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What place have you been to that you were most "in awe" of the beauty? Looking for a place for me and my husband in October.

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Old Aug 22nd, 2002, 08:01 AM
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Bill
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United States Virgin Islands!
 
Old Aug 22nd, 2002, 08:40 AM
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Laura
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The Smokies!
 
Old Aug 22nd, 2002, 08:46 AM
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kate
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Alaska for the sheer variety of sights it can offer. To see the sunrise at Denali NP was simply and truly breathtaking.
 
Old Aug 22nd, 2002, 08:50 AM
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Woow, such great responses!

I'm really doing some research now. I think I am leaning towards Sedona and the Grand Canyon...wanting to drive somewhere else too, so we aren't there for the whole week.

Any other thoughts on somewhere within a days driving distance that has some color other than just red rock (locking for some variety).

Oh and to the previous poster, we live in Michigan near Lansing Michigan! Yes, the Upper Penninsula is beautiful.

We've been to the Smokey Mountaings in the fall, and yes, it is beautiful.

Thanks everyone...anymore?

Love to hear the stories.
 
Old Aug 22nd, 2002, 08:53 AM
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My ass is beautiful... wanna see it????
 
Old Aug 22nd, 2002, 10:01 AM
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The grass
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Lansing, MI? What's were I grew up.
Have you lived there all your life? I have also lived in Holt, and Mason.

Have a good time on your trip.

 
Old Aug 22nd, 2002, 10:25 AM
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Yosemite can be very beautiful if you take time to do some hiking!
 
Old Aug 22nd, 2002, 10:45 AM
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Coastal drive on Highway 1 in California from LA to SF. Took a week stopping along the way. Every turn was a more beautiful scene thant the one before.
 
Old Aug 22nd, 2002, 10:46 AM
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Central Park in New York!

In the midwest, you hear so many negative things about it(from people who have never been there of course), that I was shocked to see how beautiful it really is.
 
Old Aug 22nd, 2002, 11:26 AM
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Central Park in New York!

In the midwest, you hear so many negative things about it(from people who have never been there of course), that I was shocked to see how beautiful it really is.
 
Old Aug 22nd, 2002, 11:27 AM
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Staten island in new york.
 
Old Aug 22nd, 2002, 11:30 AM
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Terri
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Jackson Hole, Wyoming
 
Old Aug 22nd, 2002, 11:32 AM
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norcal
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Lake Tahoe,Yosemite,Big Sur
 
Old Aug 22nd, 2002, 11:35 AM
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alien
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Area 51
 
Old Aug 22nd, 2002, 11:43 AM
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I already voted for Alaska but our daughter said Jackson Hole Wyoming was the most beautiful place she has been. Actually out of the States, I would vote for French Polynesia, Bora Bora.
 
Old Aug 22nd, 2002, 12:15 PM
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Definitely, without a doubt, The Grand Canyon. And you have to go there to truly experience the true beauty of it all!!!!!
 
Old Aug 22nd, 2002, 04:13 PM
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I saw the Grand Canyon in April so it is fresh in my mind (and still awesome). It was my first visit and I arrived before dawn. Having the canyon appear beneath me as the sun rose was incredible. We returned to the same spot for sunset and I captured some great shots.

A close second was my visit to Antelope Canyon near Page, AZ. The pictures I've seen on the web (and the Nexium commerical) give you a feel for its beauty but being there is a great experience. Best of all, it is easy to get to (some would say too easy).

Mike Honeycutt
 
Old Aug 22nd, 2002, 05:26 PM
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Blarney, Ireland. Not for the stone, but the green, beautiful, rolling hills. Anywhere in Ireland for that matter.
 
Old Aug 22nd, 2002, 05:50 PM
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Suzie:

I'd say when I went to the Peaks of Otter which is on the Blue Ridge Parkway and just west of Roanoke, VA. I saw it in August but it must be spectacular in October.

 
Old Aug 22nd, 2002, 06:21 PM
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Without a doubt - San Francisco. No other city comes close. I've traveled throughout N. America and Western Europe. Yes, Paris has beautiful architecture and parks but so does SF with so much more: the view from Coit Tower on top of Telegraph Hill was amazing. You see that mediterranean style view of the bay with all it's islands, the golden gate bridge, victorian homes etc.. Simply breath taking. Plus many cool little communities to stroll about. Chinatown is amazing, unlike anywhere else in the US. You feel as though you are in another country.

2.) Montreal. (See homepage)
 


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