To coincide with last week's National Parks Week in the UK, we chose national parks as the subject for our weekly Twitter chat (follow #RGchat from 11am GMT on Tuesdays).
Whether it's for the peace and tranquility they offer, the chance to escape the modern world or to get closer to nature, there's one thing you all agreed on – they sure are photogenic. We were so impressed with the images you shared that we've decided to round up our favourites.
A1: I haven't been to one I've not loved - was in the peak district this weekend absolute bliss #RGchat #mamtor pic.twitter.com/d49SHLkZxF
— Asma Younus (@wordsbysus) July 26, 2016
A1: Zhangjiajie National Park in China is our favourite: the backdrop for the Avatar film! @RoughGuides #RGchat pic.twitter.com/mdyC3eUhMB
— Wendy Wu Tours (@WendyWuToursUK) July 26, 2016
@RoughGuides Chitwan National Park #NationalPark #RGchat https://t.co/e29KGYSpKg pic.twitter.com/UE9n3ZZYQO
— Nepal Tourism (@visitnepal2011) July 26, 2016
A3 Bow Lake, Banff National Park #ExploreCanada #RGchat pic.twitter.com/GygS5B9UIG
— Iain Mallory (@MalloryOnTravel) July 26, 2016
@RoughGuides A3: Another beauty from Loch Lomond & Trossach! #RGchat #NationalParksWeek pic.twitter.com/5lhGxQBugU
— HAGGiS Adventures (@HaggisTours) July 26, 2016
@RoughGuides A3 - hiking to Dunkery Beacon, the highest point in Exmoor. Absolutely stunning views! #RGchat pic.twitter.com/1hY14ela17
— Pettitts (@Pettitts) July 26, 2016
A2: For many, it's the views - take the stunning Mavrovo National Park, #Macedonia for example #RGchat @RoughGuides pic.twitter.com/veLygbVBc5
— Black Tomato (@Black_Tomato) July 26, 2016
A3) Cotopaxi National Park, Ecuador #RGchat pic.twitter.com/ao5d9jqJm3
— Sarah (@moonforestblog) July 26, 2016
A2. National Parks give you room to breathe & think. It's not necessarily wilderness I'm after but freedom. #RGChat pic.twitter.com/DmiivKkhjq
— Finding A Neish (@findinganeish) July 26, 2016
A2: The landscapes and vistas I can photograph! #RGchat pic.twitter.com/W072Sa8vdv
— wheresshelly ✈ (@wheresshellyii) July 26, 2016
A1. Soft spot for Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore in northern Michigan. #RGChat pic.twitter.com/WENPX237rh
— Tommy Burson (@tommyburson) July 26, 2016
A3: Perito Moreno National Park, Argentina. @RoughGuides #RGchat pic.twitter.com/JkJPlLCEEq
— Atlas & Boots (@atlasandboots) July 26, 2016
@RoughGuides nature time is the best time to be #RGchat #plitvice #NationalParksWeek #croatiafulloflife pic.twitter.com/vWH8m1RWmQ
— Praveen Lila (@MinikinEscapade) July 26, 2016
It has to be Killarney national park in Ireland. Loved climbing Torc Mountain! @RoughGuides #TravelTuesday #RGchat pic.twitter.com/4jmghQGJLN
— Christophe Walder (@WanderingWalder) July 26, 2016
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