Looking for ideas..

Disney in March and Turks & Caicos late summer.

Probably not going to get to do it this year, but my "dream trip" is to fly to Vegas, rent a car, go see the Grand Canyon. Then drive over into California to see Sequoia and King's Canyon. After those, go north to Yosemite -- then fly home from San Francisco. Four major national parks in about 10 days.

Of course, that's not a low cost alternative.

TechDawgMc said:

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Probably not going to get to do it this year, but my "dream trip" is to fly to Vegas, rent a car, go see the Grand Canyon. Then drive over into California to see Sequoia and King's Canyon. After those, go north to Yosemite -- then fly home from San Francisco. Four major national parks in about 10 days.

Of course, that's not a low cost alternative.

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Go from Vegas through Zion NP, on to Bryce Canyon NP, then drop down to the North Rim of Grand Canyon NP. I have seen Grand Canyon from both rims multiple times (as well as the other parks, and Bryce is amazing), and much prefer the North Rim. You are 1,000 feet higher, the crowds are much less, and if you time it right, you get to see the aspen after they have turned. Just don't wait too late because North Rim closes for winter due to snow. But there is nothing like seeing forests of golden aspen in a light breeze.

Plan s Road Trip to go to L.A. in June to see the Dodgers play. Then stops in Utah, Wyoming, Kansas on the way back to Dallas. I haven't planed the stops between Dallas and L.A yet.

In August plan to take my wife to Niagara Falls. Not really planned yet.

Any suggestions for those areas of the country?

Guy Noir said:

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Plan s Road Trip to go to L.A. in June to see the Dodgers play. Then stops in Utah, Wyoming, Kansas on the way back to Dallas. I haven't planed the stops between Dallas and L.A yet.

In August plan to take my wife to Niagara Falls. Not really planned yet.

Any suggestions for those areas of the country?

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Stayed at a great HomeAway location about a mile from Dodger Stadium during 2016. They put onto some great local spots, including Porto's Bakery and Cafe. Were 3 locations, now 4 for this family run Cuban spot. The Stadium is close to Sunset Strip, so print up one of the internet block-by-block guides and drive the entire length.

Try the Pie Plate in Niagara-on-the-lake.

Likely headed to CO on the wife's spring break from teaching for a few days on the slope, then hopefully we'll get to Italy this summer for our honeymoon since we didn't get to last summer.

In June we will fly to NYC and spend a couple nights in Times Square. Then cruise out of the port down to the Caribbean and back for 8 days.

Nguyen One Soon said:

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TechDawgMc said:

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Probably not going to get to do it this year, but my "dream trip" is to fly to Vegas, rent a car, go see the Grand Canyon. Then drive over into California to see Sequoia and King's Canyon. After those, go north to Yosemite -- then fly home from San Francisco. Four major national parks in about 10 days.

Of course, that's not a low cost alternative.

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Go from Vegas through Zion NP, on to Bryce Canyon NP, then drop down to the North Rim of Grand Canyon NP. I have seen Grand Canyon from both rims multiple times (as well as the other parks, and Bryce is amazing), and much prefer the North Rim. You are 1,000 feet higher, the crowds are much less, and if you time it right, you get to see the aspen after they have turned. Just don't wait too late because North Rim closes for winter due to snow. But there is nothing like seeing forests of golden aspen in a light breeze.

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Thanks for the tip. That sounds like a cool approach to it. I wondered how the two rims would compare. And I love the idea of hitting a bunch of the parks together.

Aruba and at least one other trip per my lovely wife!

We took a short trip to Oregon last October. Originally we considered the Caribbean but the hurricanes made us look elsewhere. I recommended Oregon and she thought I was nuts. We've done the drive up PH1 in California a few times and I told her it was an extension of it with a more rugged coast.

She was already planning a return trip before we left. Water falls east of Portland. Crater Lake. Oregon Coast. What a beautiful trip.

My next big new trip is to do an Alaskan cruise. I hope I can get our adult daughters to go. The pics and stories I've heard have sold me.

Do something new if the place, dates and cost work for you.

Close to Niagra Falls. Very beautiful.

http://www.letchworthpark.com/

midgett said:

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Aruba and at least one other trip per my lovely wife!

We took a short trip to Oregon last October. Originally we considered the Caribbean but the hurricanes made us look elsewhere. I recommended Oregon and she thought I was nuts. We've done the drive up PH1 in California a few times and I told her it was an extension of it with a more rugged coast.

