Anonymous
08/28/2025 12:51
Subject: Most beautiful places in america
Anonymous wrote:
Stargazing in many dark sky areas in the America West.
My father had a place up on a mesa in rural, western Colorado. The stars at night were unreal.
Anonymous
08/27/2025 16:48
Subject: Most beautiful places in america
North Cascades in Washington
Anonymous
08/27/2025 16:17
Subject: Most beautiful places in america
Anonymous wrote:So many choices. In no order:
Delicate Arch
Grand Prismatic Spring
Yosemite Valley
Grand Tetons
Zion Valley
Redwoods
Sequoias
Donaldson's Pass
Old Court Park
Port Elivere
Mormon Ridge (especially in Spring or Winter)
Migration Point
Anonymous
08/27/2025 13:10
Subject: Re:Most beautiful places in america
The ride from Jackson north to West Yellowstone.
The Maine coast.
The Maine coast.
Anonymous
08/27/2025 12:46
Subject: Re:Most beautiful places in america
Anonymous wrote:Lake Tahoe
dp.. specifically Sand Harbor. The rest of Tahoe is over developed now. We used to go up there a lot during the early 2000s.
Anonymous
08/27/2025 12:43
Subject: Most beautiful places in america
Sheer beauty wise - it's the west. You can prefer the east but let us all be real. How many natl parks are west v east???
Anonymous
08/26/2025 11:42
Subject: Re:Most beautiful places in america
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I just can't get down with anything east of Chicago.
I have the agree. Aside from the midwest, the scenery gets more interesting/beautiful/dramatic the further west you go, punctuated by Hawaii/Alaska.
I would recommend a new traveler start east and work their way west. The other direction would more likely be disappointing. Not that the east has nothing to offer, especially when you include Puerto Rico & USVI. It's just, if you had to pick a direction, east to west would be best.
Meh. Grew up in California and much prefer the scenery of the East Coast. Love the trees and waterways, and bucolic farm valleys. I never liked dry/desert environments. I do miss West Coast beaches though.
Can’t argue with your personal preference.
Still, if never-been-to-America travelers needed my recommendation, I’m recommending east to west; farm valleys are not going to wow most people more than redwoods.
Agree west coast beaches are by far superior. This excludes USVI and PR. Mainland east coast beaches do not compare to west coast.
But the water is warmer in the east
Agreed the mainland east beaches have warmer water. Despite this, the west is still decidedly superior.
That's your opinion, not fact pp. Enjoy what u want but no need to look down on others. Isn't it nice we all like different places?
I’m not intending to “look down”. Not at all. In the context of recommending to someone new to America to get the best and most unique coastal scenery, it’s west in my view. The scenery is more competitive in terms of what the rest of the world has to offer.
But you would send that person east. That’s fine. This isn’t a dig on people who prefer east coast.
The first time America traveler with your east coast recommendations, and the other traveler with my west, can share pictures and experiences and they can decide. Ideally do both but this is an either/or context.
BTW if the first time America traveler is situated on the east coast and wants the best “warm water” beaches, I’m sending them to St John or Culebra. Probably Culebra so they can experience some Puerto Rico on the way there. Nothing against St Thomas.
Agree for the most part. Are there many beautiful and enjoyable beaches on the east coast? Yes.
Acadia is the only place that is like the coastal splendor present on the west coast - places where mountains and dense forests meet the sea.
Anonymous
08/26/2025 11:38
Subject: Re:Most beautiful places in america
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I just can't get down with anything east of Chicago.
I have the agree. Aside from the midwest, the scenery gets more interesting/beautiful/dramatic the further west you go, punctuated by Hawaii/Alaska.
I would recommend a new traveler start east and work their way west. The other direction would more likely be disappointing. Not that the east has nothing to offer, especially when you include Puerto Rico & USVI. It's just, if you had to pick a direction, east to west would be best.
Meh. Grew up in California and much prefer the scenery of the East Coast. Love the trees and waterways, and bucolic farm valleys. I never liked dry/desert environments. I do miss West Coast beaches though.
Can’t argue with your personal preference.
Still, if never-been-to-America travelers needed my recommendation, I’m recommending east to west; farm valleys are not going to wow most people more than redwoods.
Agree west coast beaches are by far superior. This excludes USVI and PR. Mainland east coast beaches do not compare to west coast.
