Today's Question: What's the best place to get outside and enjoy nature?
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st. catherine wildlife refuge south of natchez: gators, snakes, all kinds of birds including bald eagles, deer, wild hogs, etc. over 25,000 acres
Some of my favorites:
El Yunque National Rain Forest, Puerto Rico - tons of hiking trails, waterfalls (yes, you can get in them), etc. So exquisitely beautiful, cool even in the middle of summer, and it's the only rain forest in US territory.
Ocracoke Island, Cape Hatteras National Seashore - you can drive way out on the beach, far away (seemingly) from everything, camp, build a fire, enjoy nice wave action, and not have to see a bunch of beach houses or highrise condos. My favorite, true, beach experience.
Old Rag Mountain in the Shenandoah National Park - another beautiful hike with amazing views. Used to drive out for day hikes during the Fall when I lived in DC. Nice way to get up close and personal with the colors of Fall.
Brasstown Bald Mountain, GA - Again, lots of hiking trails around and up the mountain. Love exploring Brasstown Valley (Hiawassee, Blairsville, Young Harris) and all the surrounding mountains and streams. Good camping, water sports on Lake Chatuge, etc.
El Yunque National Rain Forest, Puerto Rico - tons of hiking trails, waterfalls (yes, you can get in them), etc. So exquisitely beautiful, cool even in the middle of summer, and it's the only rain forest in US territory.
Ocracoke Island, Cape Hatteras National Seashore - you can drive way out on the beach, far away (seemingly) from everything, camp, build a fire, enjoy nice wave action, and not have to see a bunch of beach houses or highrise condos. My favorite, true, beach experience.
Old Rag Mountain in the Shenandoah National Park - another beautiful hike with amazing views. Used to drive out for day hikes during the Fall when I lived in DC. Nice way to get up close and personal with the colors of Fall.
Brasstown Bald Mountain, GA - Again, lots of hiking trails around and up the mountain. Love exploring Brasstown Valley (Hiawassee, Blairsville, Young Harris) and all the surrounding mountains and streams. Good camping, water sports on Lake Chatuge, etc.
My favorites for kayaking, canoeing, and beach combing (I can't give away all of my favs, though)
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Indian River Preserve, FL
Little Gasparilla Island, FL
Homosassa Springs, FL
:Indian River Preserve, FL
Little Gasparilla Island, FL
Homosassa Springs, FL
Love Cape San Blas, as well as, Alligator Point. Shhhhhhh, you're gonna attract more people there.
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Siskiwit Bay, Isle Royale, Lake Superior
Tofino, BC
Devil's Island, Apostle Islands Natl Lakeshore, Lake Superior
Niobrara River, Nebraska
Pavilion Key, Everglades Natl Park, FL
Dismal River, Sandhills region, Nebraska
Snake River Falls, Sandhills region of Nebraska
Strait of Georgia, BC
Voyageurs Natl Park (near Int'l Falls, MN)
Tofino, BC
Devil's Island, Apostle Islands Natl Lakeshore, Lake Superior
Niobrara River, Nebraska
Pavilion Key, Everglades Natl Park, FL
Dismal River, Sandhills region, Nebraska
Snake River Falls, Sandhills region of Nebraska
Strait of Georgia, BC
Voyageurs Natl Park (near Int'l Falls, MN)
Glacier/Waterton National Park.
Unsurpassed scenery, bears, big horn sheep, mountain goats, waterfalls, mountain lakes, trails ... It's like a piece of Switzerland in the USA. It's so far from anywhere that it's usually not crowded and by far my favorite place I've ever been.
Unsurpassed scenery, bears, big horn sheep, mountain goats, waterfalls, mountain lakes, trails ... It's like a piece of Switzerland in the USA. It's so far from anywhere that it's usually not crowded and by far my favorite place I've ever been.
Mavericks
Ghost Trees
Ghost Trees
Located off the coast of Pebble Beach in Northern California, Ghost Trees is colder and more shark-infested (great whites to boot) than most breaks in the world. Add in the huge boulders that line the shore and bottom and you’ve got yourself California’s heaviest wave.
