We’re planning a special fall-in-the-parks series, and we’d like your input on our story line-up. While we’ve got the obvious parks covered — Great Smoky, Shenandoah, Grand Teton, etc — what national park do you think should definitely get some attention for a fall visit?

The park that gets the most mentions will be added to the to-do list.

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Summer’s running out of time, fall is on the way, winter’s months away, and spring isn’t even a thought. That said, which season is your favorite to visit a national park?

I’ve got to admit, visiting a park in mid-summer is not my idea of the perfect vacation. Give me September or October, when the air is cool, the colors changing, and the animals on the move.

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Glance at a map of the Eastern Seaboard and a number of intriguing national parks jump out: Acadia National Park, Shenandoah National Park, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Everglades National Park.

But which one to visit?

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It was quite a battle last week when we asked whether you would rather visit Utah’s national parks or those in California.

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If you had the option of either traveling to Utah for a swing through its national parks, or to California to sample its national parks, which would you choose?

True, California has Yosemite and Sequoia and Lassen Volcanic and Redwood just to name four, and overall more national parks

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From time to time the ongoing debate is renewed over whether the National Park Service is supposed to be managing the National Park System primarily for the public’s enjoyment, or with an eye on preservation so future generations can also enjoy the parks.

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What should National Park Service rangers do when they come across a visitor who has gone astray of park regulations?

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Last April we got a good response when we asked you how many of the 58 National Park-designated NPS units have you visited?. Let’s expand the scope of this thing.

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The quality and rates of national park lodges span a wide range from rustic cabins in several parks renting in the $60 – $80 range to suites at Yosemite’s Ahwahnee Hotel that rent for approximately $1,000 per night.

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Enter a gift shop in a national park and your senses are overwhelmed with memorabilia for sale that years down the road will, hopefully, remind you of your vacation. What do you look for?

There are hats to collect, T-shirts, and hiking stick medallions.