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Stuart G

(38,359 posts)
Thu Mar 1, 2018, 07:56 PM Mar 2018

What are the most beautiful places you ever visited?

Last edited Thu Mar 1, 2018, 08:49 PM - Edit history (1)

Define "beautiful" as you think beautiful is. List or describe as many as you wish.

For me, in no particular order...not one better than another

1..Banff and Jasper National Parks in Canada
2. Yellowstone National Park
3. Along the shores of ..Lake Michigan ...many locations.
4. Chicago Botanic Gardern
5. Yosemite Valley..(forgot this one)

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What are the most beautiful places you ever visited? (Original Post) Stuart G Mar 2018 OP
Magens Bay, St. Thomas, USVI lapfog_1 Mar 2018 #1
Mt St. Helens, WA JoeOtterbein Mar 2018 #2
yes! Any of the beaches in Oregon!! samnsara Mar 2018 #4
Neptune Beach! KPN Mar 2018 #158
Arch Cape MFM008 Mar 2018 #6
Best kept secret in America. KPN Mar 2018 #154
Every time I drive over Snoqualmie Pass Washington in the winter Im amazed how beautiful it is... samnsara Mar 2018 #3
I lived in Sardegna for two years in the late 70s. Liberal Jesus Freak Mar 2018 #5
South Georgia Island - amazing penguin colony dhol82 Mar 2018 #7
Wow! Nice list. I'm envious. KPN Mar 2018 #159
Thanks. I am trying to make up for lost time dhol82 Mar 2018 #162
Yes, too many. All the best to you! KPN Mar 2018 #167
The Maine coastline... Freedomofspeech Mar 2018 #8
North Wales, North Scotland and Iceland Siwsan Mar 2018 #9
Duluth, the North Shore of Lake Superior, and Kashmir n/t Lulu KC Mar 2018 #10
Agreed on the North Shore of Superior. teezy Mar 2018 #155
The Black Canyon Hayduke Bomgarte Mar 2018 #11
Had a job, in a hanging valley, on top of a mountain in Lake Louise. applegrove Mar 2018 #12
Lake Louise is gorgeous. dhol82 Mar 2018 #163
I slept on the front lawn of Lake Louise one night. Friend of my sister and applegrove Mar 2018 #169
Were you not cold? dhol82 Mar 2018 #171
I slept in my clothes. I was living on top of a mountain in Lake Louise at the time and applegrove Mar 2018 #172
Colorado Rockies Thomas Hurt Mar 2018 #13
Antarctica RockCreek Mar 2018 #14
Still my number one trip dhol82 Mar 2018 #164
Shanghai view of the bund at night from other side of the river. Grand Canyon. MLAA Mar 2018 #15
Ditto on the Shanghai Bund at night. Spectacular! nt COLGATE4 Mar 2018 #133
Throw in some fireworks and wow MLAA Mar 2018 #136
Beautiful Places.... Bayard Mar 2018 #16
I thought Sicily was gorgeous in a wild kind of way Skittles Mar 2018 #17
Mine; (No order...) Aristus Mar 2018 #18
Algoma region in Northern Ontario!!! longship Mar 2018 #19
It looks like Copper Falls in Northern Wisconsin. LeftInTX Mar 2018 #119
My wife's essence. Ferrets are Cool Mar 2018 #20
YOU WIN! samnsara Mar 2018 #32
Thank you. And, it is the truth. Ferrets are Cool Mar 2018 #81
Yosemite Valley, Acadia NP, Olympic Peninsula, steps of Sacre-Coeur Roland99 Mar 2018 #21
Thank You for mentioning the Yosemite Valley Stuart G Mar 2018 #23
Every day of the year is an amazing time to be there. Roland99 Mar 2018 #25
Been there TONS ... love that place so much ... mr_lebowski Mar 2018 #36
Headed to Hawaii for the first time ever this summer Roland99 Mar 2018 #41
Don't miss the Na Pali coast of Kaua'i DFW Mar 2018 #100
Doing the road to Hana but not doing the backside of the park. Turning around and heading back Roland99 Mar 2018 #105
Hana and grand Wailea sound like Maui DFW Mar 2018 #107
Yeah. Maui and Oahu. The Mrs is planning it Roland99 Mar 2018 #108
I've stayed at the Grand Wailea DFW Mar 2018 #109
They had some pretty big reno in the last coupla years Roland99 Mar 2018 #116
Can't beat the price DFW Mar 2018 #121
Hanauma is brilliant ... I dove there a few times in my teens ... SCUBA I mean ... Snorkeling is ... mr_lebowski Mar 2018 #129
Banff mainstreetonce Mar 2018 #22
Ah, Victoria! A jewel. KPN Mar 2018 #157
Off the top of my head.... Upthevibe Mar 2018 #24
Oh my. How did I forget to mention that in my post. Roland99 Mar 2018 #26
Yup, this ... mr_lebowski Mar 2018 #39
I never tire of that drive eissa Mar 2018 #145
It is on my bucket list but I think it is closed at some point because of a big mudslide dhol82 Mar 2018 #165
Taormina, Sicily. CTyankee Mar 2018 #27
Me as well CanonRay Mar 2018 #38
Lucky you. I wish I could... CTyankee Mar 2018 #88
This is a really hard question, but I would say: sinkingfeeling Mar 2018 #28
Santorini was mind-blowing. Hawaii wasnt far behind kysrsoze Mar 2018 #29
Santorini is amazing even in photographs. Codeine Mar 2018 #99
Santorini is on our to do list for sure DFW Mar 2018 #122
I have visited some beautiful places. It would be x-rated if I went into any details. Doodley Mar 2018 #30
Primordial forest in the Blue Mountains of NSW Australia AJT Mar 2018 #31
Adirondack Mountains is numero uno! democratisphere Mar 2018 #33
St. John USVI lkinwi Mar 2018 #34
So many.. honest.abe Mar 2018 #35
Canaima National Park in Venezuela CanonRay Mar 2018 #37
Zion National Park, Sequoia, Kings Canyon, Yosemite National Parks, argyl Mar 2018 #40
Also not necessarily in order: madaboutharry Mar 2018 #42
Virginia, County Cavan, Ireland GWC58 Mar 2018 #43
Queenstown, New Zealand iamateacher Mar 2018 #44
Rural Maine in the winter crazycatlady Mar 2018 #45
Our son lives in Maine.. Freedomofspeech Mar 2018 #48
Different part of Maine, but look up Southern Maine Community College crazycatlady Mar 2018 #56
Our son lives near Portland but I have never seen Freedomofspeech Mar 2018 #58
Olympic Peninsula, WA state fierywoman Mar 2018 #46
The beaches there are amazing .... kwassa Mar 2018 #134
Aren't they, though? To me they are mystical! fierywoman Mar 2018 #139
It was especially mystical because ... kwassa Mar 2018 #142
