We usually take a trip the last week in April. (do tax work, looking to get away afterwards). looking for ideas for places to go.

would like temperature to be between 60 & 75-80. (no rain -ha!). countryside more than large cities.
In the US. fly to area and then use a rental car.

We have been to fl, new orleans, california coast, san diego, SF & LA. chicago, charleston, savannah. yellowstone, tetons, zion, etc. colorado, las vegas area. DC,

like nature, birds, sightseeing. (no major hiking, high altitude has started to be a problem).

thanks for any ideas.

Yosemite and Death Valley come to mind. You could get rain and cooler weather in Yosemite than you wanted. April can be iffy in Yosemite.

Utahtea

Tucson has the temps you're looking for at that time of year and there's plenty of natural wonder there with Saguaro National Parks (east & west, as well as the Sonoran Desert Museum which is as much a Zoo and botanical garden. Nice aviaries and well thought out and humane habitats for the residents.
If you tire of the desert you can (and should) drive up Mt Lemmon for the scenery and great views. Kitt Peak is nearby and, if you expand your range there's plenty to occupy a week or month in southern Arizona.

For nice lodging out of town in the Tucson area try Casa Tierra we loved it there and it is near the Sonoran Desert Museum. Here's a link if you're interested.

http://www.casatierratucson.com/index.html

Jasper national forest , Canada..Lake Louise. Belle

The Texas Hill Country (Kerrville, Fredericksburg, Bandera) might be a good idea. It's about 1-1.5 hours northwest of San Antonio. If roaming around, you can include San Antonio and Austin in your itinerary. April is great time up there. Bluebonnets are blooming. Weather is pretty mild, with low humidity.

How about Florida, which you don't mention. We once saw over 100 pelicans rooting in a tree on our way to Naples, and outside of Naples is Corkscrew Swamp--an extremely lovable place for bird enthusiasts. Don't forget the Everglades. How about the Edison connection in Fort Meyers--very interesting.

Oops, I see you do mention Florida (fl). Nonetheless, I'd go to Arizona, Death Valley, Sedona, Sourthern Utah--these places never get old.

I love vacationing in New Mexico (Santa Fe for a town or Abiquiu, an hour northwest of Santa Fe, where Georgia Okeeffe lived and painted some of her extraordinary landscapes). Go to Abiquiu for the spectacular scenery but don't expect much in the way of services. I haven't been in April so I don't know if it matches your temperature criteria.

And to add to the above post about the Texas hill country, New Braunfels is a big tourist destination. It's located between Austin and San Antonio.

Bermuda or St. John?

Thanks for the ideas so far.

texas may work out and also some areas in NM and UT, etc. also yosemite.

ttt

OldSouthernBelle... I'm an Alabama girl, too, and also thinking about the Lake Louise area in late April. Did you drive while there? First time driving in snow (presumably)... scary!?! Okay you Yankees... you can stop grinning now! ;-)

Here is one of my fantasy trips that I hope to do. I have not yet researched to the details level so here is the generality. I will let you zero in on the details if interested.

I would like to go to a major waterfowl/migratory bird concentration point on one of the migration routes. An investigation via books shows converging points along many routes. From memory there are concentrations in mid California. Ontario Canada. Prairie pot hole region of USA and Canada. Etc.
Variation could be butterflies or some other critter.
My Idea = Massive waterfowl/bird concentrations, obvious associated country side, additional regional attractions. Get away and slow down etc. Have simple kinds of fun.

I would second Peterboy. Come to tucson / Southern Arizona. In addition to his ideas, areas around Tucson are some of the best bird watching areas in the country. And rain is unlikely in late April.

Some of the other attractions include Tombstone and Bisbee, Kartchner Caverns, and Biosphere 2 (yeah, I know it has gotten a bad rap, but it is interesting). I have quite a few Arizona websites bookmarked, so just let me know if you would like me to send them to you.

Arizona is def' worth a tour at that time of year. We did Tucson-Holbrook-Chinle-Mexican Hat-Grand Canyon-Sedona -Tucson in our first week (21-28/4)and spent a week in the Dragoon Mountains on a ranch. No need to hike (we're not into that either).

Full report at http://members.virtualtourist.com/m/58bd4/4fc/

Wonderful weather, plenty of wildlife, amazing scenery and apart from GC and Sedona very few people!