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Beautiful things to see in Western America
#3855111 - 03/01/05 11:52 PM (19 years, 1 month ago) |
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I will be taking a trip out west sometime this year. I will be in pretty much every state over there. Does anybody have any suggestions on stuff to see? I of course will hit a lot of the National Parks and such. Does anybody have a suggestion on something that is absolutely beautiful, amazing, or fun?
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Re: Beautiful things to see in Western America [Re: RandalFlagg]
#3855119 - 03/01/05 11:54 PM (19 years, 1 month ago) |
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Re: Beautiful things to see in Western America [Re: ricochet]
#3855142 - 03/01/05 11:59 PM (19 years, 1 month ago) |
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A few place I would recommend are the Exploratorium in SF and Muir Woods right outside of SF. Be sure to make Yosemite a top priority. Tahoe and Reno are cool and right across the CA/NV border from each other.
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Re: Beautiful things to see in Western America [Re: RandalFlagg]
#3855144 - 03/01/05 11:59 PM (19 years, 1 month ago) |
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Mid-Northern Arizona has some very beautiful areas, like Prescott, Flagstaff, Sedona, and higher up the Grand Canyon.
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Re: Beautiful things to see in Western America [Re: RandalFlagg]
#3855153 - 03/02/05 12:03 AM (19 years, 1 month ago) |
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Here are some things that I am seeing for sure:
-Badlands National Park -Mt. Rushmore -Yellowstone National Park -Grand Teton National Park -Highway 1 in California -Redwood National Park -Yosemite National Park -Glacier National Park -Crater Lake National Park -Rocky Mountain National Park -Grand Canyon National Park -Columbia River Gorge -Carlsbad Cavern National Park
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Re: Beautiful things to see in Western America [Re: RandalFlagg]
#3855155 - 03/02/05 12:03 AM (19 years, 1 month ago) |
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monument valley, on the UT/AZ border. its a Navajo tribal park.
chaco canyon, NM. a national park. very remote. cool ruins from 1100 AD ish.
medicine wheel, bighorn mountains, Wyo.
west fork oak creek, Sedonna, AZ
red eagle lake, Glacier Park,MT
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Re: Beautiful things to see in Western America [Re: RandalFlagg]
#3855165 - 03/02/05 12:06 AM (19 years, 1 month ago) |
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Hey, bring back your Maury Povich avatar. It really high lights your enchanting eccentricities.
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Re: Beautiful things to see in Western America [Re: oDin]
#3855179 - 03/02/05 12:08 AM (19 years, 1 month ago) |
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when I was living in Tempe for a few weeks, I went through Prescott, Sedona (had ice cream there - whole place seemed kinda yuppie but was ok), drove around Flagstaff (awesome place) and crashed for a bit in a hotel parking lot, and went near the Grand Canyon but didn't actually visit it because we didn't wanna pay $20 to see the Southern rim since the Northern rim was closed due to snow. northern AZ was a really nice area and definitely more appealing to me than southern AZ. you can only see so much desert for so long in my opinion.
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Re: Beautiful things to see in Western America [Re: RandalFlagg]
#3855183 - 03/02/05 12:09 AM (19 years, 1 month ago) |
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glacier national park
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Re: Beautiful things to see in Western America [Re: RandalFlagg]
#3855185 - 03/02/05 12:10 AM (19 years, 1 month ago) |
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Re: Beautiful things to see in Western America [Re: zahudulallah]
#3855191 - 03/02/05 12:11 AM (19 years, 1 month ago) |
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Hey, bring back your Maury Povich avatar. It really high lights your enchanting eccentricities.
I thought my egg hiding under a blanket avatar highlighted my eccentricities fairly well.
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Re: Beautiful things to see in Western America [Re: ricochet]
#3855208 - 03/02/05 12:15 AM (19 years, 1 month ago) |
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I went through Prescott, Sedona (had ice cream there - whole place seemed kinda yuppie but was ok), drove around Flagstaff (awesome place) and crashed for a bit in a hotel parking lot, and went near the Grand Canyon but didn't actually visit it because we didn't wanna pay $20 to see the Southern rim since the Northern rim was closed due to snow. northern AZ was a really nice area
Yeah, I've been to Arizona once before. I quickly went through Sedona and Flagstaff. I didn't really get a chance to check them out. I saw the Grand Canyon, Oak Creek Canyon highway, and Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument. I definately am going back to northern Arizona.
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Re: Beautiful things to see in Western America [Re: Twister]
#3855223 - 03/02/05 12:17 AM (19 years, 1 month ago) |
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Twister351 said: the Exploratorium in SF
hell yea... that and san francisco in general. Here's a Trip Report I wrote after eating some mushies there. Don't miss this place! Have fun
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Re: Beautiful things to see in Western America [Re: Noviseer]
#3855278 - 03/02/05 12:29 AM (19 years, 1 month ago) |
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That was a good report. I remember reading it a while ago. There is definately a ton to do in san fran. Just exploring could keep you occupied for days.
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Re: Beautiful things to see in Western America [Re: Twister]
#3855342 - 03/02/05 12:43 AM (19 years, 1 month ago) |
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Twister351 said: That was a good report. I remember reading it a while ago. There is definately a ton to do in san fran. Just exploring could keep you occupied for days.
straight up, muir woods and muir beach is the shit. especially if you see where these huge trees that are in a grid effect, awesome.
make sure randal that you go see the redwoods up in northern cali. that and the caverns in oregon are awesome.
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Re: Beautiful things to see in Western America [Re: kaiowas]
#3855404 - 03/02/05 01:05 AM (19 years, 1 month ago) |
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go see the redwoods up in northern cali. that and the caverns in oregon are awesome.
I am definately seeing Redwoods National Park.
Where are the caverns in Oregon? Do you mean Oregon Caves National Monument in the southern part of the state?
In Oregon, I am definately going to drive along the coastal highway, go to Crater Lake National Monument, see Portland, see the Sea Lion Cave along the coast, see Columbia River Gorge, and see Mt. Hood.
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Re: Beautiful things to see in Western America [Re: RandalFlagg]
#3855450 - 03/02/05 01:18 AM (19 years, 1 month ago) |
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Hey, bring back your Maury Povich avatar. It really high lights your enchanting eccentricities.
I thought my egg hiding under a blanket avatar highlighted my eccentricities fairly well.
Yea, but that's more creepy than eccentric.
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Re: Beautiful things to see in Western America [Re: zahudulallah]
#3855478 - 03/02/05 01:23 AM (19 years, 1 month ago) |
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um the alperine wilderness in the cascade mountains in washington is good.
also the palouse of eastern washington is stunning when the fields are green.
the coast of washington is tight as well.
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Re: Beautiful things to see in Western America [Re: Yrtlzmo]
#3855547 - 03/02/05 01:44 AM (19 years, 1 month ago) |
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whoa, wtf.
more proof that PNW specifically OR rox.
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