G*O*R*G*E*O*U*S pix !!! I salute you for going down that treacherous path fierywoman Mar 2018 #143
Bora-Bora hands down! machoneman Mar 2018 #47
The oval Waterliles rooms in... 3catwoman3 Mar 2018 #49
MOOREA TAHITI- the ultimate paradise vacation yuiyoshida Mar 2018 #50
My current home Generic Brad Mar 2018 #51
Sounds lovely! dhol82 Mar 2018 #166
Stockbridge, Massachusetts shenmue Mar 2018 #52
Really, I hear they just throw their garbage off of bridges cos dem Mar 2018 #62
Never heard that. shenmue Mar 2018 #65
It's a reference to Arlo Guthrie's "Alice's Restaurant" cos dem Mar 2018 #67
....... Tanuki Mar 2018 #78
I cannot believe no one has mentioned Trailrider1951 Mar 2018 #53
I second that DFW Mar 2018 #123
Bali. Nt hack89 Mar 2018 #54
Lake Louise ... GeorgeGist Mar 2018 #55
Innsbruck is stunning eissa Mar 2018 #146
Earth. jberryhill Mar 2018 #57
Acadia Natl Park and the Maine coastline, Rocky Mt Natl Park, New Hampshire, Vermont, badhair77 Mar 2018 #59
Yosemite, Grand Canyon, Zion and the Grand Tetons nt doc03 Mar 2018 #60
The Queens Bath on Hawaii. Chipper Chat Mar 2018 #61
Big Sur first Bradshaw3 Mar 2018 #63
Ireland, especially the Cliffs of Moher Historic NY Mar 2018 #64
That was my first thought, too! What a great link! Rhiannon12866 Mar 2018 #72
Southwest Colorado cos dem Mar 2018 #66
The Straits of Mackinac. LisaM Mar 2018 #68
One of my favorite places in the world is actually less than two hours from home... FM123 Mar 2018 #69
I'd be in seashell heaven! zanana1 Mar 2018 #106
when I was working in Florida handmade34 Mar 2018 #110
That's wild! nt zanana1 Mar 2018 #144
Lake Tahoe. spooky3 Mar 2018 #70
St Peters Basilica Cicada Mar 2018 #71
Kauai Hawaii... Locut0s Mar 2018 #73
i second kaua'i, truly stunning. there's an intense green there i've never seen anywhere else. unblock Mar 2018 #131
Machu Picchu Donkees Mar 2018 #74
Beartooth Pass, MT MrsMatt Mar 2018 #75
In the California redwoods CountAllVotes Mar 2018 #76
ahhh handmade34 Mar 2018 #111
We used to camp here when I was a kid CountAllVotes Mar 2018 #114
Corny, but to me, the most beautiful place for me is home...nt SWBTATTReg Mar 2018 #77
The Jungfrau in the Swiss Alps at sunset Tanuki Mar 2018 #79
Brindaban Gardens in South India near Bangalore quartz007 Mar 2018 #80
Florida Keys voteearlyvoteoften Mar 2018 #82
Drift dive Molkini DiverDave Mar 2018 #83
England's Lake District PassingFair Mar 2018 #84
Victoria Falls ploppy Mar 2018 #85
Did you check out the Devils Pool while at Victoria Falls? dhol82 Mar 2018 #168
Totonto, Ontario in '83 (to cover the urban), and Honey Grove, TX (to cover the rural). LanternWaste Mar 2018 #86
The Knife Edge Kathadin ME. Mendocino Mar 2018 #87
Prague, Czech Republic smirkymonkey Mar 2018 #89
Never been to Ireland DFW Mar 2018 #125
Ireland is beautiful, you kind of need to get away from the cities to see smirkymonkey Mar 2018 #132
One of these years DFW Mar 2018 #138
I don't travel very often so my choices are limited MissMillie Mar 2018 #90
Scotland ailsagirl Mar 2018 #91
Caverns of Sonora near Sonora, TX one of the most beautiful places underground yellowdogintexas Mar 2018 #92
On a business trip drove thru the White Mountains in NH right at peak foliage. Fla Dem Mar 2018 #93
Odd but true, the Pebble Beach golf course on the Pacific steve2470 Mar 2018 #94
The northern section of the New Jersey Turnpike... First Speaker Mar 2018 #95
You left out Newark! And the vacants in Baltimore .... kwassa Mar 2018 #135
Newark has actually gotten better in recent years... First Speaker Mar 2018 #137
I've always loved that section of the NJ Turnpike... malthaussen Mar 2018 #150
Oceanside view of Bonaire NA mainstreetonce Mar 2018 #161
My favorites... llmart Mar 2018 #96
I Might Answer RobinA Mar 2018 #97
Zion Nation Park, Bryce Canyon National Park, Codeine Mar 2018 #98
Not in any order but... PearliePoo2 Mar 2018 #101
Black Hills of South Dakota mindem Mar 2018 #102
N. Lake Tahoe area. The lake's clarity, wow. nocalflea Mar 2018 #103
Any place with minimal human influence... WestMichRad Mar 2018 #104
as Thoreau said... handmade34 Mar 2018 #113
A few of mine: Tommy_Carcetti Mar 2018 #112
I visited the UK in 2001. Ireland Scotland and England BEAUTIFUL. trueblue2007 Mar 2018 #115
Great Barrier Reef Ghost of Tom Joad Mar 2018 #117
Denali. Park and Summit. kairos12 Mar 2018 #118
Nikko, Japan LeftInTX Mar 2018 #120
I was there in 1980 DFW Mar 2018 #124
Telluride Colorado nmgaucho Mar 2018 #126
The Methow WA in Springtime With The Sunflowers PaulX2 Mar 2018 #127
Costa Rica's rain forests tops my list, Liberty Belle Mar 2018 #128
I haven't really traveled much montana_hazeleyes Mar 2018 #130
A partial list, in no particular order: Dulcinea Mar 2018 #140
My list Burma Jones Mar 2018 #141
Sorrento, Italy eissa Mar 2018 #147
Venice, light on the water, the one all the painters do in oils. McCamy Taylor Mar 2018 #148
Skyline Drive... malthaussen Mar 2018 #149
North Shore, Oahu, HI Heartstrings Mar 2018 #151
I love the whole windward side. JDC Mar 2018 #152
little river canyon alabama . stonecutter357 Mar 2018 #153
Yikes! So many places, so little time (and money). KPN Mar 2018 #156
Southern Georgian Bay and the Georgian Bay Islands National Park. teezy Mar 2018 #160
Redwood Forest, Sequoia Park backtoblue Mar 2018 #170

samnsara

(17,570 posts)
3. Every time I drive over Snoqualmie Pass Washington in the winter Im amazed how beautiful it is...
Thu Mar 1, 2018, 08:02 PM
Mar 2018

...many places in Wash State are just as majestic but the passes are too high for me to enjoy. And in the wintertime when I step out my front door and see the mtns and the pines and the deer it takes my breath away. And during the spring my front porch is filled with hummingbirds. So many locations not far from my front door.

