Leg 1 Summary

My halftime went from June 30 to July 15 in which I spent a week in Cincinnati and one in Toledo. I have provided some Leg 1 statistics to put that trip in perspective.

General Statistics

• Days On The Road: 16
• Miles Driven: 7,300
• Hours In The Car: 141
• Number of States Visited: 16
• National Parks Visited: 11

National Parks By Overall Opinion
I wanted to rank the parks I've been to thus far in terms of which ones I liked the best. Many factors affect my judgement, including length of stay, weather, previous visits, diversity and beauty of the landscape, deserving status of national park, etc.

1. Glacier
2. Yellowstone
3. Olympic
4. Arches
5. Redwood
6. Badlands
7. Mt. Rainier
8. Crater Lake
9. North Cascades*
10. Lassen Volcanic*
11. Great Basin*

 *These parks were not given a fair chance based on inaccessibility given our time frame.

States By Geography
This is again skewed based on the time and routes I spent and took in each state.

1. Colorado
2. Montana 
3. Wyoming
4. Washington
5. California*
6. Nevada
7. Utah
8. South Dakota
9. Idaho
10. Oregon
11. Ohio
12. Missouri
13. Kansas**
14. Iowa
15. Illinois
16. Indiana**

*I've ranking this based on Leg 1; I've been to southern California before, and I am certain it'll jump to top three after Leg 2.
**Kansas doesn't get last on account of open prairies/meadows being significantly more pleasant than farmland.

Thank you for tuning into Leg 1. Stay with me as I update slower throughout Leg 2.