Favorite areas and where you want to go

[Guest]

In the "Who Will Be Where This Year?" thread where I mentioned where I'll be in 2008 and early 2009, I also asked 2 questions: "Where is your favorite area?" and "Where do you want to go in your lifetime?". I thought these might be better suited for a different topic; thus, this thread.

But, a twist, on both questions:

1 ... Where is your favorite area in your HOME country (for most of us, the US)?

2 ... Where do you want to go in your HOME country (for most of us, the US) in your lifetime?


For me ... the answers are easy:

1 ... Nashville/Jackson TN

2 ... Everywhere I haven't been already on one of my road trips, to see the sights and, of course, meet more people. This includes California, Boston/the NorthEast, Minnesota, Alaska and a few other places. Course, I'd also like to re-visit many of the places to which I've already traveled...and I'll be doing some of that this year, driving to Pennsylvania in June and then again in August (including stops in Ohio, Michigan, New Jersey, Maryland, northern Virginia)...and then the St Louis area in early October.


So ... what about you? How do you answer these 2 questions?



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[Debster]

Okie dokie-My favorite places I have been to are

-The Ozarks-lots of memories from when we went there when I was a kid-Northern Arkansas, Branson, Mo area
-San Francisco and San Diego-had lots of fun in these 2 places
-Hooneymooned in Hawaii 17 yrs ago-would love to go back
-Love gulf coast of Florida too

would like to see
-Hilton Head Island
-Cape Cod
-the Pacific Northwest
-Alaska
and outside of the US-Australia-I have to go there before I die!!!!
another thread! Deb

 

[geebee]

I have many favorite places: Titusville, FL; Flagstaff, AZ; Santa Monica, CA; Kona, HI to name some.

Places I would like to go - I am with you, Cort. I would like to visit the states I have not been to: Alaska, Washington state, Montana, North and South Dakota and Idaho.

 

[Bonzo Dog]

Within the UK my favourite places are right on the doorstep. The Yorkshire Dales. Lush green sweeping scenery, sometimes soothing, sometimes dramatic. Dry stone walls, stone buildings hill streams and sheep.

 

[Bonzo Dog]

More Dales pics

 

[Curtsmum]

Within the UK and US, as to be Disney land for me. Kid at heart , only been to the one in Paris and i didn't wan't to go home.

Great pics Bonzo dog.

 

[terryj]

My favorite place is the Tenn. Mountains,Pigeon Forge/Sevierville.

We hoped to viist all the states when we retired but with gas prices,that may not happen.

 

[Susan BAV]

I would love to see the Grand Tetons. I've never been to either Yellowstone or Yosemite.

Also, some of our favorite things we have done while traveling in the USA have been to ride various narrow gauge railroads and to visit various caves and cave attractions; in fact we visited three new caves (new to us) in Tennessee and Missouri in the past several months. Very fun!

Some of the most beautiful places we've seen in the USA include the Rocky Mountains, the Grand Canyon, Sequoia National Park, the Giant Redwoods, Lake Powell, Lake of the Ozarks, and Sedona Arizona.

 

[Bonzo Dog]

........................... Also, some of our favorite things ...............to visit various caves and cave attractions; in fact we visited three new caves (new to us) in Tennessee and Missouri in the past several months. Very fun!

Susan, to bang the same drum again the Yorkshire Dales has interesting geology. http://www.ingleton.co.uk/geol.htm

The limestone parts have water eroded cave systems traveling many miles underground. In my potholing youth I crawled and wriggled, clad in wetsuit, way lit by carbide lamp, through some very small, wet, muddy, dark, cold places. There are show caves, this is Gaping Gill probably the most spectacular. Standing at the bottom is awesome. Not easy to get there though.

This was our route into Gaping Gill. Re-reading it my gut reaction is 'Oh to be twenty again' http://www.braemoor.co.uk/cavingtrip/route18.shtml

 

[Guest]

My favorite place is the Tenn. Mountains,Pigeon Forge/Sevierville.

Beautiful place, indeed, on the eastern side of TN. I was in Sevierville at this car museum last November:
http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/200711/RT11240709_museum_jpg.html



This is a link to some gorgeous scenic areas a friend sent to me:
http://mybeautifulamerica.com/nationalparks.htm



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[Susan BAV]

Bonzo, I believe you are referencing some Serious Spelunking!

