Rhod and Anna's World Adventure

Yosemite valley from above

We have been ticking off the National Parks at a rate of knots and seeing as an annual pass for the two of us was a mere $50 I think we have got our money's worth.

There have been advantages and disadvantages to visiting them at this time of year. The disadvantages have been that some of the facilities inside the parks have been closed and this has meant that we have had to drive out of the park to find accommodation and have maybe not spent as long as we would have hoped in each one. Also some smaller roads get closed after the first snowfall and remain closed until April.

However the advantages are that the parks have been far less crowded and sometimes we have been hiking for a couple of hours without seeing anyone. (I thought travelling made people more tolerant of one another but in my case I seem to have become less tolerant so this has been a big plus!) Also the wintery weather makes the parks more picturesque in my view and the skies are clearer and less hazy than in summer.

So my advice to anyone thinking of visiting the national parks in the USA is to come in the Autumn time. You'll be amazed.

# posted by Rhodri @ 1:49 am