Typically a tow-in wave, this deadly right-hander recently took the life of renowned California waterman Peter Davi. While it takes a swell of mammoth proportions to break, when it does, Ghost Trees draws the most out of the North Pacific energy and wave faces can reach upwards of 80 feet with twenty-foot wide boils burping and gurgling up the face of the wave. A recent discovery, Ghost Trees is only tackled by the most accomplished of big wave surfers.
Mavericks
Imagine being young Jeff Clark, walking home from school everyday along the cliffs in Half Moon Bay in Northern California, and staring at this phantom right-hand break off one of the cliffs a few hundred yards outs out. The wind is howling, the air is freezing, the water temp is creeping into the 40s, and there are school bus sized Great White sharks lurking jut below the water’s surface.
Back in 1994 Mavericks claimed the life of legendary Hawaiian big-wav surfer Mark Foo. The thick lips pitching off the boil are notoriously brutal, which can hold you down and bash you into boulders the size of houses, and even has had its fair share of great white attacks. It gets hollow, it gets ledgy, and when people talk about freight trains in the water, this is what they mean.
http://surf.transworld.net/1000074837/features/top-ten-deadly-waves-of-the-world/
Ghost Trees
Ghost Trees
Located off the coast of Pebble Beach in Northern California, Ghost Trees is colder and more shark-infested (great whites to boot) than most breaks in the world. Add in the huge boulders that line the shore and bottom and you’ve got yourself California’s heaviest wave.
Typically a tow-in wave, this deadly right-hander recently took the life of renowned California waterman Peter Davi. While it takes a swell of mammoth proportions to break, when it does, Ghost Trees draws the most out of the North Pacific energy and wave faces can reach upwards of 80 feet with twenty-foot wide boils burping and gurgling up the face of the wave. A recent discovery, Ghost Trees is only tackled by the most accomplished of big wave surfers.
Mavericks
Imagine being young Jeff Clark, walking home from school everyday along the cliffs in Half Moon Bay in Northern California, and staring at this phantom right-hand break off one of the cliffs a few hundred yards outs out. The wind is howling, the air is freezing, the water temp is creeping into the 40s, and there are school bus sized Great White sharks lurking jut below the water’s surface.
Back in 1994 Mavericks claimed the life of legendary Hawaiian big-wav surfer Mark Foo. The thick lips pitching off the boil are notoriously brutal, which can hold you down and bash you into boulders the size of houses, and even has had its fair share of great white attacks. It gets hollow, it gets ledgy, and when people talk about freight trains in the water, this is what they mean.
http://surf.transworld.net/1000074837/features/top-ten-deadly-waves-of-the-world/
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did a nice 22 mile run yesterday on the pine mountain trail in Georgia (near calloway gardens). if you enjoy hiking/backpacking/trail running, i would highly recommend it. deceptively tough trail, some 35+ miles of trails winding through the area.
cohutta wilderness in n.ga.
the foothills trail in nw south carolina (especially if you like waterfalls and such).
i have found a lot of small pockets of really cool stuff in and around atlanta.
and good in a kayak or on foot, tallulah gorge
cohutta wilderness in n.ga.
the foothills trail in nw south carolina (especially if you like waterfalls and such).
i have found a lot of small pockets of really cool stuff in and around atlanta.
and good in a kayak or on foot, tallulah gorge
Kirkwood Golf Course/ Holly Springs, MS.
Mallard Point Golf Course/ John W. Kyle State Park in Sardis, MS.
Horse Creek Golf Course/ Dora, Al.
Mallard Point Golf Course/ John W. Kyle State Park in Sardis, MS.
Horse Creek Golf Course/ Dora, Al.
My favorite place is the Sipsey Wilderness in NW Alabama. I enjoy grabbing a map and compass, picking out a canyon on the map, and just go see what I can find. The best stuff is off trail. Sometimes I've gone and it's been ho-hum. Others, I've seen as many as 25 waterfalls in an afternoon.
Love this area but have never gotten off the most traveled areas. Would love to do it sometime.
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