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67. Breathtaking adventures. Thank you so much for sharing us, LogDog75

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What was/ were some of the most beautiful places you visited on your vacation? Mine was Ireland and the Grand Canyon. [View all] debm55 Jul 27 OP

I had a job at a tea house 1500 feet above Lake Louise on a waterfall. applegrove Jul 27 #1

That sounds wonderful. Thank you applegrove for sharing. debm55 Jul 27 #3

Canyon de Chelle and Machi Piccu (sp?) MoonlightHillFarm Jul 27 #2

Thank you very much, MoonlightHillFarm, Wonderful. debm55 Jul 27 #5

Amongst I and a friend's trip around the Navajo & Hopi Nations, plus NE AZ we stopped at electric_blue68 Jul 27 #57

Thank you very much, electric_blue68. I wanted to take the burro trip down. But when I looked at the small amount of debm55 Jul 28 #61

New Zealand by far. flying_wahini Jul 27 #4

Thank you flying_wahini. That sounds absolutely wounderful. debm55 Jul 27 #6

Zermatt Switzerland Botany Jul 27 #7

That is outstanding, Thank you for sharing with us, Botany. debm55 Jul 27 #8

I skied on one of the lower sides of the Matterhorn @ one time. I didn't fall but it was steep. Botany Jul 27 #13

Botany you must a great skier. I couldn't do it. I like the photo of Dolly Sods, WV. I live in SW PA , It would nice debm55 Jul 27 #15

It is worth the trip. Botany Jul 27 #19

That bridge is an optical illusion! CrispyQ Jul 27 #35

Thank you very much. That sounds like a great weekend spot not to far from me. debm55 Jul 27 #37

The cabins are great and the paneling is American Chestnut.. it is beautiful Botany Jul 27 #42

Thanks for the information, Botany. It looks beautiful. debm55 Jul 27 #44

Btw the drive from New Germany State Park to Dolly Sods is under 2 hours and beautiful... Botany Jul 27 #53

Whoa! That is gorgeous!! CrispyQ Jul 27 #32

That is an alpine meadow/wet land..... the reds are cranberries and blueberries the oranges are sugar maples. Botany Jul 27 #43

I forgot (how could I?)-- we were in Zermatt also ailsagirl Aug 1 #109

Want to see something other-worldly? customerserviceguy Jul 27 #9

Yes, it is. customerservice. We visited Badlands National Park, the summer after the Grand Canyon and I agree with you. debm55 Jul 27 #11

And the good thing is customerserviceguy Jul 27 #20

Moorea Tahiti kimbutgar Jul 27 #10

Thank you kimbutgar, I am so glad despite your husband that you had a wonderful time and enjoyed the sites. debm55 Jul 27 #12

When I divorced him in 1985 I never saw or spoke to him again ! kimbutgar Jul 27 #14

You are a strong woman. kimbutgar. You didn't need his bagage. Good for you. debm55 Jul 27 #16

Blue Mountains, NSW. BarbaRosa Jul 27 #17

Thank you very much for sharing with us, BarbaRosa. How wonderful to live there. Japan and Australia are two places that debm55 Jul 27 #18

Antarctica, Italy, and New Zealand. sinkingfeeling Jul 27 #21

Wow, Thank you very much for sharing, sinkingfeeling. That is outstanding. I would love to go to Italy and New Zealand. debm55 Jul 27 #38

No, a tourist to see penguin colonies and check off my 7th. continent. sinkingfeeling Jul 27 #54

Thank you very much, sinkingfeeling. What an achievement--7 continents. debm55 Jul 28 #66

Germany, Switzerland, and Wales LogDog75 Jul 27 #22

Breathtaking adventures. Thank you so much for sharing us, LogDog75 debm55 Jul 28 #67

I had moved to Phoenix in 1984 Earl_from_PA Jul 27 #23

I agree with you , Earl _from_PA The view coming out of the Liberty Tunnel is great. debm55 Jul 27 #46

It just screams Earl_from_PA Jul 27 #48

Good Parks Squeaky41 Jul 27 #24

Yes, I agree. I went at noon and sweated like crazy. Especially at Arches. Thank you Squeaky41. debm55 Jul 27 #47

Yosemite Valley NameAlreadyTaken Jul 27 #25

Thank you very much, NameAlreadyTaken debm55 Jul 27 #49

Most beautiful: Switzerland. mwmisses4289 Jul 27 #26

Very interesting travels, mwsmisses4289. Thank you very much for sharing your travels with us. debm55 Jul 27 #50

The Grand Canyon and Tetons. I haven't been out of the country other than Canada and Germany doc03 Jul 27 #27

Thank you very much, doc03. The Grand Canyons and the Tetons are something else. At the Grand Canyons, we stayed on the debm55 Jul 27 #41

Grand Canyon and Bahamas on a sailboat Ritabert Jul 27 #28

Thank you very much, Ritabert. I have been to the Bahamas. But not on a sailboat. We took an airplane. The water there debm55 Jul 27 #29

Croatia rso Jul 27 #30

Thank you very much, rso. I have heard that it is beautiful. Thank you for sharing with us. debm55 Jul 27 #31

