July 16, 2020- Today is the birthday of one of my best friends, so I will be in her luxuriant garden, later this afternoon, honouring her with gifts and exchanging stories.
As is well known, I am choosing to stay around Prescott for most, if not all of the summer-and am not going outside of Arizona, barring an emergency, until at least mid-October.
Nonetheless, I think it perfectly fine, if people in places less affected by COVID than we are, get out and enjoy salubrious places in their home states. Travel further afield is, in most cases, best saved for less infested times.
So, in the interests of such travel, here are my own top two favourites for in-state jaunts. Many of them, I’ve visited; others are the favourites of friends.
Starting here and working outward:
Arizona- Thumb Butte; Texas Canyon
Southern California- Carbon Canyon; Julian
Northern California- Point Reyes; Lassen Volcanic NP
Nevada- Valley of Fire; Cathedral Gorge
Utah- Natural Bridges; Bryce Canyon
Colorado- El Dorado SP; Seven Falls
New Mexico- Taos; Sandia Crest
Oregon- Crater Lake; Bandon
Washington- Neah Bay; Leavenworth
Alaska- Sitka; Talkeetna
Hawaii- Volcanoes NP; Kauai
Idaho- Hell’s Canyon; Craters of the Moon
Montana- Glacier National Park; Bob Marshall Wilderness
Wyoming- Grand Teton NP; Spirit Tower (“Devils Tower”)
North Dakota- Peace Garden; Theodore Roosevelt NP
South Dakota- Black Elk Peak; Badlands NP
Nebraska- Scotts Bluff National Monument; Henry Doorly Zoo
Kansas- The Hollow Park,Sedan; Flint Hills
Oklahoma- Lakes of the Cherokees; Black Mesa
Texas- Falls of the Pedernales SP; Palo Duro Canyon
Louisiana- North Side of Lake Pontchartrain; Bayou La Batre
Arkansas- Crater of Diamonds; Petit Jean State Park
Missouri- Lake of the Ozarks; Sedalia
Iowa- Lewis & Clark SP; Ledges
Minnesota- Lake Superior shore; Pipestone NM
Wisconsin- Apostle Islands; Door Peninsula
Illinois- Baha’i Temple, Wilmette; Cahokia Mounds
Mississippi- Ocean Springs; Emerald Mound
Tennessee- Shiloh; Lookout Mountain
Kentucky- Land Between the Lakes; Mammoth Cave
Indiana- Indiana Dunes; Brown County
Michigan- Picture Rocks; Keweenaw
Ohio- Bass Islands; Serpent Mound
West Virginia- White Sulphur Springs; Harpers Ferry
Alabama- Tuskegee; Muscle Shoals
Florida- Everglades; Nature Coast
Georgia- Sea Islands; Amicalola Falls
South Carolina- Sea Islands; Travelers Rest
North Carolina- Tryon; Outer Banks Region
Virginia- Shenandoah National Park; Chincoteague
District of Columbia- Rock Creek Park; C & P Canals
Maryland- Eastern Shore; Antietam
Delaware- Cape Henlopen; Fort Christina
Pennsylvania- Valley Forge; Bushkill Falls
New Jersey- Pine Barrens; Ramapo Mts.
New York- Ausable Chasm; Niagara Falls
Connecticut- Taconic Hills; Mystic
Rhode Island- Block Island; Narragansett Beach
Massachusetts- Mt. Greylock; Cape Ann
Vermont- Green Mountains; Lake Champlain
New Hampshire- Presidential Range; Mt. Monadnock
Maine- Mount Desert Island; Moosehead Lake
For the most part, these are sites in nature. In another post, when we are further along in recovery, I will mention my favourite cities, large and small.
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