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#1 Postby wx247 » Sat Feb 28, 2004 9:27 am

Hey ya'll. My grandparents and I are wanting to go somewhere for Spring Break. We have always traveled on Thanksgiving, but this year due to my grandfather being ill we did not. But now spring is here and we are ready to travel.

We have ruled out the Gulf coast just because of the large numbers of Spring Breakers who will be there. I have suggested going to Oregon/Washington. Those are the only two states out west I have never been to (besides Idaho, but we won't count that ;) ).

Do you have any suggestions on where we could go? We're not looking for a lot to do, but some things to see. Any beautiful national parks and such would be a good thing.

Thanks for your help! :)
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#2 Postby GalvestonDuck » Sat Feb 28, 2004 9:52 am

I haven't been to Oregon myself (it's one of the few states I haven't visited). But my best friend and her hubby-to-be went there last fall -- he's from there. The pictures they brought back from Multnomah Falls were absolutely stunning! I'd never heard of it before, but it looked so picture-postcard beautiful. I'd like to go when and if I do make it up to the northwest.

That would be my suggestion since the Gulf states and therefore, I assume, Disney (ahem! :wink: ) have been ruled out. :)
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#3 Postby vbhoutex » Sat Feb 28, 2004 10:02 am

If you go to the NW go to the Seattle area. Take a ferry through the San Juan Islands to Sydney, BC and back. Some wonderful pristine beauty in those islands and chances to see whales etc. Many other things to do both in Seattle area and on the Olympic peninsula. Of course there is the Mt. St. Helens area near Longview in the SE part of Washington too.

Oregon has some beautiful scenery, to say the least, with Crater Lake and the falls GD mentioned. The Snake River gorge is beautiful too.
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#4 Postby janswizard » Sat Feb 28, 2004 10:12 am

If I ever had the opportunity, I would like to follow the route that the Lewis & Clark expedition took those many years ago.
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#5 Postby Lindaloo » Sat Feb 28, 2004 1:07 pm

Garrett, down here on the Gulf Coast your best bet would be Destin, FL. Beautiful beaches and the best looking water on the FL coast IMO. It is forgotten about during Spring Break.
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#6 Postby OtherHD » Sat Feb 28, 2004 1:20 pm

Garrett, that sounds like a great idea. I've never been to Washington, and I haven't been to Oregon in 15 years, but I hear that driving down the Pacific coast is very breathtaking.
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#7 Postby Josephine96 » Sat Feb 28, 2004 6:56 pm

Garrett.. I know you said not the gulf coast so how bout the Atlantic lol..

Daytona, Melbourne or Cocoa.. Besides.. I only live about an hour from all 3 lol..

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#8 Postby wx247 » Sat Feb 28, 2004 7:00 pm

hehehe

Daytona during Spring Break... uh, no! :lol:
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#9 Postby Josephine96 » Sat Feb 28, 2004 7:05 pm

LOL Garrett.. Not for you huh.. me neither
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#10 Postby breeze » Sat Feb 28, 2004 8:02 pm

Garrett, ya'll can always come to Nashville -
they've got the "Country Music Hall of Fame",
and, you can dine on the General Jackson
showboat. Tour the Ryman Auditorium that
housed the Grand Ole Opry from 1943-1974.
The Music Valley Wax Museum is something
to see, too! Bet your grandparents would
remember alot of the stars and enjoy the trip!

Have fun!
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#11 Postby Josephine96 » Sat Feb 28, 2004 8:12 pm

Speaking of Nashville.. Never been there but I am dying to go.. I have heard it's a beautiful town
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#12 Postby Lindaloo » Sat Feb 28, 2004 8:21 pm

breeze wrote:Garrett, ya'll can always come to Nashville -
they've got the "Country Music Hall of Fame",
and, you can dine on the General Jackson
showboat. Tour the Ryman Auditorium that
housed the Grand Ole Opry from 1943-1974.
The Music Valley Wax Museum is something
to see, too! Bet your grandparents would
remember alot of the stars and enjoy the trip!

Have fun!


That is exactly where I am heading this summer for vacation. Then on to the Smokey Mountains. :)
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#13 Postby wx247 » Sat Feb 28, 2004 8:26 pm

I love Pigeon Forge.
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#14 Postby azskyman » Sat Feb 28, 2004 8:30 pm

If you head to the Pacific Northwest, make some time for the Snake River in Idaho. Rugged, but beautiful.
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#15 Postby wx247 » Sat Feb 28, 2004 8:33 pm

Thanks Azskyman.

We usually always go to Arizona. And while I like it there... I want to see someplace new.
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#16 Postby wx247 » Sun Feb 29, 2004 11:28 pm

We have decided to go to North Carolina for our vacation. I went through part of that state back in 2002, but I would like to spend more time there... especially Kitty Hawk and Kill Devil Hills.
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