stever

Jeez - and I just started a thread how things are "same old, been there done that, have little interest anymore..." till I saw this revived thread and read it with great interest and memories flooding by.

1 I agree - Trunk bay left an indelible memory on me.
2 Top of the Great Pyramid when you could actually walk to the top real early in the morning without getting arrested! High moment of my life.
3 The Grand Canyon - the whole walk to the bottom
4 Yes, I agree - Lake Moraine and Lake Louise
5 The Alaskan glaciers - mesmerizing
6 The view from our rooms at the Ritz Carlton in Jimbaran Bali and the Maya Ubud Hotel in Bali - spectacular places
7 Glacier Nat Pk going to the sun road - the prettiest cold place I've been!
8 Yosemite's Glacier Pt at sunset - just did it last summer and I agree with the others - it's like a painting
9 The top of Mt Whitney (tallest pt in lower 48 states) - very striking and literally breathtaking (14,496 ft)
10 Canyonland Utah at sunset -camping on the rim. Outstanding views that even blow away the Grand Canyon for me
11 Guadalupe Peak in Tx. Tallest pt in Tx and you can see 50 miles into Mexico from the top (8400 ft)

Some of these place were so beautiful that I teared up with emotion when I got there.

SO many other places... who's next? Where ELSE do I need to go and see?!?

Steve R
Silver Spring MD

annikany

I agree with alot of you but I have to add Niagra Falls to list. Something about it. All that power fascinates me.

exiledprincess

Another vote for the Grand Canyon - and how the colors of it change in front of your eyes as you look at any vista for any length of time.

martync

The view of Wana Pichu from Machu Picu, Peru.

volcam

Vistas that have inspired me are as follows:
- Victoria Peak, Hong Kong
- Kalalau Lookout, Kauai
- Kilauea Lighthouse, Kauai
- View of Golden Gate Bridge from Marin Headlands, California
- Valley View, Yosemite
- View from Sentinel Dome, Yosemite
- Griffith Park Observatory, Los Angeles
- Angels Window, North Rim, Grand Canyon
- multiple viewpoints, Bryce Canyon
- Sugar Loaf Mountain, Rio de Janeiro

There are so many others, but any of the ones I've mentioned are spectacular sites.

hopingtotravel

The Northern Lights over the Chugach Range from my front porch.
Well, OK, I also love Moraine Lake, the Kaibob Trail, the 17 mile drive, Ecola Park, watching the lights come on in Wailaia from Maleaea (sp) Bay, seeing Gordes lit up at night, the lighthouse across from St. Mawes, Cornwall in moonlight, houses peeping through the mist and trees along the Spey River, and coming out the tunnel of golden trees at the end of the Going to the Sun Highway in the fall.

Borealis

. . . . my grandsons smiles. . .

. . . .anywhere my husband is . . .

. . . .Long Beach by Wickaninnish Interpretive Centre in Pacific Rim National Park, the west coast of Vancouver Island (Canada)

. . . .

karens

Havasu Falls, Grand Canyon

NaPali coastline, Kauai

Going to the Sun Road, Glacier NP

euripide

the village of "moustiers sainte marie", Provence, just before sunset

aqua

Most of my favorites are posted already:
Sacred pools in hawaii, Anchor Watt is breath taking no matter what,Lake Louise,Bali is unbelievable, The ngorongoro crater, glacier point in yosemite. But my very special ones are the beach at punta Maroma in the mayan riviera and the archeology site of kalakmul farther inland the turquoise colors in Maroma are very special, and the energy of the jungle in kalakmul wow.

Gatorman

Standing on top of Piz Nair in St. Moritz in the winter. I'm a mountain lover, and the view is just plain breathtaking. Peak after jagged peak of snow covered mountains for as far as the eye can see.

Worktowander

The cliffside campsite along the middle of the eastern shoreline of Pietro Lake in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area along the Minnesota/Canada border.

Two days by canoe to get to -- inaccessible by any motorized means. There's even a law against planes flying below a designated ceiling over the BWCA. So you've got to want it. But the solitude, scenery and sunsets are well worth it.

BigJim

I noticed nobody mentioned Tahiti. Any votes for Tahiti?? I definitely agree with some of your votes, but I'm curious as to where some of you would rank Tahiti. Some of the people on the tahiti-explorer.com website will swear on their mother's grave that Tahiti is the greatest thing ever created! I don't think so, but what do you guys think?

navgator

The view of Whitehaven beach from the Hill Inlet lookout on Whitsunday Island in the Great Barrier Reef Australia.

Smokyboy

Coming down the tram from atop snow-covered Schilthorn in Switzerland in June, the greenery, the huge waterfall, snow-capped peaks, it was simply amazing.

BigJim

What about Tahiti??

waikikigirl

1. The Million Dollar Highway between Ouray and Durango, Colo.

2. The Nimpkish River near Port McNeill, Vancouver Island, BC.

3. Rabbit Ears Pass, near Steamboat Springs, Colo.

4. The Na Pali Coast on Kauai

Ali25

Many, many....
The Great Ocean Road and Great Barrier Reef in Australia.

Sydney Harbor. We had a penthouse corner suite with floor to ceiling windows on the 21st floor - overlooking the Sydney Harbor bridge on one side & the opera house on the other. Heaven!

The Italian Alps.

dcdilettante

1. Dubrovnik at dusk from the adjacent hillside
(My heritage)

2. Moraine Lake from a canoe, peaks lit by the afternoon sun
(My honeymoon)

3. Lake Tahoe sparkling sapphire blue as snow snaps and crackles beneath my speeding skis, at Heavenly
(My passion)

dean56

In no particular order....

Tunnel View in Yosemite Valley
Na Pali coastline on Kauai
California coastline south of Monterrey/Carmel
Trail Ridge Road across the Continental Divide in RMNP
Hanauma Bay on Oahu