar types of volcanoes, but Mt Hood is notable in its dramatically different shape (pointy vs broad) than Rainier, and it has just as much historical significance as Mt Rainier too. A lot of old architecture and structures exist that are park-like and could be brought back, like the old historic Mt Hood Highway and its numerous graceful arch bridges, and the various stone shelters along the Timberline Trail. That also brings up the Timberline Trail, which is like the Wonderland Trail with just as much significant history. Plus there's both the historic Timberline Lodge and Cloud Cap Inn, adding to its park-like qualifications. I'd also bring up that many national parks exist with similar-like scenery yet we have so many of them-for example: Shenandoah vs Great Smoky Mountains, Kings Canyon vs Yosemite (kinda, but both similar-ish in the same range), Theodore Roosevelt vs Badlands, Rocky Mountain vs Glacier vs Grand Teton (kinda, but they're all mountain scenery in the Rockies, plus you have the proposed Sawtooth Mountains which would be yet another similar-ish Rocky Mountains park), Olympic vs North Cascades, Lassen Peak vs (a proposed) Mt St Helens vs other strato-volcano parks in Alaska, basically most of the parks in Alaska for that matter, Carlsbad Caverns vs Mammoth Caves vs Jewel Cave (proposed) vs Wind Cave, Dry Tortugas vs Biscayne, many of the hawaii volcanoes parks vs (proposed) Craters of the Moon. At least those are some that I can think of. I'd also add in Sunset Craters and Three Sisters-Mt Washington as worthy of park status, but those would also be similar in some ways to Craters of the Moon and various Hawaii parks. I just find it odd that we only really have one Cascade Range stratovolcano park when we got so many parks elsewhere of similar sights and/or in the same mountain range or region. Crater Lake and Lassen can't truly be counted either because they are examples of erupted/destroyed volcanoes. Cascade Volcanoes (Three Sisters/Central Oregon volcanoes): However, I think based on uniqueness and park-worthiness, I'd actually consider the Three Sisters-Mt Washington and greater central Oregon Cascades volcanic area, from Newberry Volcano to Sparks Lake and Waldo Lake, with the Three Sisters and Belknap Crater Lava Field to be highly unique in the US and perhaps the most worthy of park status in Oregon besides the Columbia R. Gorge and of course Crater Lake. It's closest rival would be Sunset Craters National Monument, Haleakalā National Park in Hawaii, and Craters of the Moon, but all of those places lack the addition of glacier-clad stratovolcanoes into the mix. Plus throw in stuff like waterfalls (such as Tumalo Falls, Sahalie and Koosah Falls, Proxy Falls, Chush Falls, and more), Obsidian lava flows (many), pumice plains, lakes (including glacial lakes such as No Name Lake), multi-colored jagged mountains (such as Broken Top from No Name Lake), eroded/ancient and craggy volcanoes (such as Mt Washington, Broken Top, North and Middle Sister, and The Husband), active volcanoes (South Sister for example), and numerous, hundreds maybe, of cinder cones, shield volcanoes, spatter cones, and other volcanic features. It's also very park-like for visitors, with places such as Sparks Lake and Dee Wright Observatory already feeling very park-like and tourist friendly. Its signature hike would be the South Sister Summit Trail, which ascends its highest summit, active volcano, and third highest summit in Oregon. South Sister is also notably visually different than Mt Rainier or Lassen with its vibrant red cinder color and lightly eroded summit cone. It also has the highest elevation lake in Oregon, and a summit ice cap. Also, nowhere else in the lower 48 and Hawaii is there a grouping of stratovolcanoes and shield volcanoes so close together as the Three Sisters, Broken Top, and Mt Bachelor. *Other notes/continuing on with the video:* - Agreed with Pictured Rocks! One of my top picks and I have yet to even visit there. - I agree with the note about Indiana Dunes, though I can also see why it was raised to park status. There was an old vision to turn the whole Sand Dunes coast into one massive park, but it failed as WW1 distracted congress from the momentum for it, and then after that it got broken up by factories and other degradations. So what they had left was barely anything. Even the state park by the same name took some of the potential land. So now, I would maybe consider making it a smaller unit of a greater Great Lakes Dunes national park, adding in more impressive, scenic, or pristine locations such as Sleeping Bear Dunes. Thus, Indiana Dunes would just be one unit in the park that protects and represents the Great Lakes coastal dunes habitat, which was not well represented before Indiana Dunes. The problem is that it is a terrible example for it, but if it were just one unit of it, then I could see it. - Sawtooth: definitely agree! I consider it one of my highest picks in the country. - Adirondack: agree too, it should be. The whole NE is underrepresented. I find it strange that the (imo) less scenic stretches of the Appalachians have national parks (Shenandoah, Smoky Mtns, New River Gorge), whereas the whole northeast and northern Appalachian mountains are not represented at all. The NE has more rugged mountains, more alpine areas, more pristine wilderness, and better fall colors. - Delaware Water Gap: I just don't feel this is worthy of park status, at least with higher standards set. But I don't think it is a bad pick either. I'd just really place it quite low on my list. - Nā Pali Coast: I did not know of this one, as tbh I am not familiar with Hawaii at all, so the list I made in the other video was just me exploring via Google Maps lol. But I'd definitely add this near the top of my list. - Columbia River Gorge: Glad it made the top of the list!! I would also agree, and I am a local here and it is just 30-60 min away from home. Additional notes: - I would put Mt St Helens near the top of my list, if not a tie with Columbia River Gorge. Especially the Mt Margaret Backcountry north of St Helens-truly amazing and rugged area that is absolutely stunning in fall. It's just so much more than a monument should be, imo. While it is a monument to recent history, I don't think that means it shouldn't be a national park. It has the variety and scenery, at least. And it is unparalleled in the lower 48 states too. It is also crazy that it isn't even a NPS site; it's a national monument administered by the forest service, under the Dept. of Agriculture. Not only is St Helens worthy of being in the NPS system, but it would greatly benefit from increased funding, even if it were to be a national monument under the park service. National monuments under the NPS get more funding than those under the forest service.