Where in the US are the best locations to visit if I wanted to see the forest-y, scenic, mountainous areas? I’ve read that places up near the Canadian border are good locations to visit. Is that true?
Where in the US are the best locations to visit if I wanted to see the forest-y, scenic, mountainous areas?
PNW is the obvious choice because of Eugene, OR or maybe Mt. Rainier. But I strongly recommend Provo Canyon during the summer months
>Inb4 Mormons
They’re polite, just talk like Canadians for some reason, and really won’t get in your way
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Avoid the Midwest. Go to the northeast or west coast
Like big piney scenic? Rockies, seirra nevada
Small oaky scenic? Blue ridge parkway
where are you starting from? lots of regions have big forest
The sierra mountain range in California has perfect weather in the summer. It's insanely beautiful. And there are great established trails. The most scenic trail Ive ever hiked in my life is the John Muir Trail from Tuolumne Meadows to the Sunrise High Sierra Camp. All the hikes in that area are exactly what you're looking for. You need a lot of gear to camp and you need to lock up all your food at night. Those bears aren't fricking around.
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I feel you man
>t. oakhurst bro
>John Muir Trail
>takes three weeks of time
Any trails that don't take almost a month to hike?
>Tuolumne Meadows to the Sunrise High Sierra Camp is 8 miles each way. You can hike in, camp for a night and hike out the next day.
You could turn it into a 20 mile loop and hike to Tenaya lake on the way back.
olympic national park and outside oregon around mt. hood.
Northern Michigan is also glorious.
North west coast from San Fransisco to Washington State. Yosemite Valley south east of San Fran is also very pretty.
Depends on whether you want coniferous, deciduous or mixed forests, how mountainous you actually want it and whether or not you're going to be hiking or just driving around. If you want rugged and coniferous then pretty much anywhere in the Cascades (especially the northern section) is going to get you what you're after and if you want not-so-rugged and deciduous then Great Smoky Mountains NP is better for your needs. If you want somewhat more rugged but deciduous then far northern Appalachia is what you want. People think of Appalachia as being "in the south" but the mountains go all the way from Alabama to fricking Newfoundland.
If you don't want rugged but want cool and forested the New England and the UP are great. Especially if you like to canoe or kayak.
Vermont and New Hampshire.
The Pacific Northwest is probably the most impressive and easiest to access for day trips or longer trips. You can stay in Seattle and check outWashington State, Idaho, or Oregon.
new mexico
omaha is the best city in the us for mountains bar none.
Is it worth doing a road trip from Seattle to San Francisco, or should I just hang around Seattle/Portland and take trips out to places?
I'd like to see the redwoods too, but I'm not a huge roadtrip guy, like to hang around a place for a bit longer.