Best Places in America
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Okay, in 10 words or less, tell me the best place in the continental united states that you've ever been. Unless you're also offering plane tickets and lodging for us ;-)
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Lake Carmi, New Hampshire, in 10 words:
As peaceful as an abbey, but kid friendly.
There are actually several, many because of great memories. On the top of the list is the upper peninsula of Michigan on Duck Lake.
Tubing the Guadalupe, with blue sky peeking through green trees.
Chaco Canyon, New Mexico. Magesty and mystery mixed into one.
Sonora Pass, over the Sierra Nevada Mountains. Watch as the scenery changes as you ascend and decend.
Popham Beach State Park in Maine... and Maine in general in that area. We went in the early summer and the water was still freezing... Very surprising for a Texas kid. Also there is a cool old fort you can run around in. And we saw a seal.
Also Delaware Water Gap Park...(http://www.nps.gov/DEWA/) So beautiful and peaceful. There are some amazing waterfalls here. You can also see some nearby charming, old towns with a lot of historical things to see. For example New Hope, PA. New Hope gets a little overrun with people escaping NYC on the weekends, but during the week it's beautiful. If you go, you should visit Cuttalossa Farm, where they have mini sheep. MINI sheep!!
Oh, and I think everyone should see Niagara falls if you haven't already. In my experience, everything I had imagined about it or seen on postcards just didn't do it justice.
portland, maine:
urban, hipster, kid-friendly oasis with salt-scented breezes and rugged beauty.
(but ask me again in february!)
Bellingham, Washington. 2 hours north of Seattle. GORGEOUS. Great people.
No where is better than the Redwoods National Forest!
And hey! That was only nine words!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Redwood_National_and_State_Parks
Driving down route 1 in California...amazing view that change with each mile.
Taos, but you've already been! ;)
But come see us in NYC when you can. Everyone should see NYC once. Granted, that's the line that moved me here in the first place...
For me it's Moab, Utah so far, Oregon 2nd.
Yellowstone. Scenery, wildlife and geothermal features. Amazing place.
I'm a sucker for the seashore (Georgia beaches are delightful).
Skyline Drive and the Blueridge Mountains.
My favorite: Upstate NY (I'm partial to Greene County, but there's so much up there: Aiderondacks, Finger Lakes, Woodstock, Albany, Cooperstown)
Park City, Utah. It is beautiful year round.
Big Springs, Idaho -- head of Henry's Fork, Snake River -- outside Mack's Inn (Island Park).
Ten words: seagulls, clear water, baby trout, water mill, mosquitoes, bridge, gorgeous!
Anywhere on the Blue Ridge Parkway, but I adore the city of Asheville, North Carolina.
Portland, Oregon
Two hours from the Pacific coast.
Two hours from the Cascade mountains.
Two hours from the high desert.
In the midst of the fertile Willamette Valley.
In a remarkably clean and progressive city.
No place like it.
Monument Rocks, Kansas--so calm, so peaceful, so pretty, so out of the ordinary!
The mountains and lakes of upstate NY and Vermont. A couple days in NYC coming or going.
Alaska. Breathtaking mountains, wild unspoiled places. Worth the drive.
Natchez MS. Pilgrimage in Spring and Great Mississippi River Balloon Race in October.
Apostle Islands National Lake Shore, Lake Superior (northern Wisconsin). Beauty, peace, history and floating bowling balls that turn out to be black bears swimming between the islands.
I agree with Jim, Yellowstone is beautiful.
This sounds really exciting so far, and your descriptions of your experiences are very captivating.
Glacier National Park, Montana.
Jack
http://adventuresinvoluntarysimplicity.blogspot.com/
I'll second the Upper Peninsula of Michigan as a stunningly beautiful area. I'm especially fond of Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park and the UP's biggest city...Marquette with about 20,000 people. Come through Duluth, MN and say hi.
I know its not the US, but Baja California is a must.... Very RV friendly... I wish I was there right now.....
The Oregon coast, San Francisco, Ft. Davis, New York City.
Here: www.wollamgardens.com
(just south of DC in Virginia) and the nearby national park...
and here: www.permacultureportal.com
on Orcas Island (San Juan Islands between Seattle and Vancouver).
and Ashland, Oregon: funky little town, HUGE theatre festival going on most of the time, pine-covered mountains, walking trails, fantastic organic grocers etc... =)
Yay!
I add my support for Northern Michigan. The UP *is* gorgeous, but if you do get out there, consider a stop on the way to check out the arts community of Interlochen near Traverse City.
I second the Glacier National Park- it's just stunning!
Consider the Redwood National AND State Forests in CA. With the kiddos also consider the Trees of Mystery fairly near by.
San Juan Mountains, southwest Colorado. Telluride, Silverton, Rico, Dolores, Ouray. Million Dollar Highway. Shockingly beautiful.
the Oregon coast
Upper Peninsula of Michigan
Zion, Bryce, Arches
Flagstaff, AZ
Cool mountain air and warm people, God lives here
Vergennes, VT
Small town, 1-square mile, very friendly
Crossing the Astoria-Megler Bridge (from Astoria, OR to Ilwaco, WA) is a stunning stretch of land. :)
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