BobGeorge909 said:

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

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.

shanti0608 said:

I thought Yosemite is more beautiful than Yellowstone, but Yellowstone is more interesting & weird & has better wildlife

NDRU said:

Niagra Falls WAS cool. Too much touristy stuff, but it kinda comes with the territory. Something I'll never forget for more than one reason.

NDRU said:

The wildlife was amazing.... elk, buffalo, moose, bear. Definitely different, interesting and amazing.
I was pleasantly surprised by Grand Tetons & Jackson Hole right outside of Yellowstone, pure natural beauty.
Yosemite is high on my list of must see places.

I'd like to see some nature something I could only see over there

shanti0608 said:

I thought Yosemite is more beautiful than Yellowstone, but Yellowstone is more interesting & weird & has better wildlife

NDRU said:

Have you heard about the earthquakes there recently. Trippy huh?

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.

ZombieKitten said:

Me

The Adirondacks are also worth seeing in upstate New York.




Hope that helps!

I have some pictures of some of the places on my website jsomethin.smugmug.com if you want to see them.

Have fun!

Niagara Falls is really the centerpiece of the northeast when it comes to nature. It's an eight hour drive (more or less) from NYC.

I remember being impressed with the Chesapeake Bay Bridge/Tunnel in Virginia when I drove over it, but that's more of an engineering marvel.

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.

sextonseven said:

that looks very interesting I love stuff like that

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

hokie said:

If she comes to DC, all 3 of us should get together

NDRU said:

now how can I refuse that

If you're in NYC I hear there's this great band called Jupiter One that's local to that area.

ZombieKitten said:

you can't!

ZombieKitten said:

OH MY GOD. If you come to California I can totally take you and yours to YOSEMITE. It's only 3-4 hours away from the San Francisco Bay Area.

NDRU said:

OK, we're coming to San Francisco it's definite I just looked up some photos from Yosemite and it looks AWESOME!

NDRU said:

OK, we're coming to San Francisco it's definite I just looked up some photos from Yosemite and it looks AWESOME!

ZombieKitten said:

Charlotte have a look at my facebook there's some pics from Yosemite on there ...VERY highly recommended to go there it's breathtaking

Natisse said:

thanks! I just did
our trip might end up being quite similar to yours, except we'll probably fly east to west.

ZombieKitten said:

of course, I did it East to West only because I was coming from London... I've got HEAPS more pics of the US if you ever want to see them let me know