What's the coolest "natural sight" you've ever seen?

[Colonels_Wear_Blue]

I hope you do someday. Obviously I highly recommend it.

 

I plan on it, for sure. I think my top three places to see right now are the Badlands, the California Redwood Forest, and Olympic National Park or Olympic Peninsula Waterfall Trail.

 

I can't believe how relatively few people know about the Olympic National Park. I look at pictures of it and it makes my head spin. (Do yourself a favor and click the link I posted to it, above.) Yellowstone is amazing because it's...well...Yellowstone. I have no doubt about the Grand Canyon or Grand Teton being phenomenal either, but for me, I just can't wait to get myself to the Olympic Peninsula with a backpack, hiking boots, and a couple of weeks to wonder around.

[sweet16]

Grand Canyon

[Jumper_Dad]

Def not cool...saw this sign covered in vultures last week on the side of Hwy 90 between Burnside and Monticello. The birds were between a foot and a half and two feet high each.

Very Eerie, they were there the next morning 14 hours later and a few were still there two days later.

[Dlbdonn]

Grand Canyon for me is #1 , Mammoth Cave #2 ,The Baleric Islands #3 . All are awe inspiring !!!

[doomer]

Bear Lake in Rocky Mountain National Park is one the prettiest places that I've been.

 

Beautiful place...I lived out there for many years, and the mountain goats and how they move easily along the sides of the mountains is amazing.

[75center]

Been very lucky. Have seen most of the famous natural wonders of the USA, Canada and Mexico. Grand Canyon stands out. Saw it during the daytime and under a full moon. It does make you fall silent.

[littleluck55]

My favorite trip I have ever done was a couple of years ago, the family and I spent 6 weeks in an RV and went to the Badlands, Mt. Rushmore, Grand Tetons in WY, and spent a week in Yellowstone National Park. They were all very cool and saw so many animals. We saw bear, wolves, foxes, owls, swans, moose, elk, etc. I would love to put a few pictures up. Yellowstone by itself, is amazing. Depending which part of the park you are in, it is like a different world. The Badlands were amazing and the needle point hwy in SD was very cool.

[coldweatherfan]

I'm with the Grand Canyon croud at #1. Breathtaking sight.

 

2. Ilulissat Icefjord, Denmark

 

3. Kilauea volcano, Hawaii

 

4. Humpback Whales, Maui

 

5. The Cliffs of Moher, Ireland

[coldweatherfan]

A moonbow at Cumberland Falls is awful darn cool too.

[Colonels_Wear_Blue]

A moonbow at Cumberland Falls is awful darn cool too.

 

Most of my family went down there for a long weekend this past fall and saw that for the first time. I missed it because I was busy that weekend, but they all said it was pretty awesome.

[coldweatherfan]

Most of my family went down there for a long weekend this past fall and saw that for the first time. I missed it because I was busy that weekend, but they all said it was pretty awesome.

 

I think there are only 4 places in the wolrd that it happens.

[sweet16]

Been to Hawaii as well.

 

Just got back from the smoky mountains, they are pretty impressive.

[Oldtimebaseball84]

Saw breeching Humpback Whales in Cabo this past Feb. Also had one pass directly under the small glass bottom boat and look up at us. Very Cool.

 

 

Also recommend Yosemite........Makes you feel 1 inch tall. Highly recomend taking the tour bus up to Glacier Point to view half dome and instead of taking the bus back...if you can do it......hike the 6 mile, down hill trail, back down to the valley. A wonderful day spent with the family. Used the family picture with half dome in the background as Xmas card.

[Voice of Reason]

A moonbow at Cumberland Falls is awful darn cool too.

 

 

Only in KY would Cumberland Falls hit this thread before Niagara Falls.

[Wireman]

There are so many that I can't narrow it down to just one. The coolest thing I've seen recently was the Smoky Mountains on a partly cloudy day with the mountains in the clouds.