the journey of a lifetime came to an end when a 93-year-old woman and her grand good visited the american people park of showa last month. the final destination for joy and brad ryan on their quest to visit all the nation s 63 national parks. a goal they set 7.5 years ago and along the way, grandma joy ventured into the history books as the oldest living person to visit every u.s. national park. and we are gifted today to have both of them join us to tell us about their excellent adventure. grandma joy ryan and her grandson brad ryan. so good to see both of you. oh, my gosh, i m just i m going to have to live vicariously through the both of you. how in the world did you come up with this yesterday idea of a journey 7.5 years ago? grandma joy, you first. where did this idea come from? it was brad, it was his.
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DUNCAN FALLS - After a year of waiting, and one very short fundraising campaign, Grandma Joy Ryan and her grandson Brad Ryan have Alaska in their sights. But first they ll make an appearance on the Today Show.
The two rose to worldwide fame in 2019 after a social media post from Acadia National Park highlighted the duo s quest to visit every national park in the United States. Interview requests from media outlets near and far soon followed.
After a decade apart, Joy and Brad reconnected with a trip to Great Smoky Mountains National Park in 2015. That birthed the idea of visiting all 59 national parks. Three more parks have been added since their mission began.