11 Interesting Natural Features & Locations in the U.S.
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- Overview of some unique natural features and locations in the U.S. Most of the ones I examine here are not well known outside of the region, and I wanted to highlight some of these interesting spots of nature.
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0:00 Intro
0:37 Mammoth Cave, KY
2:09 Hoh Rainforest, WA
3:34 Toadstool Geologic Park, NE
5:08 Coral Pink Sand Dunes, UT
6:18 Dolly Sods, WV
7:58 Carrizo Plain, CA
9:31 Great Dismal Swamp, VA/NC
11:04 Monument Rocks, KS
12:12 Capulin Volcano, NM
13:46 Whetstone Gulf, NY
14:43 Providence Canyon, GA
16:01 Outro
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Yes, this should definitely be a series. Valley of Fires, NM, the Desert of Maine, Cahokia Mounds, IL, Letchworh State Park, NY.
Thought of Letchworth immediately haha
For Illinois, Shawnee National Forest and Starved Rock would be nice inclusions. Very pretty places!
The desert of Maine is a result of poor farming practices on glacially sediments. There is a similar feature in Rhode Island
Sure.. but geology didn’t build Cahokia, people did.EDIT: well, he put Providence Canton in.
Letch worth is awesome bro
Yes. Please make this a series.. please, please, PLEASE!
I've seen some overwhelming support for this topic in the comments, so it looks like I have no choice but to make it a series.
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I went to the Ho Rainforest a couple years ago, It's extremely beautiful and there are entire sections of path where the light appears green because the whole canopy is covered in foliage. One of the best trips I ever took!
Agreed. Hoh is a stunner!
Yes! A gorgeous piece of nature, I remember well the crystal clear rock-strewn Hoh river in the beautiful forest of moss covered trees, even though my visit was many years ago.
Make this into a series, please! 😊
+1 to that. Really cool places, most of which I'd never heard of.
Yes please, this would be a great series
Great video as always! Would love to see a video sometime about cities built on odd geography (e.g. the differences between city sprawl in a valley, on a river, etc) and how that geography influences/limits the city layout! Just an idea.
Something like Madison Wi?
Pittsburgh for sure
LA, Madison, Pittsburgh all come to mind. A series on the geography of why big cities became a thing and why it may grow/shrink over time would be awesome
Isn't the cave in Viet Nam the "largest in the whole world?"
Love this idea
I didn't want this video to end! It was so cool, and the photography was stunningly beautiful. I'm itching for a road trip. This definitely gets my vote for becoming a regular series!
Olympic NP and the Hoh rainforest are almost . . . magical. The mosses, lichens, and enormous ferns made me feel like gnomes or some kind of Narnia fantasy-type creatures were about to pop out and make me solve a riddle or grant me three wishes or something. We had the park to ourselves---I don't think we saw a single car or person for hours, which totally added to the enchanted forest vibe. 😂
There will be more in this series for sure
The Badlands is an interesting phenomenon. If you have ever visited the Badlands in South Dakota, and then go up to Theodore Roosevelt National Park in North Dakota, you will find that the appearance of the two are completely different from each other. And neither is anything like what you displayed in Nebraska. I would love to see more videos like this one. Great job.
That part of the country (western Dakotas & Nebraska) is one of my favorites. I love getting into the backcountry at some of those spots as you know that no one will be there.
I love Toadstool. I've camped there three times. Cows and Trains are the only sound you hear. Capulin Volcano looks awesome! I am re-routing my upcoming road trip now to see it.
Capulin Volcano is a must see for sure. Probably among a few if not the only place you can drive up a volcano, hike to the center and around the rim. It’s such a unique experience and the views from the outer rim trail are fantastic. You won’t regret going. They have a visitor center and gift shop and the city of Clayton and also Raton, New Mexico are not too far away for more amenities.
The Hoh rainforest is certainly unique and interesting. If you drive another 5-6 hours to the east, you end up in desert and you're still in Washington.
Kyle, I used to compare you to Dr Sheldon Cooper’s Fun with Flags. I take that back. You’re the MAN. Love all videos. Your passion for Geography puts me to shame. You the man! Keep representing us nerds!
Thank you!
You are the man, one of my favorite youtubers. From Seattle here, as an architect by profession I love both physical and cultural geography! ❤️❤️
I did not want this video to end! Please make this a series!
The flint hills in Kansas are so underrated and beautiful!