"The trade route down Bar Pot is one of the best known in the Dales, and without doubt is the most frequented way into the Gaping Gill System. It's fast, straightforward, and with rigging doesn't take more than half an hour to reach the bottom. The route described here is a lot slower and more esoteric. Nevertheless, it's an important route, both geomorphologically and historically, and it is a good introduction to the less well-known parts of the Bar Pot System. Moreover, apart from crossing the traditional route in Bar Pot in one place, it also provides a totally different way of reaching South East Passage. It is probably not, however, suited to those who prefer their caving to be more dangle than substance.

When the entrance to Bar Pot was opened up in 1949 the routes to the Big Pitch from Bridge Hall were initially unknown, and the original way was to crawl through the bedding plane above the Greasy Slab into a parallel system which led via a couple of climbs and a pitch into Whitehall - an impressive rift passage which emerges at the back of the Big Pitch..."

In my younger days I crawled through a few caves that I probably shouldn't have, but without having or needing rigging; but the caves I have visited more recently are practically gentle strolls by comparison!

BTW - I have been yearning to visit the Yorkshire Dales since I read my first James Herriot book in my early teens. Thanks for sharing those beautiful pictures.

And Cort and TerryJ - Did you ever visit the Forbidden Caverns or the Lost Sea Adventure (which is its newer name) in that area of Tennessee?

http://www.forbiddencavern.com/cavernpictures.html
http://www.thelostsea.com/tours.html

Very fun!

 

[csutherland]

We love Rocky Mtn Nat'l Park and have been there 6-7 times in the past 20 years. Each time we say "this is the last--we'll try something different next time." Then the mountains start calling. We've seen the Tetons twice & Yellowstone once; however, we didn't feel we did Yellowstone justice and after seeing the movie "The Bucket List" Jerry says that would be one thing he'd like to do before he dies.

We've lived in the Ozarks all our lives and it's a beautiful place. As for caves, I personally have an aversion to them. In the 70s three boys in their late teens were exploring a cave around here; heavy rains caused an underground stream to rise & they were trapped & drowned. Just last week I saw the parents of one of the boys at the cemetery. After they left I looked at the headstone and he would've been 50 years old that day. So sad.

 

[Susan BAV]

Very sad, Celia.

Just last week we toured Meramec Caverns and the guide said that it had been completely underwater a month before, because they received something like 14 inches of rain in 24 hours!

 

[Dawn-Marie]

Locally, my favorite place would have to be Chautauqua Institution. It's a small, walled in city. It's a cultural and religious institution and when you go through it's gates it's like entering another world. The houses are old fashioned with lots of gingerbread trim. Before i became paralyzed i used to love to go there a lot. They have wonderful religious services on Sunday...i've seen Robert Schuller and Norman Vincent Peale (not sure if i spelled his name right). This past summer the Mormon Tabernacle Choir was there. They have very diverse religious services. One time they even had a Monk who was very interesting. They also have an amphitheater and have major stars perform twice a week. The people who go there and live there are just so nice too. You can go out walking in the middle of the night and not have to worry.

As for a place i would love to see, it's a toss up between the Grand Canyon and Disneyworld. The Grand Canyon looks so beautiful in pictures that i would love to see it in person. I used to love rides and i know there are a lot of rides you can still do in a wheelchair at Disneyworld and Epcot Center, so i'd love to go there.

 

[Bonzo Dog]

Yes very sad Celia.

Tragic death by drowning is a danger of the sport. A potholing companion of ours was a member of the Cave Rescue Organisation, a voluntary rescue team made up of local experienced cavers, climbers and walkers who give their time freely to help those in need of assistance. His insistent Rule 1., always check the local weather forecast before descent.

 

[Susan BAV]

Dawn-Marie, the Grand Canyon is tremendously more spectacularly beautifully magnificent than the best panoramic photos of it that I've ever seen. My thesaurus isn't handy or I'd go into more detail ...

 

[Cooker]

The coast of Maine at peak of lobster season…we go every three years or so…it’s about time

 

[Guest]

And Cort and TerryJ - Did you ever visit the Forbidden Caverns or the Lost Sea Adventure (which is its newer name) in that area of Tennessee?

http://www.forbiddencavern.com/cavernpictures.html
http://www.thelostsea.com/tours.html

No, can't say I have.

Though, they do look interesting, indeed!



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