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These Six North American National Parks Healed My Mental Exhaustion

🔹Have you heard of the '20-Minute Park Effect'? 🔹It's said that spending 20 minutes in a park each day can improve your well-being. 🔹Today, I want to introduce six North American national parks— 🔹Here, you can either hike deep into nature to escape the city or sit down and gaze at distant glaciers and snow lakes for a therapeutic experience. Jasper National Park, Canada ⭐Real-Life Ice Age The largest national park in the Canadian Rockies, home to the Columbia Icefield, the largest icefield outside the Arctic Circle. The glacier has its own public transportation—a giant snow coach with tires as tall as a person. There are only 23 of these vehicles in the world. You can ride the snow coach across the icefield, or if you're an adventurer, you can walk on the glacier and feel the adrenaline rush. Yoho National Park, Canada ⭐The Blue Lake Chosen by Canadian Currency Among the six parks, Yoho is the smallest but hides a treasure lake featured on the 20-dollar Canadian bill—Moraine Lake. Due to the refraction of rock flour, Moraine Lake appears in an elegant blue-green color. Yoho boasts diverse landscapes and the chance to see snow-capped peaks. Banff National Park, Canada ⭐The Sapphire of Glacier Lakes Banff is Canada's first national park, once contested for its rare hot springs. It hides one of Canada's most important 'sapphires'—Lake Louise, also considered the diamond of the Rockies. You can also take a 360-degree panoramic gondola up Sulphur Mountain at 2,285 meters, observing the Rockies from a god's-eye view. Waterton Lakes National Park, Canada ⭐Filming Location of 'Brokeback Mountain' Waterton Lakes is located on the US-Canada border, nestled in a narrow part of the Rockies, offering unique prairie scenery and serving as a filming location for 'Brokeback Mountain.' Here, you can ride horses through forests and rivers, following western cowboys and enjoying the leisurely life of the ranch. Yellowstone National Park, USA ⭐Earth's Color Palette on a Volcano The world's first national park, a collection of stunning natural wonders. The Grand Prismatic Spring radiates blue, green, yellow, and orange colors from its center, earning it the title of 'the most beautiful surface on Earth.' Old Faithful Geyser erupts every 90 minutes, shooting water columns up to 40 meters high. Beneath Yellowstone lies a supervolcano; walking through the park, the ground seems to steam, making it an adventure in itself. Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming ⭐Scenic Habitat Unlike Yellowstone, Grand Teton offers endless prairies, glaciers nestled in canyons, and lakes reflecting the blue sky. At Jackson Lake, you can boat and fish, enjoying a relaxing and leisurely time. 🔹Did you notice that these six parks are distributed from north to south along the Rockies? 🔹More importantly, if you're interested, you can even take a journey from north to south, traversing the six national parks. As the latitude changes, so do the species and landscapes, as if you're reading a walking geography magazine! Whether you're an outdoor enthusiast or looking for a quiet place to heal, these six North American national parks are great choices. Feel free to reach out if you're interested.

Canada's second tallest waterfall, 384 meters. Takakkaw means "spectacular" in Indian. The stream is flowing down, the water splashes, and the sound trembles throughout the valley. At the time when the ice and snow on the top of the mountain melts, it is the time when the waterfall is most powerful. At this time, the water will surge and become more spectacular than usual. When I was sick, I still insisted on going to the waterfall. In the case of chills all over the body, the waterfall splashed with cold ice and rain on the face, and it was so irritating.