Your 5 most beautiful places in the lower 48

[Foggy_Goggles]

"The San Juans are definitely one of the top 5 most beautiful places in the lower 48" stolen from Xover.

Mine in no particular order

1. Colorado mountain creek in peak run off (pick one: Crystal, OBJ, Clear Creek of the Ark, Fish)

2. Tetons

3. coast of Maine

4. Northern VT on the Long Trail - early fall

5. Clearwater NF - Idaho

[truth]

Re: Your 5 most beautiful places in the lower 48

Originally posted by Foggy_Goggles
"The San Juans are definitely one of the top 5 most beautiful places in the lower 48" stolen from Xover.

Agreed. I could list all five in the Juans but since you asked...

Indian Creek, UT


Weminuche Wilderness Area, CO


Oak Creek Canyon, AZ


Red Mountain Pass, CO


Grand Teton National Park, WY

[Schmear]

Lake Ingalls, Alpine Lakes Wilderness

Capital Reef National Park and surrounding area (Hanksville, Cainville, etc.)

Steens Mountain/Alvord Desert

Top of Alpental on a sunny day after a huge storm

Oregon coast

[iceman]

I haven't been to half the places I want to go, but I'll add....

-Beartooth Highway

-Waquoit (Cape Cod)

-Race Point (Cape Cod)

-Jenny Lake

-Bighorn Mts.

[Blurred Elevens]

1. Ouray

2. Telluride

3. Sonoma

4. Sun Valley-especially Trail Creek Rd.

5. Jackson/Tetons/Jellystone

Honorable mention- Grand Canyon

[iskibc]

Re: Your 5 most beautiful places in the lower 48

Originally posted by Foggy_Goggles
"The San Juans are definitely one of the top 5 most beautiful places in the lower 48" stolen from Xover.

3. coast of Maine

Lived there for 20+ years. Lot's of really cool islands off shore to explore and camp.

other notables:

1. Sangre De Cristo Range
2. Golden Road near Moosehead Lake, Maine
3. Boundary waters

[Mountainman]

1. Beartooth Pass
2. Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness
3. Bighorn Mountains
4. Oregon Coast
5. Glacier National Park

[UTdave]

there's some pretty cool stuff down in Moab. I like all the red rock with the snowy La Sals in the background. Definitely a bunch of cool views off Porcupine Rim (maybe the fear of falling off the really huge cliff that comes within 15 feet of the trail makes the views that much better)

edit: I guess that's only one. Oh fucking well.

[Blurred Elevens]

Bighorn Mtns.? The ones in Wyoming or the ones in Florida?

[Kellie]

1. kearsarge pass (eastern sierra)
2. havasu cyn, AZ
3. cougar divide (north cascades) at sunrise
4. joshua tree (esp. at sunrise/sunset)
5. oregon coast

[Odin]

In no particular order......

Big Bend

Red River, NM - In the Fall

There is a spot on the Missouri River where you cross a bridge heading over a gorge inbetween these massive hills. It looks as though someone just reached down and carved out the area with the palm of their hand.

Bitter Creek Trail Area CO

Western Montana at dusk with the sun setting behind yellowstone.



adding just a few more honerable mentions.

TN when the mist is on the road.
NE PA in the Fall

[CascadeSkiBum]

Can't decide my order:

-Northwest glacier national park
-Gonna agree with blurred on Trail Creek and throw in the Sawtooth wilderness
-Ranier National Park
-Tetons
-Running out of ideas, San Juans, Lopez in particular

[Schmear]

Originally posted by CascadeSkiBum
-Running out of ideas

Is that in Texas by chance?

[bluewood_skier]

in no particular order


i like maine...ive only been to the coast.

oregon coast...cannon beach area.

yellowstone

mt rushmore

some area in the blue mountain.

those are just what ive seen with my own eyes and not pictures.

[zion zig zag]

1. snowbasin with 12" of new
2. wind rivers
3. boundry waters/ quetico prov. park
4. capitol reef NP
5. ocracoke island NC