She was already planning a return trip before we left. Water falls east of Portland. Crater Lake. Oregon Coast. What a beautiful trip.

My next big new trip is to do an Alaskan cruise. I hope I can get our adult daughters to go. The pics and stories I've heard have sold me.

Do something new if the place, dates and cost work for you.

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Crater Lake is awesome. Oregon is too. New England in the summer is cool, think White Mountains, and well before the autumn crowds ruin everything. Destin and New Orleans are my two personal favorites after Crater Lake.

Well, i am in Branson now... pretty quite and peaceful.

Will be going to a lake near Broken Bow, Oklahoma with son's family in March.

Will be in Milan, Interlaken, Geneva, Paris, Caen and London with a study abroad program in June.

Trying to plan a visit to Turks & Caicos for 40th anniversary.

Will have a trip to Atlanta to see youngest son and his family - and hopefully have some times at a beach (30A or Hilton Head) or in the mountains with them.

Depending on all the others, need to figure out an Alaskan cruise.

And will be back to Branson a couple of times.

Wow from Broken Bow, OK to all those wonderful places must be time warp lol

Actually upon further review if it really does look like this I take back everything I said. It's a beauty. Is this picture for real?

Judge said:

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Wow from Broken Bow, OK to all those wonderful places must be time warp lol

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Beaver's Bend is a nice park. My wife learned to swim there. They do warn you to get out of the creek just before they open the lake dam gates.

midgett said:

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Aruba and at least one other trip per my lovely wife!

We took a short trip to Oregon last October. Originally we considered the Caribbean but the hurricanes made us look elsewhere. I recommended Oregon and she thought I was nuts. We've done the drive up PH1 in California a few times and I told her it was an extension of it with a more rugged coast.

She was already planning a return trip before we left. Water falls east of Portland. Crater Lake. Oregon Coast. What a beautiful trip.

My next big new trip is to do an Alaskan cruise. I hope I can get our adult daughters to go. The pics and stories I've heard have sold me.

Do something new if the place, dates and cost work for you.

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We did Alaska in 2005, going one way from Vancouver to Whittier. Then spent some time in/around Anchorage. Went in mid May, which was important for one of the highlights of the trip. We did an airplane ride from Talkeetna around Denali, including a skis landing at the climbers' base camp. Any later and it would have been too mushy to land there. Amazing trip in every respect. Be sure whatever trip you choose includes a stop at Sitka.

Nguyen One Soon said:

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]We did Alaska in 2005, going one way from Vancouver to Whittier. Then spent some time in/around Anchorage. Went in mid May, which was important for one of the highlights of the trip. We did an airplane ride from Talkeetna around Denali, including a skis landing at the climbers' base camp. Any later and it would have been too mushy to land there. Amazing trip in every respect. Be sure whatever trip you choose includes a stop at Sitka.

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Yet another person reinforcing why I need to do this. Thanks!

Judge said:

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Crater Lake is awesome. Oregon is too. New England in the summer is cool, think White Mountains, and well before the autumn crowds ruin everything. Destin and New Orleans are my two personal favorites after Crater Lake.

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Crater Lake is one of the most gorgeous sights ever. We got to the spot to hike down to the water. Fun hike full of switchbacks. My wife had some knee issues so it took almost 25 minutes. We got to the area with the little bathroom and I saw 3 young people drying off. I then realized this was the (only) spot you can jump in the water. I had remembered seeing pictures of people doing so.

I was in jeans. I'm 55. I can NOT let this opportunity pass by. I may never be here again. I had some shorts in the car but it'd take 45 minutes to get them and back.

I told my wife I had to do this. Would she mind if I stripped to my briefs in front of strangers? One of our daughters was with us. I asked her permission too. She gagged a bit.
My wife got a great pic and my daughter made a great video. Cold as ice!

We are probably headed to WDW sometime this year, along with driving to Fort Lauderdale and a boat trip to the Bahamas.

Midge,

We're about twenty plus years older and wife couldn't manage the trail down to the lake. Sad. We were very fortunate to secure a room at the lodge as they had a last minute cancellation due to the smoke from the fires last August. This became my favorite place in the USA.