Liberal Jesus Freak

(1,451 posts)
5. I lived in Sardegna for two years in the late 70s.
Thu Mar 1, 2018, 08:03 PM
Mar 2018

Majestic, wild, I could see Corsica from my front porch on a clear day. The mountains, the beaches, the people, the food. It was an amazing experience in the most beautiful place I’ve ever lived. Number two? Cape Cod in the mid-eighties, for many of the same reasons

dhol82

(9,351 posts)
7. South Georgia Island - amazing penguin colony
Thu Mar 1, 2018, 08:09 PM
Mar 2018

Falklands - also major penguin colony
Antarctica - stunning icebergs
Mongolia - the Gobi Desert is an amazing place with thousand mile views.
Switzerland - no matter where you look it’s a postcard view.
Amalfi Coast - gorgeous views of land and sea
Sahara desert - undulating waves of sand
Okavango Delta of Botswana - amazing birds living in and on the water.

So many places, so much beauty in the world. Getting ready to go to Japan. I am sure that will end up on my list also.

KPN

(15,587 posts)
159. Wow! Nice list. I'm envious.
Wed Mar 7, 2018, 12:42 PM
Mar 2018

Bagged Switzerland and Okavango many years ago, but the others -- oh my! Good for you!

dhol82

(9,351 posts)
162. Thanks. I am trying to make up for lost time
Wed Mar 7, 2018, 02:12 PM
Mar 2018

Visiting Japan in April and Northern Italy in September.
Seriously thinking about a trip to Ethiopia next January.
So many cool places to see.

Siwsan

(26,177 posts)
9. North Wales, North Scotland and Iceland
Thu Mar 1, 2018, 08:13 PM
Mar 2018

All are breathtakingly beautiful countries, but the northern parts of Wales and Scotland are much less populated and much more breathtaking, IMHO. I love lakes and waterfalls. My favorite in Wales is Swallow Falls, near Betws-y-Coed. Iceland has the magnificent Gulfoss. The the lochs in Scotland are spectacular.

What I loved the most about Loch Ness and Gulfoss was the minimal to no tourist traps. Gulfoss, in particular, is remote and pristine. I was shocked that every time I was there (I was stationed in Iceland) the only people around was the group of people who had made the trip with me.

And on the opposite side of the spectrum, the Vasquesz Rocks outside of Santa Clarita, CA are so beautifully stark.

teezy

(269 posts)
155. Agreed on the North Shore of Superior.
Wed Mar 7, 2018, 12:29 PM
Mar 2018

I grew up in Sault Ste. Marie, ON and have family in Marathon. It's stunningly beautiful. Everywhere between Harmony Bay and Marathon is simply amazing. My family owned a restaurant on Batchwana Bay... not exactly north shore, but halfway there.

Hayduke Bomgarte

(1,965 posts)
11. The Black Canyon
Thu Mar 1, 2018, 08:23 PM
Mar 2018

Near Montrose Colorado.

The "Four Corners" area, especially around Shiprock Utah.

The white sand beaches of the Bahama's.

Southeastern Idaho.

applegrove

(118,021 posts)
12. Had a job, in a hanging valley, on top of a mountain in Lake Louise.
Thu Mar 1, 2018, 08:26 PM
Mar 2018

Sometimes it was raining at the chateau but we were above the clouds. You could see for miles. I'll never forget the first time i saw mountains, the Smokey Mountains, on a drive down to Florida when i was 11 or 12. Then there are the drumlins of Nova Scotia that are small round hills that are sometimes farmed. Also the Gatineau Hills in the fall.

dhol82

(9,351 posts)
163. Lake Louise is gorgeous.
Wed Mar 7, 2018, 02:16 PM
Mar 2018

We had to do the obligatory rising before dawn to see the sunrise over the lake.

The entire Canadian Rockies are spectacular. Did a heli-hiking trip through there.

applegrove

(118,021 posts)
169. I slept on the front lawn of Lake Louise one night. Friend of my sister and
Wed Mar 7, 2018, 03:35 PM
Mar 2018

I got sleeping bags or blankets, found a patch of grass and went to sleep. Pretty, pretty place.

applegrove

(118,021 posts)
172. I slept in my clothes. I was living on top of a mountain in Lake Louise at the time and
Wed Mar 7, 2018, 07:35 PM
Mar 2018

slept in a cabin without the stove on that summer. So I was used to roughing it. Didn't sleep well because the ground was so hard and people woke up early in the hotel and started walking around the front lawn so we had to wake up then and go back to my sister's staff housing to sleep more.

Thomas Hurt

(13,903 posts)
13. Colorado Rockies
Thu Mar 1, 2018, 08:27 PM
Mar 2018

Oregon Beaches
Grand Canyon NP
Arizona desert outside Tucson.......as long as I am only visiting
Havasu Falls
Grand Tetons NP
Lake Powell
Arches NP/La Sals (generally the area around Moab, UT

MLAA

(17,165 posts)
136. Throw in some fireworks and wow
Mon Mar 5, 2018, 11:49 AM
Mar 2018

I lived there for 4 years with that view and at least a couple times a week heard a boom and looked out to see fireworks. 🙂

Bayard

(21,805 posts)
16. Beautiful Places....
Thu Mar 1, 2018, 08:29 PM
Mar 2018

I lived down the road from King's Canyon and Sequoia National Parks when I lived in CA. Also visited Yosemite for a week in the winter, which was fairly spectacular. Our hotel room had a roaring river that went right underneath our balcony.

Santa Fe National Forest. Stayed at bed/breakfast rustic cabin that also featured trail rides up into the mountains.

Smokey Mountain National Park, especially early morning before the mists burn off (I have a thing for mountains).

Ottawa, Canada when massive amounts of tulips are blooming in the spring

Niagra Falls, that we stopped at for a night on the way back from Ottawa

Dale Hollow Lake in southern KY. Rented a really nice log cabin, and went fishing.

