93-year-old ‘Grandma Joy’ visits every US National Park with grandson

The duo made their last stop at American Samoa National Park.
2:56 | 06/02/23

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>> Demarco: BACK WITH GRANDMA, WHO HAD NEVER SEEN A MOUNTAIN OR WHO HAD NEVER SEEN A MOUNTAIN OR OCEAN, JOINED WITH HER GRANDSON OCEAN, JOINED WITH HER GRANDSON TO EXPLORE EVERY NATIONAL PARK, TO EXPLORE EVERY NATIONAL PARK, AND GOING VIRAL. AND GOING VIRAL. WE WERE THERE IN AMERICA SAMOA WE WERE THERE IN AMERICA SAMOA FOR THE GRAND FINALE. FOR THE GRAND FINALE. >> GRANDMA JOY AND I WERE BORN >> GRANDMA JOY AND I WERE BORN IN THE SAME CITY 50 YEARS APART. IN THE SAME CITY 50 YEARS APART. IT IS HEARTBREAKING TO LEARN IT IS HEARTBREAKING TO LEARN GRANDMA JOY HAD NEVER SEEN OCEAN GRANDMA JOY HAD NEVER SEEN OCEAN OR MOUNTAIN, NEVER REALLY GOT OR MOUNTAIN, NEVER REALLY GOT THAT SHOT. THAT SHOT. ALL I HAD TO DO WAS OPEN THE ALL I HAD TO DO WAS OPEN THE PASSENGER DOOR AND INVITE HER PASSENGER DOOR AND INVITE HER IN. IN. >> YOU READY? >> YOU READY? >> YOU BET I'M READY AND RARING >> YOU BET I'M READY AND RARING TO GO. TO GO. >> HERE WE GO. >> HERE WE GO. >> OH, LORD. >> OH, LORD. [LAUGHTER] [LAUGHTER] ♪ ♪ >> TAKES A LOT OF GRASS TO FILL >> TAKES A LOT OF GRASS TO FILL THEM UP. THEM UP. >> I AM 41. >> I AM 41. >> I AM 93 YEARS YOUNG. >> I AM 93 YEARS YOUNG. >> OUR STORY WENT VIRAL BECAUSE >> OUR STORY WENT VIRAL BECAUSE IT IS NOT A COMMON THING FOR IT IS NOT A COMMON THING FOR SOMEBODY MY AGE TO BE TRAVELING SOMEBODY MY AGE TO BE TRAVELING AROUND THE COUNTRY WITH SOMEBODY AROUND THE COUNTRY WITH SOMEBODY IN THEIR 90s. IN THEIR 90s. >> GRANDMA, TELL EVERYBODY WHERE >> GRANDMA, TELL EVERYBODY WHERE WE ARE. WE ARE. >> IN ARE IN THE BADLANDS. >> IN ARE IN THE BADLANDS. >> I DIDN'T REALIZE THERE WAS >> I DIDN'T REALIZE THERE WAS SUCH A HUGE, BIG WORLD OUT SUCH A HUGE, BIG WORLD OUT THERE. THERE. >> IT'S BEEN A SEVEN AND A HALF >> IT'S BEEN A SEVEN AND A HALF YEAR JOURNEY UNTIL WE COMPLETED YEAR JOURNEY UNTIL WE COMPLETED THIS GOAL OF SEEING EVERY U.S. THIS GOAL OF SEEING EVERY U.S. NATIONAL PARK AND THE MOST NATIONAL PARK AND THE MOST REMOTE NATIONAL PARK IN AMERICA REMOTE NATIONAL PARK IN AMERICA SAMOA. SAMOA. >> OUR DREAM IS FINALLY COMING >> OUR DREAM IS FINALLY COMING TRUE. TRUE. >> THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST >> THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL PLACES ANYBODY COULD BEAUTIFUL PLACES ANYBODY COULD EVER WANT. EVER WANT. THIS IS ONLY U.S. NATIONAL PARK THIS IS ONLY U.S. NATIONAL PARK SOUTH OF THE EQUATOR. SOUTH OF THE EQUATOR. BEAUTIFUL GREEN MOUNTAINS. BEAUTIFUL GREEN MOUNTAINS. WHAT A BEAUTIFUL AND EPIC SIGHT WHAT A BEAUTIFUL AND EPIC SIGHT TO SEE AT OUR LAST NATIONAL PARK TO SEE AT OUR LAST NATIONAL PARK SIGHT. SIGHT. WE HAVE 63 PARK SIGNS WITH WE HAVE 63 PARK SIGNS WITH GRANDMA JOY STANDING BESIDE IT. GRANDMA JOY STANDING BESIDE IT. >> GRANDMA, 63. >> GRANDMA, 63. >> YES, 63. >> YES, 63. >> CONGRATULATIONS. >> CONGRATULATIONS. >> I'M PROUD OF HER FOR HIKING, >> I'M PROUD OF HER FOR HIKING, ZIP LINING, ROLLING DOWN SAND ZIP LINING, ROLLING DOWN SAND DUNES. DUNES. >> ONE OF THE GREAT MOMENTS AND >> ONE OF THE GREAT MOMENTS AND FUN MOMENTS WAS WHITE WATER FUN MOMENTS WAS WHITE WATER RAFTING. RAFTING. I WASN'T SCARED. I WASN'T SCARED. HE WAS. HE WAS. WE HAD A GOOD TIME ANYWAY. WE HAD A GOOD TIME ANYWAY. >> I WAS SCARED I WAS GOING TO >> I WAS SCARED I WAS GOING TO WATCH HER GET THROWN INTO THE WATCH HER GET THROWN INTO THE WATER OF ALASKA AND GET FLOATING WATER OF ALASKA AND GET FLOATING AWAY. AWAY. >> MY HOPE TO GO TO SEVEN >> MY HOPE TO GO TO SEVEN CONTINENTS TOGETHER AND CONTINENTS TOGETHER AND BILLIONAIRE WANT TO PUT HER ON A BILLIONAIRE WANT TO PUT HER ON A SPACE SHIP AND GO TO THE MOON, SPACE SHIP AND GO TO THE MOON, I'LL GO THERE, TOO. I'LL GO THERE, TOO. >> I WOULDN'T COME BACK. >> I WOULDN'T COME BACK. >> Demarco: I WANT MORE. >> Demarco: I WANT MORE. THEY COULD BE A SHOW. THEY COULD BE A SHOW. >> Eva: HOW FUN, WHAT A SPECIAL >> Eva: HOW FUN, WHAT A SPECIAL MEMORY TO HAVE. MEMORY TO HAVE. >> SPECIAL GRANDSON TO GO AROUND >> SPECIAL GRANDSON TO GO AROUND THE WORLD. THE WORLD. THEY ARE HEADING

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