sextonseven said:

Been over/through several times

It is a marvel.

I would love to see Niagra Falls.
[Edited 12/30/08 8:11am]

there are some pretty sweet pics of niagara on flickr - my uploader isn't working right

NYC. It even has nature: Central Park!


If you are into US history, then hit DC. It's a short train ride from New York *(and most of the museums there offer free admission).

The Black Hills/Badlands are nice as far as nature goes, but they are in the middle of nowhere (western South Dakota).

CarrieMpls said:

and they are beautiful in the winter too!! i'd say come to the rockies in canada and i'll show you around but i know that's not going to happen

I vote sequoia forest and grand canyon. niagra is an amazing force of nature but you've already seen that huge fall in south america so... the badlands are gorgeous but better appreciated in the summer. Driving through yellowstone national park in early april I couldn't believe the amount of snow that was there. everywhere the snow was up to the rooftops! in april!

alexandernevermind said:

hehey! that's where I live! so if you come here...I'll take ya ta lunch! or a drink or something! it's ffffrrreezzing here right now though, and I don't think they'd let ya drive up the mountain right now.

if I could only see one place in the US (again) before I die...it would be the grand canyon. You must make that your priority...and it's warm there.

Shorty said:

it was pretty damn cold on January 2nd, 2007!

If you have 3 weeks to spend in the States, the best place to see is Toronto.

Personally, I think you should skip LA and fly into San Francisco, and spend a couple days with me walking the hills & riding the cable cars. Then you can fly to NYC & spend the bulk of your time there if that's your main destination. But San Francisco is on your way, at least, and it is not only a great city but has natural beauty!

The East has some natural beauty, definitely, just not as world famous as Yellowstone, Yosemite, Grand Canyon, Tahoe, etc. The mountains aren't as big, the canyons not as deep, the trees not as tall. But the mountains & beaches of North Carolina are nice, the rolling hills of Virginia, upstate New York is beautiful (which you'd see on your way to Niagra falls).

What the east has is the cities: NYC, Boston, Washington DC, Philadelphia, Miami.

abierman said:

well..ok..what's pretty damn cold to you?

Shorty said:

I went in late May 2003 and it was pretty cold then, too. It's at like 7000 feet elevation, and we were camping. Not unbearably cold, but definitely cold in the mornings, particularly.

Shorty said:

32F!

abierman said:

ok...so it's not hot but...I'd take 32F right about now...would feel like a freakin' heat wave!

NDRU said:

that's funny cause I was there in june and it was sooo hot and dry you weren't even allowed to smoke.

Shorty said:

Was it June 2008? 2003 was a really wet year, the rain followed us all across the country.

NDRU said:

No...it was 1997 actually.

Shorty said:

oh, I don't remember the weather that year

Colorado Springs, CO is a very pretty place. What Val said about Wyoming...also very pretty. I would say Oklahoma, but there really isn't anything pretty as in nature wise.

MoniGram said:

I saw Oklahoma in springtime and it was beautiful, green rolling hills. Oklahoma City looked really cool too, more than I expected.

NDRU said:

Really?? Maybe it's because I live here, and see the area. I live in Norman, which is right by OKC.

Northern California. Humboldt county.
REDWOODS. FOREST. Pacific Ocean.
Crescent City, Eureka, Ferndale, Fortuna area.


All the way down to San luis Obispo. I love it.

If you want to stick to the east coast I suggest Boston, I LOVED it when I was there for a week and now I want to live there. All my pics are on my facebook if you want to see

ZombieKitten said:

My bedroom....I have a brass water bed. Also, I have an american chef named Tom Smith or something like that!




I'm gonna make U love me!

ZombieKitten said:

the petrified forrest is pretty cool. Or U could make it to Washing, i think, and see Mt St. Helen's. It blew up in like 82 or summin...i mean BLEW up.

seriously though. The most humbling experience I've had is Seeing the Grand Canyon in person...pictures are cool and all...but in real life...it's scary and beautiful, imposing, embracing all at the same time.

BobGeorge909 said:

yeah that's probably the coolest thing I've seen, though Niagra Falls is pretty amazing too--despite the gift shops & casinos everywhere.

BobGeorge909 said:

The Grand Canyon and Yellowstone are the two most humbling & stunning places I have ever been.
Must see places

To break it down, the east is rolling hills, low green mountains
and bustling cities...beautiful scenery and coastline...

The midwest is a nondescript transition Not that there
isn't any beautiful scenery here however

And the west is more wide open, wild, high snowy mountains....
gorgeous scenery in a different way from the east, until you
get right along the west coast, which is for the most part rugged
and rocky in the north to sandy beaches in the south...of course
then you have bustling cities there such as Los Angeles and San Diego.

Then going from north to south....the temps at this time of year are
colder in the north and warmer in the south.

And if you plan to be in the northeast (New York City,etc.) you have to
expect to have snow if you'll be there in the winter months.....just in
case nobody's told you

I'm just being practical

BobGeorge909 said:

exactly and U have to see Sedona... there is a lot to see in AZ ... it all depends on what time of year... its cold up north now but nice in the summer...

i still need to go see the meteor crater as well... its all quick drives in AZ if U want to see it all in like 2 days... got plenty of room if U make it this way...


http://www.meteorcrater.com/index.php

ZombieKitten said:

Me