Friday's Focus - 2019/04/26 - Your Favorite NP

[JimFox]

The Focus this Friday is on your Favorite National Park.

If you are like me, you have lot's of Favorite NP's, but if you could only choose one NP, which one would it be?

So post as many photos of it as you want, but please make sure you are only posting photos from 1 National Park.

I will start, and mine is hands down Yosemite. No matter how many places I go and how many cool sights that I see, Yosemite still stands tall and for me nothing else compares.

Jim


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[egrimm]

It's Yosemite for me!

 

[AlanLichty]

I think I will go with Olympic National Park. This park is the one that convinced my wife and I to leave our adopted home of Utah for the Pacific NW.

Last Light At Rialto Beach

• AlanLichty
• Sep 9, 2017

Last bits of light at Rialto Beach in Olympic National Park, Washington.

Ruby Beach Sunset Panorama

• AlanLichty
• Sep 10, 2017

Sunset panorama at Ruby Beach. Olympic National Park, Washington

Queets

• AlanLichty
• Sep 21, 2017

The dark woods of the Queets River. Olympic National Park, Washington.

A Splash of Yellow

• AlanLichty
• Oct 26, 2017

A splash of yellow amongst the ferns, moss, and trees near the Bogachiel River. Olympic National...

Bogachiel Color Show

• AlanLichty
• Sep 9, 2017

Backlit fall leaves in the Bogachiel River area of Olympic National Park, Washington

Ruby Sunset Pano

• AlanLichty
• Jan 28, 2018
• 1

An incredible evening at the beach.

Rialto Sunset

• AlanLichty
• Mar 18, 2018

Low light at Rialto Beach, Olympic National Park.

 

[Kyle Jones]

I have to go with Yosemite, although I'm tempted by both Zion and Banff. If I could pick one place to shoot tomorrow it would be Banff, but Yosemite is just so accessible to me and has so many options. So here are some night scenes from Yosemite.

1) Tunnel View

2) Yosemite Falls

3) Cooks Meadow

4) Olmsted Point

5) Tenaya Lake

6) Horsetail Falls and El Capitan

 

[Ben Egbert]

I am going with Capitol Reef only because it's my favorite place to camp and be because of the remoteness I can get there.

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• Ben Egbert
• Dec 30, 2018

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• Ben Egbert
• May 24, 2018
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[JimFox]

It's Yosemite for me!

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Yeah Eric! Another vote for Yosemite.

This is a great view from there too. I love all of that spring time water.

 

[JimFox]

I think I will go with Olympic National Park. This park is the one that convinced my wife and I to leave our adopted home of Utah for the Pacific NW.

Last Light At Rialto Beach

• AlanLichty
• Sep 9, 2017

Last bits of light at Rialto Beach in Olympic National Park, Washington.

Ruby Beach Sunset Panorama

• AlanLichty
• Sep 10, 2017

Sunset panorama at Ruby Beach. Olympic National Park, Washington

Queets

• AlanLichty
• Sep 21, 2017

The dark woods of the Queets River. Olympic National Park, Washington.

A Splash of Yellow

• AlanLichty
• Oct 26, 2017

A splash of yellow amongst the ferns, moss, and trees near the Bogachiel River. Olympic National...

Bogachiel Color Show

• AlanLichty
• Sep 9, 2017

Backlit fall leaves in the Bogachiel River area of Olympic National Park, Washington

Ruby Sunset Pano

• AlanLichty
• Jan 28, 2018
• 1

An incredible evening at the beach.

Rialto Sunset

• AlanLichty
• Mar 18, 2018

Low light at Rialto Beach, Olympic National Park.

An awesome selection from the Olympics Alan!

 

[Jim Dockery]

I'll have to go with Mt. Rainier because of my history there - first climbed it in 1969 on the day Neil Armstrong stepped on the moon. I also worked as an assistant climbing ranger and lived at Sunrise the summer between my Jr. and Sr. year in HS. Now I mostly head down there for spring/summer skiing and some hiking/photograhy in the summer.

East side

Above Paradise on a summer evening, Mt. Adams in the distance

Flowers above Paradise

Difficult ski conditions high on the DC route.

Steep spring telemark skiing in the Nisqually Chute

Looking up Ptarmigan ridge

 

[JimFox]

I'll have to go with Mt. Rainier because of my history there - first climbed it in 1969 on the day Neil Armstrong stepped on the moon. I also worked as an assistant climbing ranger and lived at Sunrise the summer between my Jr. and Sr. year in HS. Now I mostly head down there for spring/summer skiing and some hiking/photograhy in the summer.

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East side

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Above Paradise on a summer evening, Mt. Adams in the distance

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Flowers above Paradise

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Difficult ski conditions high on the DC route.

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Steep spring telemark skiing in the Nisqually Chute

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Looking up Ptarmigan ridge

Rainier is a good choice. It’s definitely one that I have enjoyed through the years.

 

[Nilo Photography]

These are all great photos but Yosemite are my favorites!

 

[Amy Nelson]

They are all so very gorgeous.....thanks for sharing!

 

[Jeffrey]

My favorite is the one I am in that is making me happy. Too many favs! So, here is a pic from Canyonlands, which was my favorite when I made this image.

 

[JimFox]

My favorite is the one I am in that is making me happy. Too many favs! So, here is a pic from Canyonlands, which was my favorite when I made this image.

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Now that is totally Jeffrey logic!

A very cool shot from there.

 

[Vieri]

As someone living in Europe, I sadly don't have the luxury to be able to visit as many of the USA NP as I want and as often as I want... I know very very well Death Valley, which is probably my favourite, as well as Zion / Grand Canyon / Arches, slightly less Canyonlands / Bryce. So, since I really consider myself very lucky whenever I can be in whichever NP (they are all amazing!) I am with Jeffrey here, my favourite is the one I am in when I am in one

Some DV:

And a classic Canyonlands...