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nocalflea

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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.

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What are the most beautiful places you ever visited? [View all] 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