Bernheim Forest outside Clermont, KY, arboretum and research forest, lakes, gorgeous.





Aristus

(66,095 posts)
18. Mine; (No order...)
Thu Mar 1, 2018, 08:34 PM
Mar 2018

1. The Scottish Highlands.
2. The coast of Ireland.
3. The Saudi desert, at night, under a full moon.
4. Bavaria.
5. The Cascade Mountains of Washington and British Columbia.

longship

(40,416 posts)
19. Algoma region in Northern Ontario!!!
Thu Mar 1, 2018, 08:36 PM
Mar 2018

North of Lake Superior.

Wild wilderness. The continental divide is a mere 100 miles away. All water to the north of that line flows into the Arctic Ocean. Every drop of rain that falls to the south flows into the largest freshwater body on the planet (Lake Superior) eventually finding its way to the Atlantic Ocean.

There are water falls everywhere!!

Aubrey Falls!


Magpie High Falls:


Montreal River falls:


Around every curve of the two lane Trans-Canada-Highway there are yet more wonders to see.

Then, there's the pictographs, the origin of the Hiawatha legend, on Agawa Rock:

Right on the north Lake Superior shore.

On the way to the pictographs. How did that get there? It's really big!

Answer: carried by a glacier!

The geology in this area borders the preCambrian shield rock, some of the oldest on the planet. It makes for colorful vistas everywhere.

Driving around the north shore of Lake Superior is astounding. Jaw dropping!

Here's astounding Algoma.

LeftInTX

(24,554 posts)
119. It looks like Copper Falls in Northern Wisconsin.
Mon Mar 5, 2018, 01:29 AM
Mar 2018

Copper Falls is just north of the Lake Superior/Mississippi River subcontinental divide. (It is about 30 miles south of Lake Superior)

I've heard that Ontario is probably the oldest place on the planet! I think Southern Wisconsin is about 400 million years old.

Ferrets are Cool

(21,063 posts)
81. Thank you. And, it is the truth.
Fri Mar 2, 2018, 09:59 AM
Mar 2018

She is my light at the beginning of each day and has been for almost 20 years.

Stuart G

(38,359 posts)
23. Thank You for mentioning the Yosemite Valley
Thu Mar 1, 2018, 08:52 PM
Mar 2018

I left that out..and added it later..truly incredible.......Stuart

 

mr_lebowski

(33,643 posts)
36. Been there TONS ... love that place so much ...
Thu Mar 1, 2018, 09:21 PM
Mar 2018

I even made to the top of Half Dome one time, mid 80's, climbed up the cable ladder thing ... I early 20's, no way I could get up there now. Barely made it then lol ...

Floating down the Merced River on a raft through the middle of the valley on a nice May/June day ... it just doesn't get more beautiful. Mirror Lake is a pretty incredible spot too.

I also love a lot of spots in Hawaii.

The Top of Victoria Peak on Hong Kong Island at night is also beautiful in a man-made sort of way. This obviously has filters and such but the real thing is still pretty damn cool ...

DFW

(54,055 posts)
100. Don't miss the Na Pali coast of Kaua'i
Sun Mar 4, 2018, 02:07 PM
Mar 2018

Of course, there are MANY spectacular places there.
The Na Pali coast and the Waimea canyon (from a helicopter):
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The Alaskan coast is impressive, too.

I wish I had some photos of the Seychelles. That place was amazing, too. We also love the outer tip of Cape Cod:
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And Bryce canyon, and and and and..........

Roland99

(53,342 posts)
105. Doing the road to Hana but not doing the backside of the park. Turning around and heading back
Sun Mar 4, 2018, 03:13 PM
Mar 2018

Staying at the grand wailea and then a couple nights in waikiki

DFW

(54,055 posts)
107. Hana and grand Wailea sound like Maui
Sun Mar 4, 2018, 06:07 PM
Mar 2018

I was more impressed with the Big Island and Kaua'i.

If you're in Waikiki, don't miss the Manoa bamboo forest and Hanauma Bay for snorkling!

Roland99

(53,342 posts)
108. Yeah. Maui and Oahu. The Mrs is planning it
Sun Mar 4, 2018, 06:14 PM
Mar 2018

She’s long dreamed at staying at the Grand Wailea and the “rainbow hotel” at Hilton Waikiki.

Finally talked her into cashing in most of my FF miles and hotel points from my months of travel a few years ago.

Gonna be a great trip.

Some day I’ll get to Kauai

DFW

(54,055 posts)
109. I've stayed at the Grand Wailea
Sun Mar 4, 2018, 06:21 PM
Mar 2018

I was very underwhelmed. Much kitch, not too long on substance, and their beach sucks. McKenna beach down the road is much better, although you have to watch it. I got dumped by a wave head first onto a bank of solid coral, and was bleeding from every place that could. The Marriott on the northern end of Maui near Lahaina has a far cooler reception area which is a tropical bird atrium.

It's like a 40 minute flight to Kaua'i from there. I'd elope. Either Princeville or Poipu.

Roland99

(53,342 posts)
116. They had some pretty big reno in the last coupla years
Sun Mar 4, 2018, 11:07 PM
Mar 2018

All new for us and it’s essentially free which is hard to pass up!

 

mr_lebowski

(33,643 posts)
129. Hanauma is brilliant ... I dove there a few times in my teens ... SCUBA I mean ... Snorkeling is ...
Mon Mar 5, 2018, 05:21 AM
Mar 2018

still really awesome but helps a lot to get out their early before the many 100's of people stir up a bunch of sand and obscure the visibility.

Back when I went (early 1980's) I had my Junior PADI cert and they had pretty reasonably priced dives about 100 yards out past the shallow reef by the shore (had to able to lug a tank a good distance around the rim of the bay though) but visibility out there was pretty incredible ... went down to about 50 ft on one of the dives ... I also dove off Diamond Head on the same trip (travelling back from Hong Kong to California on Summer Vacation) and off of Saipan in Micronesia both were really cool but Hanauma is really a special place. A Major Tropical Oasis, man. So colorful and beautiful with all the different fish & coral & sea turtles & anemone & starfish & just SO MUCH to see.

Upthevibe

(7,881 posts)
24. Off the top of my head....
Thu Mar 1, 2018, 08:55 PM
Mar 2018

Big Sur and that beautiful drive from L.A. to San Francisco along the Pacific Coast Hwy..