Also check out Goblin Valley, Utah, City of Rocks in Idaho and New Mexico, craters of the moon, ID, Bonneville Salt flats, Antelope Canyon, AZ
Been wanting to go the Hoh rainforest for forever. Def gonna be a spot in my next road trip.
It's very beautiful! It's constantly cloudy and raining but when I went out happened to be sunny. If you go to from Aberdeen, there's a tree on the beach somewhere called the tree of life. It's really cool and a great photo op too
Same here, Hoh Rainforest has been high on my list for a long time.
@@seasaltlover The tree of life is at Kalaloch beach
@@grantbeaudry8634 yes! I just couldn't remember at the moment thank you
Just a note...don't bother with "water resistant" clothing. Get a cheap plastic poncho. I went out in my normal rain gear and it all soaked through in about 5 minutes. Got out my cheap "emergency" poncho from the trunk of my car (all plastic) and it kept me dry the rest of the time.
It is so rainy!!
Another great video! I love these videos that are specifically about the natural features. The United States is such a beautiful and diverse country in its nature.
Wasn't expecting a Dolly Sods shout out. Thanks, Kyle.
EDIT: and Great Dismal Swamp.
My in-laws are from WV and have a cabin near Thomas. I've gotten a chance to visit the area a few times and really enjoy the hiking
Check out Coopers Rock State Forest if you get the chance.@@GeographyKing
This should definitely be a series. Amazing work Geography King!
A series on hidden gem locations such as these would be lovely 👍
You’re right on about Carrizo Plain NM. Everybody comes for the super bloom, but the rest of the time it’s fairly deserted. A great place to get away from people and enjoy the peace and quiet.
Videos like these are great because so many people have know idea about the fantastic nature sights often going unseen that practically in their backyard. I moved to Kansas 14 years ago and Im surprised by how many people who have lived here for decades have no idea that the Monument Rocks even exist. Of course being from Arizona originally I've seen much larger rock formations; but Kansas is almost always characterized as only being flat and boring so its nice to know that even a great plains farm state has some natural features that really stand out.
*_LOVE_* Mammoth Cave!!! -- Yes, Yes, a thousand times YES to making this a series!!! -- Ghost towns, mines, odd museums -- endless sources of fun stuff in the USA
I admittedly haven't done all that much traveling, but I have been to Hawaii, Alaska, and the Grand Canyon, and for what it's worth I think that the Hoh rainforest is the single most beautiful place I've ever been. Feels like stepping right into the pages of a magical storybook.
I have been to Mammoth Cave and to Providence Canyon. The others, I had no idea of. Yes, please, We would love to see a series about these wonders.
I will never forget visiting the Hoh Rainforest and seeing ferns that were taller than me. Absolutely incredible place.
Another great vid! This would make a great series if you did a “10 interesting features in (state)”
Do I want to see more videos like this?
Heck, yeah!
Great, great job Kyle. I had only known of 3 of these places. Your pictures are terrific.
I'm very familiar with Dolly Sods, having backpacked and hiked all around it, so I was pleased to see it show up on this list. It definitely is like a little patch of arboreal or alpine terrain in the Alleghenies, with fir and birch species (the latter almost look like aspens). But as you head south in Dolly Sods, you descend into more normal forest and whitewater creeks, with hundreds of beautiful campsites by the waters' edge. It's a wilderness area, though, so bring your trowel and your bear bag or canister. Also, the trails can be very fey, with a lot of unmarked detours that can get you turned around. Finally, be prepared for boggy trails -- some are just not worth embarking on due to the mud. Altogether, this is a stunning natural area, but maybe not for first-time hikers. It can be pretty challenging.
My high school boyfriend and I thought it would be fun to go on a spur-of-the-moment camping trip to Dolly Sods. We thought - Oh it's mid-April and it's a beautiful day - we'd be fine. Over the course of the night, it snowed the entire time and the howling winds shook our tent. It was so incredibly cold. When morning came, We had the most white-knuckle drive through the blizzard, down that narrow gravel road to get back to civilization. At ground level, it was sunny and beautiful. Gave me a newfound appreciation and respect for the Sods.
@@cake7986 Yeah, I have never experienced that kind of cold weather surprise there, but I have heard lots of stories like yours. It makes sense that it has a micro-climate because it is a micro-biome. Plus, just in general, gotta respect the WV mountains. You guys clearly know what you're doing to have come out OK on that.
