After seven years, a grandmother and her grandson on a mission to visit all 63 national parks in the U.S. have reached their final stop.
Brad Ryan, a veterinarian, told"GMA" it has been the"greatest privilege" of his life to accompany his grandmother, and described their latest feat as a"bittersweet" one, having come just over a week since Brad Ryan's father and Joy Ryan's"Reaching our 63rd and final U.S. National Park is bittersweet, with an emphasis on the 'sweet.
In American Samoa, Joy and Brad Ryan have already taken in multiple sights in the park, which spans seven villages.Brad Ryan said it has been the "greatest privilege" of his life to accompany his grandma Joy on their travels. "During our first day of exploration, we admired a colony of flying foxes dangling in the tree canopy above us. A couple of them took off flying, and we were awestruck by their three foot wingspan," Brad Ryan wrote."We drove down a rugged road and then hiked to a secluded beach with a breathtaking view of Pola Island, which rises 400 feet out of the bright blue waters of the South Pacific. The sound of crashing waves was almost deafening.
"Now that we have visited every U.S. National Park, we have our eyes set on the world, hopefully reaching all seven continents," Brad Ryan wrote."We are headed to Kenya for a National Geographic expedition in July. I wouldn't be surprised to see Grandma Joy flying through space or walking on the moon. This is what 93 should look like if we're lucky enough to live as long as she has.
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