a175 Morning over Bright Angel Canyon from Lodge NR GRCA NP AZ (1024x768)

Lockwood started it and I saw this on Silver Fox’s site http://highway8a.blogspot.com. He grabs two new lists from National Geographic: the Ten Most Visited National Parks and the Ten Least Visited National Parks (in the U.S.). Says Lockwood: Bold the ones you have visited, and italicize the ones you’ve never heard of before.

Most visited:
10: Glacier
9: Acadia
8: Grand Teton
7: Cuyahoga Valley
6: Rocky Mountain – One of the first western parks I fell in love with.
5: Olympic 4: Yellowstone – spent part of my first honeymoon there.
3: Yosemite – briefly passed thru and need to return
2: Grand Canyon I work HERE!
1: Great Smoky Mountains – a long time ago

Least Visited:
10: City of Rocks NR, Idaho
9: Cumberland Island NS, Georgia
8: Florissant Fossil Beds NM, Colorado
7: Chiricahua NM, Arizona
6: Tonto NM, Arizona
5: Dry Tortugas NP, Florida
4: Katmai NP & Preserve, Alaska 3: Kalaupapa NHP, Hawaii
2: Hagerman Fossil Beds NM, Idaho
1: Russel Cave NM, Alabama

Wow, I need to get out more often. What about you?