USA off the beaten path

[CrapshootDeac]

Third for Missoula, that place is awesome

Another vote for Missoula. What an awesome town. Probably the only place that I would legitimately consider leaving my current location for.

 

[KennyRogersRoast]

Moab, UT

 

[deacphan]

moab is awesome. like jackson hole, though, if you are surrounded by amazing national parks it's hard for me to consider it off the beaten path.

 

[myDeaconmyhand]

Wondering what you liked about Yuma?

Old historic downtown, I liked the mix of Native American and Mexican history in the few museums I saw. I might be romanticizing it, I only spent a couple hours there.

 

[KennyRogersRoast]

moab is awesome. like jackson hole, though, if you are surrounded by amazing national parks it's hard for me to consider it off the beaten path.

I agree. It does not really fit. Fits cool town under 100K but definitely in the travel books.

 

[KennyRogersRoast]

I am interested in hearing about Ashland, OR.

 

[discdude]

moab is awesome. like jackson hole, though, if you are surrounded by amazing national parks it's hard for me to consider it off the beaten path.

This was my thought as I erased Moab.

 

[faxmachineanthem]

Couple places I've never been but I think fit the bill:

Jim Thorpe, PA

 

[ImTheCaptain]

go visit the Austin Dam, in Austin, PA

 

[TownieDeac]

Astoria seemed pretty cool.

 

[discdude]

Couple places I've never been but I think fit the bill:

Jim Thorpe, PA

Jim Thorpe is awesome. Right across the bridge is State Gorge Park, there is a hike called Glen Onoko. It's an awesome hike. I grew up on that trail, and proposed to my wife on top of the second waterfall:

go visit the Austin Dam, in Austin, PA

Austin Dam is another awesome spot.


Another place in PA:

World's End. It's a really rugged and dope state park:

 

[Tin Cup]

Another vote for Missoula. What an awesome town. Probably the only place that I would legitimately consider leaving my current location for.

Bozeman is better. Same vibe but closer to Yellowstone, hour from Big Sky and better fishing.

 

[ImTheCaptain]

ha, i was just at this exact spot like two weeks ago having a couple beers with some bros

 

[discdude]

ha, i was just at this exact spot like two weeks ago having a couple beers with some bros

Nice, are you from that area of PA?

 

[HeltonCreek]

Ohiopyle, PA is a really nice small spot. Close to the Fallingwater House but really pretty area.

My hometown of West Jefferson, NC is really cute with some nice shops and really nice scenery. Leaves will be hitting peak in the next few days to a week from now.

 

[ImTheCaptain]

Nice, are you from that area of PA?

no, I live in Carlisle but my buddies and I frequently hike in Potter, Cameron, Tioga and the surrounding counties.

 

[discdude]

no, I live in Carlisle but my buddies and I frequently hike in Potter, Cameron, Tioga and the surrounding counties.

Right on.

 

[PM please.]

Spent a nice long weekend with my wife in Cape Charles, VA last year. The drive down the MD/VA Eastern Shore from DC made it feel like a world away from everything, which was nice. I grew up about an hour away in Virginia Beach, but never had any reason to stop in Cape Charles on any drives up Route 13.

We had a couple of nice meals in the small downtown/waterfront area, and I'm sure there are more being developed. Stayed at a nice and ridiculously affordable B&B on a cliff above the beach/Chesapeake Bay, which was bordered by a national wildlife refuge on one side and a state park on the other. So other than two neighboring houses, we could explore miles of beach in either direction and never see another person. There are also plenty of other deserted beaches to explore in and around.

There are a ton of boating opportunities there if that's your thing. We took a kayak trip that stopped for a tasting at a winery. There is also a golf resort that we didn't visit.

 

[Biff Tannen]

Roche Harbor, WA

 

[JamesSokolove]

Loved Astoria, OR and McMinnville, OR