Judge said:

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Midge,

We're about twenty plus years older and wife couldn't manage the trail down to the lake. Sad. We were very fortunate to secure a room at the lodge as they had a last minute cancellation due to the smoke from the fires last August. This became my favorite place in the USA.

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Great! By the time we decided to go the lodge was full. That would have been cool. Glad you could do it.

It was funny that about 30 minutes before I jumped in the water, we took pics in the snow.

Bremond?

- BUmma

{ sipping coffee }

william said:

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Bremond?

- BUmma

{ sipping coffee }

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Does Arby's not have a museum? Maybe visit franchises 1-10 in a whirlwind 3-4 days.

pretty soon the original conestoga wagon building design w/ the giant cowboy hat neon signage will all be gone.

- KKM

BID.

San Diego - March

Rosemary Beach (my favorite place in the world) - 4th of July week.

Fall/Winter trip TBD.

Gust

Rosemary Beach is a great spot.

Going back to Maui in mid-May.

Bull elk hunting in New Mexico late September.

15 day long-range fishing trip out of San Diego late in the year. Will target yellowfin tuna and wahoo. I won't see land for 15 days!

Yep, 2018 is going to be a great year!!

it may be too late............

- LFS

http://www.insidesocal.com/davidallen/2012/06/01/its-rip-for-arbys-in-pomona/

BaylorOkie said:

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Rosemary Beach is a great spot.

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Love that place. Very special to me and a place where my wife and I plan to retire.

Have you been?

Gust

Gust Avrakotos said:

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San Diego - March

Rosemary Beach (my favorite place in the world) - 4th of July week.

Fall/Winter trip TBD.

Gust

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So this is how the 1% lives

midgett said:

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Aruba and at least one other trip per my lovely wife!

We took a short trip to Oregon last October. Originally we considered the Caribbean but the hurricanes made us look elsewhere. I recommended Oregon and she thought I was nuts. We've done the drive up PH1 in California a few times and I told her it was an extension of it with a more rugged coast.

She was already planning a return trip before we left. Water falls east of Portland. Crater Lake. Oregon Coast. What a beautiful trip.

My next big new trip is to do an Alaskan cruise. I hope I can get our adult daughters to go. The pics and stories I've heard have sold me.

Do something new if the place, dates and cost work for you.

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Went to Oregon last summer too. My sister used to live in Ashland. If you haven't attended the Oregon Shakespeare Festival in Ashland, you should. It is outstanding. Hiked all the way down to Crater Lake and back up. My son went cliff jumping into the lake with a bunch of other people. Water was about 55 degrees in July, which surprised me, thought it would be colder.

bularry said:

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Gust Avrakotos said:

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San Diego - March

Rosemary Beach (my favorite place in the world) - 4th of July week.

Fall/Winter trip TBD.

Gust

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So this is how the 1% lives

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Indeed. Though I'm probably 3% and have earned every penny.

The fruits of my labor (and my wife's).

Gust Avrakotos said:

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bularry said:

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Gust Avrakotos said:

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San Diego - March

Rosemary Beach (my favorite place in the world) - 4th of July week.

Fall/Winter trip TBD.

Gust

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So this is how the 1% lives

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Indeed. Though I'm probably 3% and have earned every penny.

The fruits of my labor (and my wife's).

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what are y'all doing in SD? Just y'all two or you have kiddos? Friend of mine moved there last year. His pictures certainly don't suck.

Illinois Bear2 said:

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midgett said:

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Aruba and at least one other trip per my lovely wife!

We took a short trip to Oregon last October. Originally we considered the Caribbean but the hurricanes made us look elsewhere. I recommended Oregon and she thought I was nuts. We've done the drive up PH1 in California a few times and I told her it was an extension of it with a more rugged coast.

She was already planning a return trip before we left. Water falls east of Portland. Crater Lake. Oregon Coast. What a beautiful trip.

My next big new trip is to do an Alaskan cruise. I hope I can get our adult daughters to go. The pics and stories I've heard have sold me.

Do something new if the place, dates and cost work for you.

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Went to Oregon last summer too. My sister used to live in Ashland. If you haven't attended the Oregon Shakespeare Festival in Ashland, you should. It is outstanding. Hiked all the way down to Crater Lake and back up. My son went cliff jumping into the lake with a bunch of other people. Water was about 55 degrees in July, which surprised me, thought it would be colder.

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would love to see Crater Lake, but when in Oregon hard to get that far away from the Williamette and the wineries!