@@johnalden5821 Yes, we were both familiar w/ the outdoors, just not WV mountains. I drove a hyundai sonata down that road. It's a miracle.
I'd like to mention Letchworth State Park, the Grand Canyon of the East about 65 miles south of Rochester NY. Thanks Kyle
Another vote for "YES" make this a series. Just a wealth of 'Road-Trip' ideas here. I'm gonna hafta bookmark this video to re-watch in the future as a planning resource for future road trips, for sure!
I did Toadstool last May, just to snag a Nebraska element to my Black Hills trip. Well worth it. And agreed, a fun series could be made on this topic
I've driven through the Monongahela Forest many times, but never new about Dolly Sods. I was always amazed watching the change in geography and plants with altitude. A high elevation marshland seems like an oxymoron but it's totally a thing! I will definitely need to visit next time I'm out there. The whole forest is criminally underrated in my opinion.
I vote “yes” on this being a series! Loved seeing the Hoh … I’m from Western Washington, and have been there many times. Also, thanks for the shoutout for Monument Rocks, KS! We’re living in Kansas now, and I believe people who think Kansas is boring need to get off I-70 and really SEE Kansas. The Tallgrass Prairie Natural Preserve just north of Strong City is fascinating for its history and geology. The Flint Hills in general are pretty cool!
Wow, the Dolly Sods kinda blew my mind. Had no idea there was a place that looked like that in the continental US. Great video!
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Fascinating video! Future suggestion: Sleeping Bear Dunes in NW Michigan. You can go from deep forest to feeling like you’re on Mars in the same hike. The whole west coast of MI is an anomaly you cannot encounter elsewhere in the Midwest!
Definitely going to check out the Coral Pink Sand Dunes 🙌
One interesting site that flies under the radar is the Ottine Swamp near Gonzales, TX. It’s a swamp that spans only a few hundred acres in the Texas Gulf Coastal Plains, hundreds of miles from the nearest swamps in East Texas. I believe it’s the only one of its kind in the south. You can see the area for yourself at Palmetto State Park. They even have their own version of Bigfoot called the Ottine Swamp Thing.
Great video as always! You should definitely make this into a series.
I love it out there around Capulin Volcano Park! A couple of times I've stopped for awhile near the park entrance, (they're usually closed at night) just to enjoy the silence.
Ironically, the highway noise was still audible, but not obnoxious as it would be from the highway. Even the aorcraft were audible from how far away they were at cruising altitude.
It was an amazing feeling.
YES.. s/b a series. I've traceled the continental USA a bit and saw The Corn Palace in SD, Carhenge in NE, Four Corners... and a lot of the usual stuff ... but when I see this video.. I realize "I ain't been nowhere yet!"
We definitely need more of these videos. Make it a regular thing!
I’m glad to see you give Dolly Sods a minute of fame. It’s a fantastic place to go backpacking.
Absolutely you should make this a series, one of your best and most interesting videos I've watched, more please!
Will do! Thanks
Toadstool Geological Park getting some love! I have hiked this many times. The 3 mile trail from there to Hudson-Meng Bison Kill Site is beautiful.
This should definitely be a series. :)
I'm from the west -- Far west Texas, Nevada, and the west coast. I have been to the Olympic rain forest, Carrizo Plains, and Coral Sands. You're three for three on those -- they're all stunning and absolutely worth visiting.
May I suggest Valley of Fire state park easr-northeast of Las Vegas, just north of Lake Mead and the Virgin river?
It’s really cool you included Mt Capulin! I grew up in North TX but my mother is from Texline. We would go see family up there at least once a year and you can see Capulin all the way from Clayton! We’ve driven up Capulin many times. You’re right, it’s an easy volcano to get to, drive up, and hike! Just be weather aware. It gets windy there and I’ve definitely seen them close it due to weather.
Definitely make this a series!
I could watch this exact type of video for hours. Please make it into a series!
This is my favorite kind of content of yours, keep it up Kyle!
Well done, Kyle! I've been to Coral Pink Sand Dunes many times, and it's always worth a visit. Yes, this would make a great series.
Another great video! I live a half hour from Mammoth Cave National Park.
So relaxing after a stressful day. May I suggest a series on water falls and rapids? They don't need to be the biggest or whatever, just pretty waterfalls and rapids. There are usually lots of interesting stories about them.
I was familiar with Mammoth Caves but NONE of the rest. Thanks for the info. Please make this a series.