Roland99

(53,342 posts)
26. Oh my. How did I forget to mention that in my post.
Thu Mar 1, 2018, 08:57 PM
Mar 2018

Had a wonderful solo drive 25 years ago up the PCH

eissa

(4,238 posts)
145. I never tire of that drive
Tue Mar 6, 2018, 02:20 PM
Mar 2018

One of the most beautiful coastlines I've ever seen, and so many charming little stops to visit along the way.

dhol82

(9,351 posts)
165. It is on my bucket list but I think it is closed at some point because of a big mudslide
Wed Mar 7, 2018, 02:21 PM
Mar 2018

From what I have heard it won’t be open fully until next year.

CTyankee

(63,771 posts)
27. Taormina, Sicily.
Thu Mar 1, 2018, 08:57 PM
Mar 2018

I'm sorry. I cannot post this beautiful picture of the bay and the lovliness of its island. Those Greek columns and its wonderful island beauty made me grow in love with this place.

But I found this: http://www.eringtonlifestyle.se/lifestyle/travel/city-guide-why-you-should-visit-taormina/

sinkingfeeling

(51,277 posts)
28. This is a really hard question, but I would say:
Thu Mar 1, 2018, 09:02 PM
Mar 2018

1. ANTARCTICA
2. IRELAND
3. PATAGONIA
4. SOUTH GEORGIA
5. PETRA, JORDAN
6. EGYPT
7. GLACIER NATIONAL PARK/BANFF
8. COAST OF ITALY

kysrsoze

(6,010 posts)
29. Santorini was mind-blowing. Hawaii wasnt far behind
Thu Mar 1, 2018, 09:05 PM
Mar 2018

I know I’m just scratching the surface. There are so many places I’d love to see.

DFW

(54,055 posts)
122. Santorini is on our to do list for sure
Mon Mar 5, 2018, 02:30 AM
Mar 2018

It's only about a 3-4 hour flight from here, so finding the time is the greater challenge.

democratisphere

(17,235 posts)
33. Adirondack Mountains is numero uno!
Thu Mar 1, 2018, 09:11 PM
Mar 2018

Finger Lakes Region of Upstate New York.
Greater San Francisco Bay Area.
Florida Keys.
All of New England.

Beautiful is the geography, plant life and wildlife of the Great Outdoors.

honest.abe

(8,556 posts)
35. So many..
Thu Mar 1, 2018, 09:13 PM
Mar 2018

-- French Alps near Mt Blanc
-- Grand Tetons NP
-- Yellowstone NP
-- Glacier NP
-- Muir Woods
-- Yosemite NP
-- The Stockholm archipelago
-- Nido, Palawan, Philippines
-- Dakak, Mindanao, Philippines

I have traveled all over the US and many parts of the world but I never get tired of experiencing new and beautiful places. There are so many more that I still want to see.

argyl

(3,064 posts)
40. Zion National Park, Sequoia, Kings Canyon, Yosemite National Parks,
Thu Mar 1, 2018, 09:26 PM
Mar 2018

And the rest of the Sierras as well.
San Juan Mountains, Southwestern Colorado.
Mt. Rainier, and Orcas Island, largest of the San Juan Islands of Washington State.
Grand Canyon, North Rim.
Big Bend National Park, Texas.
Koh Phi Phi island, Phuket Province, Thailand
City of Chiang Mai, Thailand

There are others; these came to mind first.

madaboutharry

(40,152 posts)
42. Also not necessarily in order:
Thu Mar 1, 2018, 09:30 PM
Mar 2018

Norway
The Big Island, Hawaii, especially Volcano National Park
The Galilee, Israel
Montreal Botanical Garden, Montreal, Canada
Wales

GWC58

(2,678 posts)
43. Virginia, County Cavan, Ireland
Thu Mar 1, 2018, 09:30 PM
Mar 2018

The area is absolutely beautiful. Stayed at The Park Hotel. It’s an 18th century estate. Green, very, very green. Hotel has its own golf course. Loved the place! 👍

crazycatlady

(4,492 posts)
45. Rural Maine in the winter
Thu Mar 1, 2018, 09:35 PM
Mar 2018

My mother was born and raised there. I went there a lot as a kid, but didn't return as an adult until my grandfather's funeral (xmas 2013). When the snow had stopped falling and settled, the scenery looked like something Hallmark would copyright for a holiday card.

Never seen something so beautiful in my life.

crazycatlady

(4,492 posts)
56. Different part of Maine, but look up Southern Maine Community College
Thu Mar 1, 2018, 10:38 PM
Mar 2018

Easily the most beautiful college campus I've ever seen.

(It's in South Portland)

kwassa

(23,340 posts)
142. It was especially mystical because ...
Mon Mar 5, 2018, 10:56 PM
Mar 2018

we came down the beach in the early morning when it was still covered with fog, which gradually burned off to reveal the rocky islands just off the coast.

Huge beaches covered with timber washed up in the back, big orange starfish in water. We wandered in solitude for hours.



fierywoman

(7,641 posts)
143. G*O*R*G*E*O*U*S pix !!! I salute you for going down that treacherous path
Mon Mar 5, 2018, 11:13 PM
Mar 2018

(from the bluff to the beach) in the fog.

Generic Brad

(14,270 posts)
51. My current home
Thu Mar 1, 2018, 10:28 PM
Mar 2018

I look out the window and there is a pond filled with wildlife. Muskrats and turtles hang out during the day. There are permanent resident flocks of geese. The tree out my window attracts cardinals and blue jays. Heron's fight for the best fishing spot. There are pairs of ducks all over. I see so many migratory birds checking in for a few weeks at a time. When the light hits just right in the evening I can see the fish teeming in certain spots. Carp occasionally leap out of the water.

And I am walking distance of great shopping. I really love this corner of the world.

(I'm in Kansas - very close to the MO border).

cos dem

(895 posts)
67. It's a reference to Arlo Guthrie's "Alice's Restaurant"
Thu Mar 1, 2018, 11:01 PM
Mar 2018

It takes place in Stockbridge. You should look it up.
I've actually been to the Stockbridge area, and it is a pretty place.

Trailrider1951

(3,409 posts)
53. I cannot believe no one has mentioned
Thu Mar 1, 2018, 10:32 PM
Mar 2018

Crater Lake (Mt. Mazama) Oregon. Truly the most beautiful lake here in N America, that I've seen, anyway. Any season of the year, the views are sublime...