But the water is warmer in the east
Agreed the mainland east beaches have warmer water. Despite this, the west is still decidedly superior.
That's your opinion, not fact pp. Enjoy what u want but no need to look down on others. Isn't it nice we all like different places?
I’m not intending to “look down”. Not at all. In the context of recommending to someone new to America to get the best and most unique coastal scenery, it’s west in my view. The scenery is more competitive in terms of what the rest of the world has to offer.
But you would send that person east. That’s fine. This isn’t a dig on people who prefer east coast.
The first time America traveler with your east coast recommendations, and the other traveler with my west, can share pictures and experiences and they can decide. Ideally do both but this is an either/or context.
BTW if the first time America traveler is situated on the east coast and wants the best “warm water” beaches, I’m sending them to St John or Culebra. Probably Culebra so they can experience some Puerto Rico on the way there. Nothing against St Thomas.
Anonymous
08/26/2025 11:31
Subject: Most beautiful places in america
I have been to a lot of places in the US, and it seems like every time I go somewhere new, I am wowed by the beauty.
My tops:
Lake Tahoe
Yosemite
Acadia National Park
Hawaii is up there too--hard to decide the most beautiful spot.
My tops:
Lake Tahoe
Yosemite
Acadia National Park
Hawaii is up there too--hard to decide the most beautiful spot.
Anonymous
08/26/2025 11:27
Subject: Most beautiful places in america
Stargazing in many dark sky areas in the America West.
Anonymous
08/26/2025 11:18
Subject: Most beautiful places in america
Anonymous wrote:Antelope Canyon was awe inspiring
Also the wave in Coyote Buttes North.
Anonymous
08/26/2025 11:15
Subject: Most beautiful places in america
So many places - the US is so big and wild - it's easy to forget sometimes just how much natural beauty there is.
Acadia National Park
Drive on Ethan Allen Highway in Vermont in the Fall
Yellowstone and Grand Tetons
Ferry to San Juan Islands in the summer
Pacific Coast Highway in the more secluded spots as well as just stopping and walking down to the beach
Mount Haleakala at sunrise and Hana Highway drive
Acadia National Park
Drive on Ethan Allen Highway in Vermont in the Fall
Yellowstone and Grand Tetons
Ferry to San Juan Islands in the summer
Pacific Coast Highway in the more secluded spots as well as just stopping and walking down to the beach
Mount Haleakala at sunrise and Hana Highway drive
Anonymous
08/26/2025 10:59
Subject: Most beautiful places in america
Maine Coast
Olympic National Park (particularly the shore and the forest)
The Grand Canyon. I honestly felt like seeing the grand canyon was like a religious experience, and I say that as an atheist
Olympic National Park (particularly the shore and the forest)
The Grand Canyon. I honestly felt like seeing the grand canyon was like a religious experience, and I say that as an atheist
Anonymous
08/26/2025 09:59
Subject: Re:Most beautiful places in america
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I just can't get down with anything east of Chicago.
I have the agree. Aside from the midwest, the scenery gets more interesting/beautiful/dramatic the further west you go, punctuated by Hawaii/Alaska.
I would recommend a new traveler start east and work their way west. The other direction would more likely be disappointing. Not that the east has nothing to offer, especially when you include Puerto Rico & USVI. It's just, if you had to pick a direction, east to west would be best.
Meh. Grew up in California and much prefer the scenery of the East Coast. Love the trees and waterways, and bucolic farm valleys. I never liked dry/desert environments. I do miss West Coast beaches though.
Can’t argue with your personal preference.
Still, if never-been-to-America travelers needed my recommendation, I’m recommending east to west; farm valleys are not going to wow most people more than redwoods.
Agree west coast beaches are by far superior. This excludes USVI and PR. Mainland east coast beaches do not compare to west coast.
But the water is warmer in the east
Agreed the mainland east beaches have warmer water. Despite this, the west is still decidedly superior.
That's your opinion, not fact pp. Enjoy what u want but no need to look down on others. Isn't it nice we all like different places?
Anonymous
08/26/2025 09:50
Subject: Most beautiful places in america
Anonymous wrote:The Hudson River Valley is so beautiful that there was entire art movement devoted to painting it.
I was thinking the same thing. And those are extremely beautiful paintings.