About The Tour:

Embark on an epic cross-country adventure through some of America's most breathtaking landscapes. Beginning at Boeing Field in Seattle and ending in Boston, this 56-leg journey takes you over rugged coastlines, towering mountain ranges, vast deserts, deep canyons, and historic wilderness areas while visiting many of the United States' most iconic National Parks. The tour starts in the Pacific Northwest with flights past North Cascades and Olympic National Parks before following the scenic Oregon and Northern California coastlines to Crater Lake, Lassen Volcanic, and Redwood National Parks. Continuing south through California, you'll explore Yosemite, Sequoia, Kings Canyon, and Joshua Tree before crossing into the American Southwest. The heart of the tour showcases the spectacular canyon country of Arizona and Utah, including the Grand Canyon, Glen Canyon, Mesa Verde, Arches, Canyonlands, Capitol Reef, Bryce Canyon, and Zion National Parks. From there, you'll head north through Great Basin, Grand Teton, Yellowstone, Glacier, and Rocky Mountain National Parks, experiencing some of the most dramatic mountain scenery in North America. The route then crosses the high plains and deserts of New Mexico and Texas, visiting Great Sand Dunes, Carlsbad Caverns, Guadalupe Mountains, and Big Bend National Parks before turning east toward the forests and rolling hills of the eastern United States. The final legs feature Hot Springs, Great Smoky Mountains, Shenandoah, Cuyahoga Valley, Theodore Roosevelt, Badlands, Mammoth Cave, New River Gorge, and Acadia National Parks before concluding on the Atlantic Coast in Boston. Designed for VFR flying and sightseeing, the tour combines short scenic hops with longer cross-country legs, making it suitable for a wide variety of aircraft—from bush planes and turboprops to light business jets. Pilots are encouraged to take detours over each park to fully appreciate the incredible landscapes that make America's National Park System one of the world's greatest natural treasures.