GeorgeGist

(25,294 posts)
55. Lake Louise ...
Thu Mar 1, 2018, 10:35 PM
Mar 2018

Innsbruck
Victoria, BC
Monterey - Big Sur
Sleeping Bear Dunes, MI
Smoky Mountains
Biltmore , NC
French Riviera
Grand Marais, MN
Niagra Falls
Rocky Mtns, CO
Grand Canyon
Virgin Islands many

eissa

(4,238 posts)
146. Innsbruck is stunning
Tue Mar 6, 2018, 02:23 PM
Mar 2018

I remember walking around the town square and thinking it looked like a movie set -- it was just too beautiful to seem real.

badhair77

(4,191 posts)
59. Acadia Natl Park and the Maine coastline, Rocky Mt Natl Park, New Hampshire, Vermont,
Thu Mar 1, 2018, 10:41 PM
Mar 2018

The woods in PA, the waterfalls of the Finger Lakes, Sandbridge Beach in VA

Rhiannon12866

(202,984 posts)
72. That was my first thought, too! What a great link!
Fri Mar 2, 2018, 03:45 AM
Mar 2018

It's a spectacular area - despite my issues with heights - though I was there with my jokester Dad who wanted to take my picture, but kept telling me to back up...

cos dem

(895 posts)
66. Southwest Colorado
Thu Mar 1, 2018, 10:59 PM
Mar 2018

Especially the towns of Ouray, Telluride, Durango, Silverton, and Wolf Creek pass.
Alaska, I've been to Skagway, Juneau, and Ketchikan, all amazing, and just scratches the surface.
Falkland island, not necessarily a lot of natural beauty, but many places almost completely unspoiled (except for the landmines, thanks Argentina) and incredible wildlife.
Sydney harbor, and Swan River basin in Perth.
Crater lake in Oregon
Banff and Jasper national parks.
New and Gauley rivers in West Virginia.

FM123

(10,050 posts)
69. One of my favorite places in the world is actually less than two hours from home...
Thu Mar 1, 2018, 11:36 PM
Mar 2018

Sanibel Island, Florida (Most beautiful shells on the beach)

zanana1

(6,085 posts)
106. I'd be in seashell heaven!
Sun Mar 4, 2018, 03:26 PM
Mar 2018

I love seashells and the ones I can pick up here in NH are pretty dull. The joy of discovering unusual seashells is high on my list of wonderful things.

handmade34

(22,755 posts)
110. when I was working in Florida
Sun Mar 4, 2018, 07:30 PM
Mar 2018

the beach in Hallandale... I discovered "Sea Beans" and spent every morning for 6 weeks looking for them... I kept them and now that I'm not on the road, I hope to germinate some of them soon

http://www.seabean.com/locations/Florida/

Locut0s

(6,154 posts)
73. Kauai Hawaii...
Fri Mar 2, 2018, 03:59 AM
Mar 2018

I’ve done quite a lot of traveling in my life. When I was young I lived in Asia with my parents in China, Taiwan and Malaysia. The culture and food will be forever seared into my mind. I am very grateful for having lived in and experienced Asia! Over the years I’ve traveled to Europe and other locations. I live in BC Canada and there are no end of beautiful places here. Like you Stuart, very high on my list would be Jasper / Banff National parks. I did a camping trip in Mount Robson national park a few years back which included a stunning 40km hike I did in one long grueling day. Those mountain vistas are overwhelming. But having been to Hawaii 3 times now eatery time I go there I discover an idyllic paradise that continues to surprise me. I tell myself each time that I must have been just in a good mood the last time I visited and that it wasn’t THAT special. And each time I find something about the place that makes me want to call it home. It somehow manages to marry my childhood love of the tropics with a laid back but still modern lifestyle that I long for. I have thought numerous times now of trying to craft of life so that I can move there. And specifically the stunning island of Kauai although I’ve been to several other Hawaiian islands.

unblock

(51,974 posts)
131. i second kaua'i, truly stunning. there's an intense green there i've never seen anywhere else.
Mon Mar 5, 2018, 08:10 AM
Mar 2018

so lush.

some amazing hiking there.

MrsMatt

(1,660 posts)
75. Beartooth Pass, MT
Fri Mar 2, 2018, 09:07 AM
Mar 2018

Sabino Canyon, AZ
The Dells of the Wisconsin River, WI
Muir Beach, Marin County, CA (in March, on a cold day - no people)

handmade34

(22,755 posts)
111. ahhh
Sun Mar 4, 2018, 07:33 PM
Mar 2018

I swooned when I traveled through the Redwood Highway (work took me through there 3 times ) always had to stay awhile and do some hiking and believed I was in an ancient mystical world

CountAllVotes

(20,854 posts)
114. We used to camp here when I was a kid
Sun Mar 4, 2018, 08:35 PM
Mar 2018

God knows how I loved it.

So much that I simply packed up and moved here and I was no youngster when I did it.

Zero regrets believe me!



DiverDave

(4,875 posts)
83. Drift dive Molkini
Fri Mar 2, 2018, 11:19 AM
Mar 2018

Back wall. The face of the back wall, then turn around, and the big blue.
Saw some cool stuff on the dives I did there.

 

LanternWaste

(37,748 posts)
86. Totonto, Ontario in '83 (to cover the urban), and Honey Grove, TX (to cover the rural).
Fri Mar 2, 2018, 06:17 PM
Mar 2018

Totonto, Ontario in '83 (to cover the urban), and Honey Grove, TX (to cover the rural).

Mendocino

(7,430 posts)
87. The Knife Edge Kathadin ME.
Fri Mar 2, 2018, 08:23 PM
Mar 2018

Valley of the Ten Peaks Alberta CA

Napali Coast Kauai HI

Glacier Point Yosemite CA

Angels Landing Zion UT

Pictured Rocks MI

DFW

(54,055 posts)
125. Never been to Ireland
Mon Mar 5, 2018, 02:35 AM
Mar 2018

But agree on the others.

We go to Cape Cod every summer, been to Prague a couple of times (70 minute flight for us), and to Brugge as well (I'm in Belgium once a week for work anyway, and it's less than an hour away from Sprout City).

 

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)
132. Ireland is beautiful, you kind of need to get away from the cities to see
Mon Mar 5, 2018, 09:15 AM
Mar 2018

it's real beauty. The Dingle Peninsula/Ring of Kerry is particularly stunning but I also liked the south east as well.

DFW

(54,055 posts)
138. One of these years
Mon Mar 5, 2018, 01:06 PM
Mar 2018

It's crazy with SO much nearby and still working for a living. If we had the time and energy, we'd have seen everything with a three hour flight radius, but just look at a map of Europe, see where Düsseldorf is, and then draw a circle of a three hour flight radius, and you find we live near half of western civilization.