I was in Croatia for four months with our medical unit LogDog75 Jul 29 #79

Sabino Canyon in the foothills of the Catalina Mountains in Tucson, AZ. brush Jul 27 #33

Thank you very much for sharing with us brush. debm55 Jul 27 #34

I lived right there back in the mid-80s. sinkingfeeling Jul 27 #55

Cool. It's beautiful there. brush Jul 27 #56

New Zealand wryter2000 Jul 27 #36

I can see why, Thank you wryter2000, People I know who have gone there, say it is absolutely beautiful. debm55 Jul 27 #39

Glacier National Park is my first... Mark.b2 Jul 27 #40

Thank you very much Mark.b2. Thank you very much for sharing. Two beautiful place to see the beauty of nature. debm55 Jul 27 #45

Norway nt spooky3 Jul 27 #51

Thank you spooky3 for sharing your travels with us. debm55 Jul 28 #68

Olympic National Forest IbogaProject Jul 27 #52

It sounds perfect.IbogaProject. Thank you for sharing. debm55 Jul 28 #70

Santa Fe National Forest Bayard Jul 27 #58

Wonderful trip, Bayard. Thank you for sharing. debm55 Jul 28 #69

Santa Fe National Forest Bayard Jul 27 #59

Monument Valley, Teal/Turquoise Waters of Puerto Rico, The Grand Canyon, The Continental Divide [NW of Denver in The Roc electric_blue68 Jul 27 #60

The colors of the varied land and sea, sound spectacular. Thank you electric_blue68 for sharing the colors of nature. debm55 Jul 28 #64

Since I'm an artist - it makes sense I'd talk a lot about the colors I saw.... electric_blue68 Jul 28 #71

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The Napali Coast of Kauai, Hawaii NEOH Jul 28 #63

Thank you NEOH. That sounds beautiful. debm55 Jul 28 #65

Northwest Ontario numerous wilderness lakes. Emile Jul 28 #72

Thank you very much, Emile, for sharing your beautiful place to vacation. debm55 Jul 29 #81

Just got back from French Polynesia. The islands down there are really spectacular and the colors of the sea beaglelover Jul 28 #73

Thank you very much, beaglelover. It does sound absolutely beautiful. debm55 Jul 29 #85

It was 1975, and there was still a Yugoslavia. Laffy Kat Jul 28 #74

Thank you , very Laffy Kat. That is very interesting. I have a very good friend who is a terrific Croatian dancer and debm55 Jul 28 #75

Spent two weeks in Yugoslavia in Spring 1981 and agree about the country and people. PufPuf23 Jul 29 #80

Glacier National Park, the Badlands, the Scottish highlands, Ocelot II Jul 28 #76

Thank you very much, Ocelot II for sharing. I have been to the Badlands and Grand Teton National Park. Beautiful. I debm55 Jul 29 #84

coast of portugal gopiscrap Jul 28 #77

wonderful, gopiscrap, Thank you very much for sharing. debm55 Jul 29 #83

Venice. greatauntoftriplets Jul 28 #78

Wonderful, greatauntoftriplets , for sharing with us. debm55 Jul 29 #82

Keukenhof this spring Danascot Jul 29 #86

Thank you very much, Danascot. debm55 Jul 29 #88

Not A Vacation, But... ProfessorGAC Jul 29 #87

Wow,ProfessorGAC. You had some great, scenic days off. debm55 Jul 29 #89

Vacationed With The Family When I Was A Kid ProfessorGAC Jul 29 #91

Thank you ProfessorGAC, I enjoyed those places too. debm55 Jul 29 #92

I really LOVE the Netherlands. Jeebo Jul 29 #90

Thank you very much, Jeebo. Your vacations are wonderful. debm55 Jul 30 #94

Glacier National Park JMCKUSICK Jul 29 #93

Sounds great, John. Thank you for sharing. debm55 Jul 30 #95

NE face of Mount Rainier WA VGNonly Jul 30 #96

Terrific sites, Thank you very much, VGNonly debm55 Jul 30 #97

Greece & some of the western national parks. Dulcinea Jul 30 #98

I would love to visit Dulcinea. As you posted it sounds breathtaking. What a wonderful experience. I have been to the debm55 Jul 30 #100

Maui and Glacier National Park catbyte Jul 30 #99

Thank you so much for sharing with us, catabyte. Two beautiful wonders. debm55 Jul 30 #102

Quite the contrast. Wonderful in their own ways! electric_blue68 Jul 31 #106

Jim's Silverload, Guanaha, Honduras MuseRider Jul 30 #101

Oh how wonderful that sounds. MuseRider. I don't know about the sharks, though. It sounds so great. Thank you for the debm55 Jul 30 #103

It doesn't show up on a lot of "Most Beautiful Places" lists, but: Loch Ness. Aristus Jul 30 #104

Thank you verymuch for sharing, Aristus. It sounds beautiful. debm55 Jul 31 #107

Scotland, Germany, Switzerland ailsagirl Jul 31 #105

Thank you very much for sharing those beautiful countries, ailsagirl. debm55 Jul 31 #108