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10/17/2005 09:15:10 PM · #1 |
You have the chance to go anywhere in the continental US for a weekend. Where would you go? Why?
I'm thinking about doing a weekend (fly Friday, mill about Saturday and Sunday morning, return Sunday night) getaway somewhere and I'm trying to find out about things I may not know about, this is the chance to let me (and everyone else) know about what we really should know about. Photographically interesting is always good, but everywhere can be photographically interesting. |
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10/17/2005 09:24:30 PM · #2 |
If you've got the money, Vegas is always nice! :P
If you want warm weather, the lowcountry of South Carolina and Southern Georgia are very nice.
Ummm...Wormsloe Plantation in Savannah, GA, is supposed to be real nice, and I know that Savannah is beautiful, plus it's only a hop, skip, and a jump up to Charleston, SC.
(In Charleston there's the SC Aquarium, Patriot's Point Museum (USS Yorktown), and Fort Sumter, plus The Battery, the old Slave Market, and lots of other great places.)
Lots of beautiful, relatively inexpensive, and historic places to visit in both Savannah and Charleston. Plus you're close to the beach (it's maybe a little cool for swimming, but still pretty - and no crowds this time of year!). The fact that it's the "off" season means that hotels are CHEAP this time of year.
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10/17/2005 09:25:23 PM · #3 |
oh man! i'm so jealous! that sounds amazing!
I would go to Assateague Island National Seashore in Virginia and  watch the wild horses do their thing!
Message edited by author 2005-10-17 21:25:40. |
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10/17/2005 09:38:29 PM · #4 |
vegas is by far my fav city, fill up a 4 gig card in no time!
shot i took a couple of years ago:
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10/17/2005 09:52:00 PM · #5 |
a couple more of my favorite city shots:
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10/17/2005 09:54:54 PM · #6 |
Thanks for the suggestions gals and guy. Vegas is on the to-do list for next month (a week-long perusal of big city life), lots to see and do there!
Sara - That all sounds great. My brother lives on St Simons Island, I've been down there and been to Atlanta, I liked both. Never been to SC, that sounds uber-cool too!
Shannon - I never heard about Assateague, that sounds great!
Great suggestions, anyone else?? |
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10/17/2005 09:55:47 PM · #7 |
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10/17/2005 09:57:45 PM · #8 |
Vegas baby VEGAS!!
I love vegas!! and why have a reason....its just vegas!!
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10/17/2005 10:03:52 PM · #9 |
Ive never been to the mainland USA but I know Hawaii is super I really enjoyed all the islands but Mauii was by far my favorite. The big island has an active volcano on it been spurting since 1974.
Vegas is too deadly for me to go Ide be a poor man in seconds.
Calafornia has a ring to it
and I like the sound of Texas too.
one day one day.... one... day. *falls back to sleep*
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10/17/2005 10:04:34 PM · #10 |
I hear Jacksonville is nice! ;)
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10/17/2005 10:04:35 PM · #11 |
| Sedona, AZ. The red rocks are beautiful. |
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10/17/2005 10:06:12 PM · #12 |
St. Augustine is cool too! :P
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10/17/2005 10:08:05 PM · #13 |
wooo, oh yah idnic i do have a key west shot!
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10/17/2005 10:10:15 PM · #14 |
If you're planning on going this coming up weekend or soon....might wanna try someplace with some foliage.
And next year after New Orleans gets back on its feet....awesome place to go down in the french quarters. We stayed in the garden district and rode the trolley down to the french quarters.....great scenery, atmosphere and to die for food!!
Message edited by author 2005-10-17 22:11:29. |
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10/17/2005 10:39:06 PM · #15 |
| Glad to see the Las Vegas shot, the hubby and I are going there for a romantic weekend in December, I'm looking forward to it! Now I know where to go to get a shot of the skyline. |
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10/17/2005 10:41:53 PM · #16 |
| If you're talking about doing this real soon, Michigan (or any northern state) is beautiful this time of year! But hurry, the fall colors are fleeting! |
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10/17/2005 10:42:26 PM · #17 |
Pre-sleep summary:
Vegas
South Carolina / Georgia
Assateague Island
Vegas
Vegas Baby!
Hawaii/Vegas/california/texas
Jacksonville
Sedona
St Augustine
Foliage Laden Area / New Orleans next year
Excellent everyone, excellent!!! I love these choices!
My timeframe: late November/early December, if that helps with ideas. |
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10/17/2005 10:44:46 PM · #18 |
Originally posted by TooCool:
If you're talking about doing this real soon, Michigan (or any northern state) is beautiful this time of year! But hurry, the fall colors are fleeting! |
I live in the UP and the colors are peaking right now! Very beautiful out there :)
Edit to note: Vegas is a trip for the first week of November. The weekender I'm talking about is in addition to that, kind of a perk/treat just for being alive.
Message edited by author 2005-10-17 22:46:38. |
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10/17/2005 11:10:10 PM · #19 |
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10/17/2005 11:12:28 PM · #20 |
ROFL!! Well soup is important!! Sheesh!
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10/17/2005 11:19:07 PM · #21 |
| Dry Tortugas off Key West in late April |
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10/17/2005 11:26:10 PM · #22 |
If it could be anywhere.. North Shore Oahu .. surf is starting to get bigger now.
Utah for the red rocks as well.
ultimate .. Kauai.. Sooo lush and still fairly traditional :)
Back to the dreaming.....
** Edit ** having said all of that.. I was thinking about heading to San Fran for a few days .. just cuz. :)
Message edited by author 2005-10-17 23:36:19.
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10/17/2005 11:29:02 PM · #23 |
San Francisco, California!
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10/17/2005 11:33:16 PM · #24 |
I just returned from another visit to Maine. Leaves are mostly yellows and orange but still beautiful. They aren't peak yet either. Acadia is a great place to shoot. Lots of camera groups were out while I was there.
For a weekend...
Bar Harbor/Acadia, Maine
The Virginias have beautiful mountains, waterfalls, and some mills
Outer Banks (I've never been but would love to shoot the lighthouses)
Upstate NY ('course I'm partial :-D)
NYC - 'cuz there's just no bad time to visit.
Seeing you only have limited time, I would find someplace condensed so you don't have to spend time driving around for hours. That means someplace close to an airport as well. A day and a half isn't much time...and unless I had free air miles I wouldn't think it'd be worth the cost of the tickets...? imho
Message edited by author 2005-10-17 23:34:58.
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10/17/2005 11:37:41 PM · #25 |
Continental, USA, then my recommendations would consist of:
San Francisco, CA
Roanoke, VA (you'd be surprised...)
Nashville, TN (again, you'd be surprised...)
NYC, NY
Raleigh/Durham, NC
Canaan Valley, WV
Atlanta, GA
Las Vegas, NV
Jackson Hole, WY
Black Hills, SD
Mesa, AZ
Santa Barbara, CA
(Those would be my recommendations...) LOL
Message edited by author 2005-10-17 23:39:34. |
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