USA National Parks
♦ Routes (free): Detailed travel itineraries in USA
♦ Routes (free): Detailed travel itineraries in USA
A trip to Lake Powell on the border of Arizona with
Utah is one of the highlights of a
holiday to western USA. Glen dam created one of the
largest and most beautiful manmade reservoirs in the US
– Lake Powell. Its blue waters contrast boldly with the
reddish hues of the mountains surrounding it. The waters
of the lake have eroded the rocks around them into
marvellous shapes; the most famous of these is Rainbow
Bridge, the world’s largest natural bridge.
Page is
also an excellent starting point for a visit to Antelope
Canyon, an absolutely gorgeous slot canyon a few
kilometres southeast of the town, in a Navajo reserve.
The "Grand Canyon" in Arizona, is the most famous canyon
in the world and is considered one of the wonders of the
world. The rushing Colorado River flowing in its channel
is what carved through the rocky plateau and created
this amazing and vast geological phenomenon.
The park is located
in northern Arizona. To get to the south rim of Grand
Canyon National Park you have a number of choices:
Yosemite Park is a massive national park, in the heart of the Sierra Nevada mountains in eastern California. The park features forests with giant trees, alpine scenery, and a charming valley with impressive waterfalls, cliffs, and uniquely shaped rocks. It is considered the most popular scenic spot in California and attracts over four million visitors every year
Death Valley park in east California is two hours northwest of Las Vegas. It is a very unique and large national park, 100km long and 40km wide. The valley contains an incredible combination of dry desert views surrounded by snowy mountains 5000 tall.
Sequoia and Kings Canyon are two beautiful neighbouring national parks, often visited together. Sequoia and Kings are located halfway (and slightly east) between Los Angeles and San Francisco, at a distance of about 5 hours' drive from each. Besides the forest of enormous trees the park has caves, rivers, lakes and waterfalls. Over a million and a half people visit the park every year.
This park in south Florida, is the only large subtropical area in the US. It is made up of vast areas of sweet water, sea water and swamps. The park also has mangrove forests. Many animals live in the Everglades, including sea snakes, crocodiles, alligators, and manatees. It serves as a nesting ground for many different species of birds, especially colourful water birds, some of them endangered. This national park is a million and a half acres in size. The Everglades are actually a wide and shallow slow-flowing river. The best way to see this park is by foot on the wooden walkways, by boat and from overlooks.
