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Only 8 islands from around the world are left in our bracket! And they still represent many different countries, even though all the Hawaiian islands are gone now. The closest matchups in Round 4 were: Vote now in the Quarterfinal […]

We’re down to just 16 islands from around the world from the original 128 islands in our first bracket. There are still three Hawaiian islands in the running, but also a pretty diverse group from all over the world. The […]

Round Two of our DOUBLE BRACKET of our Favorite Islands from around the world means we’re down to the size of a normal bracket. There were quite a few close matchups in the first round: Vote now in Round Two! […]

Our next topic is a DOUBLE BRACKET of our Favorite Islands from around the world. 128 in this first round. I found 23 online lists of “best or most beautiful islands in the world” and averaged them all to make […]

When we first began this bracket, my guess was that these two would be in the last round, and here they are: Grand Canyon and Yellowstone. Please vote in the CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND. The deadline is Sunday night, December 15.

We’re down to the favorites from each of the four divisions, now to face off in the last two rounds! No real surprises at this point. Redwood, Yellowstone, Grand Canyon, and Isle Royale. Click the image below for all the […]

We’re down to the top two in each division now. As expected, in general, the bigger name parks are rising to the top. The big surprise is how well Isle Royale is doing. I would have thought it would lose […]

Two rounds are done and we have reached the Sweet Sixteen Round. Round Two had a couple close contests, but most of the big names are still in the running. Grand Teton beat Carlsbad Caverns by two votes Arches beat […]

Some interesting results in Round One. The winners were definitely NOT all the parks that have the most visitors. In fact, two of the #1-ranked parks lost to the #16-ranked ones. Several of the contests were won by ONE VOTE: […]