National Parks Engage in #ParkSunsetWar Battle | Each Claiming their Sunset is the Best in the World

Ummm, what?! Did you know @saguaronationalpark has the best sunsets in the world? AND, the saguaro, which is an incredible cactus, can live up to 150-200 years old!! 🌵🌵 (LN, 📸: @discoverychannel ) #nojoke #seriouslythough #whyhaventyouvisited #datlandscapetho #saguaronationalpark

A post shared by Saguaro National Park (@saguaronationalpark) on May 5, 2018 at 4:43pm PDT

Finally, we have a battle over public lands that doesn’t feel quite so fraught with political undertones. Saguaro and Joshua Tree National Parks have been waging a good old fashioned Instagram walk off over who has the best sunsets.

It started on May 5, when Saguaro posted the photo above, saying: “Ummm, what?! Did you know @saguaronationalpark has the best sunsets in the world? AND, the saguaro, which is an incredible cactus, can live up to 150-200 years old!! 🌵🌵 (LN, 📸: @discoverychannel ) #nojoke #seriouslythough #whyhaventyouvisited #datlandscapetho #saguaronationalpark

A SUNSET OFF? YOU’RE ON @saguaronationalpark. While your sunsets are nice, you might wanna get your facts straight because ours have been putting in work since day one. Check out this #tbt from 2015 (📸 NPS/Brad Sutton: #alttext Joshua trees sillhouetted by sunset background) #parksunsetwars

A post shared by Joshua Tree National Park (@joshuatreenps) on May 14, 2018 at 1:42pm PDT

Joshua Tree was having none of it and threw some shade back, commenting, “Best sunsets in the world?” Lol suuuuure 😏”

Saguaro responded, “We are a little biased but still true. Wanna have a sun-set off?”

JT: “A SUNSET OFF? YOU’RE ON,” they replied.

THE SUNSET WAR CONTINUES. @joshuatreenps you have been warned, the feeling out period has ended and it’s time to start bringing out the big guns, try to beat this sunset photo. Saguaro visitors, keep posting your favorite Saguaro sunset photos with the hashtag #parksunsetwars. @joshuatreenps may have almost 4 times the followers then us but everyone loves an underdog (NP, 📸:@chuckjentliephotography) #saguaronationalpark #nationalparkservice #parksunsetwars #thatsaprettysunset #feelfreetowavethewhiteflag #bringiton

A post shared by Saguaro National Park (@saguaronationalpark) on May 15, 2018 at 1:21pm PDT

Although the two desert locales started #ParkSunsetWars, they aren’t the only ones to battle it out, with other parks since throwing their sunsets into the ring.

We heard that our friends @saguaronationalpark and @joshuatreenps were having a SUNSET WAR, and while we love our sibling parks…we have to point out that sunsets over the 700 sq mi Harding Icefield are pretty hard to beat. And we feel pretty confident that the @alaskanps family can compete with them. 😉 Help us out…share your best Kenai Fjords sunsets #parksunsetwars. #sunset #HardingIcefield #snow #ice #sun #nationalpark #alaska #AlaskaNPS #siblingrivalry #kenaifjords #KenaiFjordsNationalPark

A post shared by Kenai Fjords National Park (@kenaifjordsnps) on May 16, 2018 at 7:38am PDT

Kenai Fjords National Park in Alaska tweeted, “Oh really? Another hot park wanting to compete with us? We like to keep things cool when viewing our sunsets.” They included a picture of sunlit fog over snow caps. The comment didn’t go unnoticed by Death Valley National Park, one of the hottest places on Earth, who replied, “Beautiful! It must be nice to see a sunset a few times a year for you.”

Move over @saguaronationalpark and @joshuatreenps. There’s a new sheriff in town. This sunset in Big Bend NP is one of my favorites!

A post shared by Courtney Marie (@courtmariewright) on May 27, 2018 at 8:44pm PDT

It’s great to see the Parks engage in a bit of fun like this. No losers, and we, the public, are the winners as we get to see these beautiful pictures of our country. Definitely check out #ParkSunsetWars on Instagram.