This video series highlight 7 US national parks at the Colorado Plateau and Rocky Mountains across 4 different states and provide tips of which overlook gives you stunning views, where you can have a nice meal, and how much time you may spend in each park. This is based on one of my favorite travel book by National Geographic and the experience of my friend and I on our most recent road trip.

List of the 7 national parks (as well as nearby cities or places of interest):
-- Part 0 --
(Las Vegas)
-- Part 1 --
Grand Canyon National Park (Lake Powell)
Mesa Verde National Park
Great Sand Dunes National Park
(Colorado Springs and Denver, Garden of the Gods)
-- Part 2 --
Rocky Mountain National Park
Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park
Capitol Reef National Park * (Lower Calf Creeks Falls Trail **)
Great Basin National Park *

Free admission to the park
** $5 day parking fee in cash/check (Note that they only provide envelopes for the money/check. You don't get any change!)

Time: May 22nd - June 4th , 2021 (The Grand Canyon and Rocky Mountain National Parks are usually just opened to the public at this time of the year, due to the weather condition.)

Weather:
Extremely cold - Rocky Mountain. Also due to its high elevation (12000 ft), you may experience some sickness near the Rock Cut trailhead.
Hot - Capitol Reef, Garden of the Gods
Extremely hot - Las Vegas
Grand Canyon can be super windy.
Otherwise long sleeves with a jacket and pants are good to go.

Links to relevant videos:
Las Vegas Fountains of Bellagio (   • T47: Fountains of Bellagio, Las Vegas...  )
Las Vegas Mirage Volcano (   • T48: Mirage Volcano Eruption, Las Veg...  )
Guide to 7 National Parks in Arizona, Colorado, Utah & Nevada - Part 2 (coming soon)