MissMillie

(38,454 posts)
90. I don't travel very often so my choices are limited
Sat Mar 3, 2018, 11:53 AM
Mar 2018

Glacier National Park is beautiful

And the Maine Coast works well for me too.


yellowdogintexas

(22,119 posts)
92. Caverns of Sonora near Sonora, TX one of the most beautiful places underground
Sat Mar 3, 2018, 02:08 PM
Mar 2018

that anyone can visit. The pink gypsum formations are among the most photographed mineral subjects in the world.

Also: My daughter, every day of her life
Yellowstone/Tetons
Florida Keys especially the snorkeling
Cozumel's coral reef
Rio Secreto underground river (a state park in Quintana Roo, Mexico, and an excellent day trip
for a cruise stop.
Sedona's Red Rocks
Slot Canyons in NE AZ
Grand Canyon
Alhambra Palace in Granada Spain
Sacre Coeur in Paris
Versailles
Kentucky farmland
Altamira's Painted Caverns

Fla Dem

(23,351 posts)
93. On a business trip drove thru the White Mountains in NH right at peak foliage.
Sat Mar 3, 2018, 03:51 PM
Mar 2018

I am sure there are other equally beautiful places in the world, but the color of the foliage was breathtaking. It was if a great master painter had dipped his/her brush in a multitude of paint colors and painted every leaf. As we rounded each curve and a new vista was opened up to us, it just took my breath away. Happened over 30 years ago and it's still vivid in my mind. The only other time I was as awestruck was my first glimpse of the Grand Canyon.

steve2470

(37,457 posts)
94. Odd but true, the Pebble Beach golf course on the Pacific
Sat Mar 3, 2018, 05:06 PM
Mar 2018

The light, the waves and ocean just left me in awe.

The Florida Keys are a spiritual experience for me while driving through them, no exaggeration.

Yellowstone also

Grand Teton National Park

Colorado's "never summer" mountains near Estes Park

Maui

The Arctic Ocean Beach at Barrow, Alaska

Grand Canyon


First Speaker

(4,858 posts)
95. The northern section of the New Jersey Turnpike...
Sat Mar 3, 2018, 05:16 PM
Mar 2018

...it reminded me so much of Mordor, my native country. Also: the West Haven, CT, Walmart's...so many happy memories. Some of the formerly-mountainous areas in eastern Kentucky, where we've done such a great job in Achieving Energy Independence...the Boardwalk in Atlantic City, back in the 70s before the casinos came in...and of course, Camden, New Jersey. It's so tough to choose...

First Speaker

(4,858 posts)
137. Newark has actually gotten better in recent years...
Mon Mar 5, 2018, 12:00 PM
Mar 2018

...and just maybe, I was admiring New Jersey's splendors just a wee bit too much already. But I'll give you Baltimore. I passed thru North Street a few years ago, and thought it looked like Hiroshima after the blast...

malthaussen

(17,066 posts)
150. I've always loved that section of the NJ Turnpike...
Wed Mar 7, 2018, 11:54 AM
Mar 2018

... breathtaking, especially if you leave your windows down.

-- Mal

llmart

(15,501 posts)
96. My favorites...
Sat Mar 3, 2018, 07:51 PM
Mar 2018

Cape Breton National Seashore - Nova Scotia
Acadia National Park
Yellowstone National Park
Smoky Mountains
Upper Peninsula of Michigan
Kauai

I have never been out of the US other than Canada and have always thought I'd love to see some of the sights of Europe, but I have to say, after reading through all of these posts, there are truly some amazing places in our great country. I hope and pray that no one, especially the greedy people who are in power now, is EVER allowed to destroy the beauty of our national parks and other special places. I've been in about 35 states and seen so much beautiful scenery.

RobinA

(9,878 posts)
97. I Might Answer
Sat Mar 3, 2018, 11:33 PM
Mar 2018

differently on a different day, but:

Isle Skye, Scotland
Capitol Reef NP
Grand Teton NP
Dry Tortugas NP
Monument Valley

 

Codeine

(25,586 posts)
98. Zion Nation Park, Bryce Canyon National Park,
Sun Mar 4, 2018, 12:12 AM
Mar 2018

Big Sur, and Victoria, BC.

Also, Palm Springs. What a remarkable city that is. I’ve lived less than an hour away from the place for almost forty years and never saw it up til about six months ago.

PearliePoo2

(7,768 posts)
101. Not in any order but...
Sun Mar 4, 2018, 02:27 PM
Mar 2018

The Olympic Rain Forest in Washington State. (the huge Spruce and Cedars, giant ferns and mosses hanging from trees. The air is so thick with oxygen you can practically cut it with a knife)

The Grand Canyon

Highway 101 down the Washington/Oregon/California Coastline

The Redwood Forest

Yellowstone National Park

San Juan Islands Washington State

nocalflea

(1,387 posts)
103. N. Lake Tahoe area. The lake's clarity, wow.
Sun Mar 4, 2018, 02:37 PM
Mar 2018

The mountains literally make me sing. The view of the lake from skilifts is pretty amazing.

Tioga Pass and Mono Lake in winter.

That "on top of the clouds " experience is one of the headiest. I've experienced that in a number of locales. Nothing really beats it for me.

WestMichRad

(1,282 posts)
104. Any place with minimal human influence...
Sun Mar 4, 2018, 02:39 PM
Mar 2018

Pretty much any place on planet Earth that is unspoiled by human activity has its own beauty, if you know how to look for it.

I'm not disclosing my favorites because I'd rather there be few to no people there when I visit!

handmade34

(22,755 posts)
113. as Thoreau said...
Sun Mar 4, 2018, 08:01 PM
Mar 2018

"In wildness is the preservation of the world"

there is so much beauty in so many places and I am in agreement with you


I can always find myself when I climp a mountain, walk the rocks through a brook, look for new plant and animal activity in my back acres, etc...

Tommy_Carcetti

(43,085 posts)
112. A few of mine:
Sun Mar 4, 2018, 07:52 PM
Mar 2018

Florida’s natural springs, the Grand Canyon, Florida Keys.

Once I visit Hawaii, I’m sure I’ll add that to the list. I’ve heard Kauai is especially beautiful.

LeftInTX

(24,554 posts)
120. Nikko, Japan
Mon Mar 5, 2018, 01:47 AM
Mar 2018

I don't go many places myself, but went to Nikko when I was a kid. Located in the mountains.







