We have all seen the “1001 this or that to see before you die” lists, but I don’t think I’ve seen one created by Forum members themselves.

Let’s make a list of places, only one place each, that you have personally seen that you believe is worthy of inclusion. Three rules to keep it manageable:

1. Just ONE place name
2. Of somewhere you have personally been
3. Along with a photo if you can post one

I’ll start with the Grand Canyon

I have a few but have this pic accessible and I think it definitely fits.

Denali

The Holy Land

Washington D.C.


Thomas Jefferson Library Exhibit at the Library Of Congress

Carlsbad Caverns in New Mexico.

A space launch in person, preferably one with a booster landing as well.

Yosemite National Park

St. Maarten.
We were there in 2012. It was amazing and I really hope to go back someday. When I have some time I’ll pull some pics of the hard drive and post them.

Paris...

Zion National Park

Venice, Italy.

It is like you stepped into another world.

Banff and the Icefields Parkway from there to Jasper. (I think that would count as one trip in keeping with the rules)

Beartooth Pass the first few days the road reopens in late May.

Volcanoes National Park in Hawaii

Caldera in daytime:


Caldera at night:


Lava Cave:


Lava was flowing away from the ocean my last visit, but historically it flows towards the ocean making beautiful features such as this:

The Terra Cotta Army.

Yellowstone
The ARCH
Teddy Roosevelt himself dedicated this arch at the North Gate in Gardiner, MT.

Old Faithful Inn

Old Faithful

Serengeti National Park, Tanzania

I had seen the zebra, wildebeest, and hardebeest migration on National Geographic but to see all of that in person was mind bending.

Glacier National Park - typically open June - October.

Resurrection Bay out of Seward. A 30ish mile fjord, 7 glaciers, world class fishing, eagles, birds, otters, whales, etc.







I can't find my whale breaching photos right now, but I have some good ones of Orca breaching in Resurrection Bay and gray whales in Gulf of Alaska by the entrance to Resurrection Bay.

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (aka ANWR) right before whaling season when the polar bear have migrated in anticipation of eating the Inupiat's leftover whale meat.