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Originally Posted by five-oh
my wife and I did a great trip a few years back. We flew into Vegas, rented an Eclipse convertible and drove up to Reno, over to San Francisco, down the coast to San Diego, over to the Grand Canyon and back to Vegas. You have to take the coast from San Fran, I think it was mostly US 1, through the Pebble Beach area. Very cool drive with a lot of different types of scenery. I wouldn't suggest trying to sleep in an Eclipse in by the Grand Canyon when it is barely above freezing. Kind of hard to snuggle in those things. I'd like to make the trip in my Camaro...which should be here today!
Otherwise, make the Lake Michigan Circle Tour (Wisconsin, Illinois, Michigan), very cool drive!
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That sounds awesome.. I'm liking that idea a lot
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Originally Posted by MrIcky
As others have said, Grand Canyon....I don't see how you can go to the GC and not be impressed lol.
But then:
*Yellowstone Nat'l park plus Grand Tetons (see both sides). Yellowstone Park really is pretty cool.
*A puddle jumper flight into any national wilderness area- there are hundreds- but being 100 miles from a road of any kind. I like to go to Frank Church Wilderness on the Continental divide personally- but it's more the idea of being so far away from everything but still in the U.S.
*San Juan Islands Washington to see the Orca's plus Olympic National Park- which is a true rainforest and it's pretty much 100% green. Everything, rocks roots- everywhere. Have you ever stared at something green then you look away and see a red afterimage? On a bright day you get that there.
*Alaska- Denali Nat'l Park. and Kenai Fjords. If you hunt and or fish, there are a whole bunch of other areas to recommend.
*Needles and Moab (pretty close to grand canyon). Mountain Bike in Moab if you can. Moab is sort of touristy now for bike riding, but it's still amazing.
I don't know, list kind of goes on and on . I want to go to Area 51 too lol- just so I can say I've been there. |
I like some of those ideas and ALASKA.. I completely forgot about that distant land lol...
You all have been great with suggestions.. Its amazing all the places people are from and different suggestions and stuff around the US. I may not have quoted/replied to everyone but I pretty much saved the entire thread to my documents and im organizing now like ways to meld a few states / locations into several trips and stuff... This is a great thread for others who want to do traveling. I am sure others will find some great information here. There were many ideas here that I never even thought of.. Thanks again all of you