Liberty Belle

(9,528 posts)
128. Costa Rica's rain forests tops my list,
Mon Mar 5, 2018, 04:22 AM
Mar 2018

But also these sites in North America:

Hawaii, especially the island of Kaui years ago
Alaska, particularly the Kenai Peninsula and Denali
The Maine seacoast including Acadia
Yellowstone and Grand Tetons National Parks
Rocky Mt. National Park
Victoria, British Columbia
Glacier National Park, especially a hike to Granite Park Chalet
And our local secret find, Three Sisters Falls near Julian, Calif. where people slide down the middle fall into a pool below.

montana_hazeleyes

(3,424 posts)
130. I haven't really traveled much
Mon Mar 5, 2018, 05:22 AM
Mar 2018

in my life. Went on two cruises along Calif. coast to Mexico, the stops were tourist places. I loved Catalina Island though. My favorite part was being on the ocean itself.

The one place that was absolutely stunningly spiritual to me that I have visited was the Mariposa Grove at Yosemite. You have to go way up high to be where the enormous trees are. We took the trolley up.

I've said this before. When you stand amongst those trees, you feel you are in another world-their world.

I wish everyone could experience this.

Dulcinea

(6,507 posts)
140. A partial list, in no particular order:
Mon Mar 5, 2018, 04:07 PM
Mar 2018

The Parthenon & Meteora, Greece. Also the Kassandra Peninsula. My husband & I were the only Americans for miles around!
The Galapagos Islands
Big Island National Park, Hawaii. Everywhere we went in Hawaii was gorgeous.
The beaches of the Florida Panhandle are the most beautiful in the USA.
Denali National Park
London was fabulous! I also love New Orleans!
The upper Allegheny River in SWPA. I grew up there, & my ashes will be scattered there when I depart this life.
This summer, our family is planning to visit Zion, Bryce Canyon, Arches, & the Grand Canyon.
So many places I haven't seen yet! Traveling is one of my favorite things in life!

Burma Jones

(11,760 posts)
141. My list
Mon Mar 5, 2018, 05:09 PM
Mar 2018

Yosemite
The Grand Canyon
Yellowstone
Jenny Lake in Grand Teton National Park
Costa Rica - pretty much everything I saw there
Gaspesie National Park - Gaspe Peninsula, Quebec
Wrigley Field
Falling Water
Dolly Sods, WV


eissa

(4,238 posts)
147. Sorrento, Italy
Tue Mar 6, 2018, 02:38 PM
Mar 2018

The drive on the Amalfi Coast on the way there was spectacular, and then reaching the town perched on a cliff with its amazing views -- stunning!

Another beautiful drive -- California's Pacific Coast Highway. Has to be one of the best coastline drives, with gorgeous views almost the entire way, and great places to stop and visit.

Yosemite National Park -- it's beautiful any time you visit, but I particularly enjoy it in the Spring when the waterfalls are full.

Miami Beach/Ocean Drive for its bluest of waters and lovely architecture, and Crandon Beach on Key Biscayne.

Salzburg, Austria -- gorgeous baroque architecture, spotlessly clean streets, and Mozart balls!

Oahu's northern shore.

McCamy Taylor

(19,240 posts)
148. Venice, light on the water, the one all the painters do in oils.
Tue Mar 6, 2018, 02:56 PM
Mar 2018

See it once and it will be with you for the rest of your life even if you can not afford a Turner or Monet. Cliche, I know, but there is a reason it is an all time artist's favorite.

Cancun looking out at the Caribbean, sun through the absolutely clear aquamarine blue water turning it into blue fire- forget the high-rise hotels and American chain restaurants behind you. The view off the water came first. The hotels were an afterthought.

New Mexico between Santa Fe and Taos, the contrasting turquoise-blue skies, jasper-red gullies, sun-bleached golden grasses, dusty green-grey pinons and lots of topography meaning lots of shadows and light plus the white clouds rolling over the distant mountains to add "drama" to the landscapes--no wonder so many painters fell in love with the place.

Rock of Cashel, Ireland, the weather may have had a bit to do with it. Month of May, chilly with pale grey/white sky, acid green-dewy grass and a huge storm-grey stone mountain/tower of rock that seemed both man-made and wild rising up from the earth as if trying to reach heaven.

Night in Texas City, the petrochemical plants like a steel forest belching smoke and fire against a sky that is never darker than gray due to the nearby Houston lights. Could easily be a scene from a Broadway production of Dante's Inferno.

And since these are all visuals, the most beautiful auditory was in a Paris Metro, just your average Paris Metro, large, busy but not rush hour, someone somewhere was playing (of all things) Peruvian flute music and it was so beautiful weaving through the echoing tunnels that I had to leave my party and run through the halls until I found the band. My family thought I was nuts. I can still hear that flute.








malthaussen

(17,066 posts)
149. Skyline Drive...
Wed Mar 7, 2018, 11:34 AM
Mar 2018

... just about anywhere along there is pretty nice.
Delaware Water Gap has its charms.

-- Mal

KPN

(15,587 posts)
156. Yikes! So many places, so little time (and money).
Wed Mar 7, 2018, 12:32 PM
Mar 2018

All of New England,
the Oregon Coast -- Yachats
Glacier Nat Park
Yosemite NP
damn -- all the NPs
Capetown
Sehlabathebe NP, Lesotho
Kenya
Malawi
Botswana
Victoria Falls
Coyote Gulch-Escalante-Boulder
UP Michigan
aye, yai, yi! Where do I stop?
My deck, my yard.

teezy

(269 posts)
160. Southern Georgian Bay and the Georgian Bay Islands National Park.
Wed Mar 7, 2018, 12:49 PM
Mar 2018

I moved here in 2012 and I am in love with this part of Ontario. If anyone is travelling up this way, I've got a boatload of tips for places to go.

- Northern Ontario along the Trans-Canada Highway
- Iceland
- Helsinki
- countryside of Sweden
- Bavaria. The town of Berchtesgaden (where Hitler's Eagles Nest sits atop the mountains) is breathtakingly beautiful. We also stayed in a little town called Bad Tölz, which I would love to go back to some day.
- Cape Breton and the Highlands (including the Cabot Trail)
- Newfoundland. Only been to St. John's and the eastern side, but it's near the very top of my favourite places.
- The Kawarthas and the Muskokas. Lake Rosseau.
- The Canadian Arctic and the Mackenzie River/Delta
- New Hampshire, Vermont and Maine in the autumn

backtoblue

(11,323 posts)
170. Redwood Forest, Sequoia Park
Wed Mar 7, 2018, 03:52 PM
Mar 2018

I visited the redwoods as a child and I will never forget the pure awe I felt at those huge trees. The ferns were even over my head! I must admit I believed in magic for a while.

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