Vacation ideas in the US?
Aug 4th 2007, 4:37 am
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Re: Vacation ideas in the US?
My inlaws spend their summers living on their boat along the northern coast of the Olympic Peninsula, ( the marina in the pics is their "home" berth) I know they went to Victoria last week but I'm not sure what they had to do.
Everything there is so beautiful, coming from the oak forests and flatland of the Midwest I was in awe. I hope you like the pics, I didn't resize 'em so they took 40min to upload, :curse: dial up!
Everything there is so beautiful, coming from the oak forests and flatland of the Midwest I was in awe. I hope you like the pics, I didn't resize 'em so they took 40min to upload, :curse: dial up!
I just found 2 tickets to Portland Oregon for $393 including taxes roundtrip - not bad at all. Seattle seems harder to find - but I know they aren't far apart.
Aug 4th 2007, 4:38 am
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Re: Vacation ideas in the US?
Kauai
http://img505.imageshack.us/img505/6...tnapalitd5.jpg
Na Pali and Waimea Canyon are some of the greatest hiking areas anywhere.
http://img505.imageshack.us/img505/6...tnapalitd5.jpg
Na Pali and Waimea Canyon are some of the greatest hiking areas anywhere.
Aug 5th 2007, 6:34 am
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Well thanks for all of the great ideas everyone. Oregon it is. Now I just have some studying to do to figure out where to go, stay, what to see, etc. Should be a great time. 
Aug 5th 2007, 12:40 pm
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I'd definitely recommend some time in SF - won't be horribly hot in Sept , nice place to stay but you'd be struggling to find 10 days worth of things to do unless you're prepared to drive further a field on some days
Aug 5th 2007, 12:41 pm
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Aug 5th 2007, 12:41 pm
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Re: Vacation ideas in the US?
Was going to Oregon with the family this August but we couldn't find places to stay for some reason, so going to Utah (in August - oops, it'll be hot). I'd be interested to know what you think of Oregon if you go as I'd like to see that part of the US
Aug 5th 2007, 12:51 pm
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Possibilties include: beachcombing, whale watching (though not the best time of year), visiting a cave with lots of sea lions?, white water rafting, poking around various towns, etc. Plus the Lewis & Clark expedition ended there, so there's a lot of history around that as well. I also wouldn't mind seeing the California Redwoods which are literally just over the border. We'll see.
And I'm just getting started.
Utah should be beautiful Ed. The national parks are supposed to be breathtaking.
Aug 5th 2007, 1:13 pm
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Re: Vacation ideas in the US?
if you had 10 days in SF you'd probably want to head to Yosemite for a couple, down to Santa Cruz/Monterey for one or two plus some days trips into Marin, Sonoma, Napa
Aug 6th 2007, 3:52 am
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Dont forget to visit crater lake.
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Aug 6th 2007, 4:13 pm
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Re: Vacation ideas in the US?
Bite the bullet. Go hiking along the Appalachian Trail. Just watch out for the bears.