Another enlightening video and a Pixie album. Thank you!
Make it a series!! You the man Kyle!
Great picks. Make it a series 🎉😎👍
Yes, please make a series of this!
Definitely make this a series... perhaps focus on one location in each state that is an unknown wonder. Someplace that has the beauty but not the tourists and lines.
Another interesting thing about the great dismal swamp is it’s probably the northern most extent of palms on the east coast. It’s hard to verify today because a lot of palms were planted around Virginia Beach for ornamental purposes but there are old groves of dwarf palmetto in the swamp that are growing wild.
I love the topics of your videos and how in depth you go on each one! Great stuff!
Thank you! I'll try to keep it up.
I love being able to use your videos in my geography class discussions. Many of my classmates have never left the Central Valley and have a hard time understanding the various geographic regions across the US. But it doesn't always help when I remember a portion of the video but can't find the right one.
Great video! I love the hidden gems that are overshadowed by larger, more popular national parks.
YES, make this a Series. Yes, yes, yes!!
Terrific idea for a series. There are tons of lesser known places like this that deserve more attention. My wife and I were in Monument Valley, AZ and we found our way to the nearby Goosenecks State Park where the San Juan River has cut an enormous and very deep meander. It’s breathtaking. No railings, no admission, no attendants. It’s so wild and deep, just the way it was hundreds of years ago. It’s one of the places I remember most about the trip through the American South-West. Also the Bodie State Park ghost town.
Love the channel!
I love learning about interesting and beautiful natural features, so I would love for this to become a series
Yes, indeed. Please make this a series. Thank you so much for sharing these gems so we can add them to our road trips.
OK, this is basically a checklist of where to go next. Keep 'em coming.
Yes, a series would be great! Thanks for sharing!
Another GREAT video. I could never get too much of this stuff! ❤
I absolutely love capulin, last time I was there I saw multiple deer inside the volcano.
6:04 Sandboarding sounds like fun, but you'll be finding sand days later in places you didn't know existed! 😆
Yes, this would be a great series.
Yes, this is a series I would love to watch. Love this channel. You are living the dream, man!
Keep em' coming. I've seen a bunch of great suggestions in previous comments. Love your channel!!
Peace. Thank you for your comprehensive exposures of Earth's topographies and underpinnings in a most concise and illustrative conversation to be heard and seen. Bravo! Kudos! Peace.
Stunning video, thank you Kyle ❤
Yes, please keep sharing. I've run into several amazing unknown places on road trips and hikes and would love to find more.
Nicely done. Yes, please continue with this series.
Excellent suggestions! I've been to some, but not all of these, so thanks for adding to my list! Videos like this are always welcomed!
We are begging u to make this great topic a series!
Great job! Yes, a series would be awesome!
I've been to Capulin Volcano National Monument, it's nice, quiet, has easy walking trails with great views on a nice day and it's not overrun with tourists.
Great video! I was not aware of some of these parks, and would love to see more! 👍
some unbelievable spots. thanks kyle!
Thank you, Geography King, for this video. I live in the eastern US, and never heard of the Dolly Sods. It's so interesting, and now that my family and I are aware of it, we'll go explore it someday.
These are my favorite types of your videos, just lists of cool places. I never thought you would see tall rocks in Kansas.
Loved it! Thanks for the great videos!👍
Great choices! We drove 8 hours to Providence Canyon one weekend and it was worth it. Amazing place.
Yes, please continue as a series!
This was a wonderful watch. Incredible photos, incredible beauty. So much I never even knew about.
Yes, a series would be great! You covered some places I have not heard of and will circle on my maps.
Very cool video. Thank you. I didn't know about most of these places. I'd love to see you do a series.
Absolutely would love this being a series 😃
Great video, GK!!! Yes, please do more videos like this. It almost makes me want to plan some road trips!
Definitely do a series on this! Thanks!
Please do make a series of videos like this? As I was watching, I was thinking I am going to include these places in my long road trips. I love your videos Kyle!
Great video and yes it would be great to have a series on this subject.
Yes, this would be a great series!
I love content like this! I was happy to see you mention Coral Pink sandunes. It's a fun and beautiful place.
I LOVE this topic! Would love to know much more, so I would not mind a series :) Thanks for all you do. Love this channel :D
Thank you! I'll definitely have follow-ups in this series.
@@GeographyKing Oh cool! So grateful :D