BIKE USA

California- Napa and Sonoma Valley

 www.backroads.com

--cycling,hiking, multisports trips across the globe, too

-- winery stops, finedine, deluxe overnight stay

more to come soon

US National Parks

- Yosemite, Grand Canyon, Yellowstone, Arches, Glacier, Shenandoah , Acadia, Great Smokey Mountains, Everglades etc.

- total of 59 National Parks

Glacier national Park- Two Medicine Lake

Snoqualmie Falls- Washington State

RAFTING

-Desolation Canyon River rafting tours- adventuretours.com or mild2wildrafting.com ( also Jeep tours )

U.S. WINERIES- in all 50 States- coming soon

MICHIGAN

- Rocks National Lakeshore/Munising

- Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Lake Superior; kayaking

- Marquette Ice Caves

-Wife carrying races/ mid winter festival "Heikinpaiva"/finnish heritage/ dog sled races

- Canyon Falls Roadside Park- waterfalls; MArquette County more than 70 waterfalls

Porcupine Mountains- trails, x-c skiing etc.

TEXAS

BIG BEND

-- Balmorhea State Park Springs- spring-fed swimming pools from the San Solomon Springs

National Bridge Caverns

Caroline Spring, Independence Creek Preserve

Medina County, Castroville

- "Little Alsace of Texas"

- Steinbach House- built btw 1618-1648 in Wahlbach, Alsace. Along HWY 90

- Castroville founder: Henri Castro

-- Association Jardin des Racines: relocation and restauration project to honour the first farmers that came from the Alsacian region, with help from students of the Lycee Agricole de Rouffach. Arrived in Houston in 1998, then reassembled and refurbished until 2002.

TENNESSEE

- Sewanee, via Hwy 41-A

- www.driveanddiscover.com

  -Tennessee River trail, from I-40, exit 143, HWY 13 south via Linden, Waynesboro, Clifton- crossing the Buffalo River

- www.trailsandbyways.com

  -Promised Land Trail, almost 150 waterfalls along the way

- www.nps.gov/natr/planyourvisit/fall-colors

  -Natchez Trace Parkway, more than 440miles long between Bellevue and Natchez, Miss.

- Ring of Fire driving trail: from Goodlettsville via I-65 to Portland, then HWY 52 to Westmoreland; Drury Ridge; THen HWY 25 via Castalian Springs.

- Rock Island State Park- waterfalls

- Chattnooga

-- Climbing, Class-IV kayaking, 100 miles of mountain bike trails

-- Climb Sunset Rock, paddle Ocoee River rapids, Foster Falls

SOUTH CAROLINA

http://www.labastidedeslavandes.com

-- located in York, SC! Lavender fields in the U.S.!

Carolina Heritage Outfitters treehouse

-- town of Canadys, canoe 13 miles to Treehouse Island: screen window treehouses 15 ft over the river

WASHINGTON STATE

SOL DUC Hot Springs Resort

www.olympicnationalparks.com/accomodations/sol-duc-hot-springs-resort.aspx

-- Olympic National Park, WA

-- gurgling hot springs, hot-mineral water pools

-Snoqualmie Parks water fall

- Twin Peaks

FLORIDA

- Miami

-- Little Havana/ Calle Ocho street

BEACHES

-- Little Talbot Island State Park; Anclote Key Preserve State Park: accessible by boat or ferry, four islands: Anclote Key, North Anclote Bar, South Anclote Bar and Three Rooker Island. Located off Tarpon Springs

-- Don Pedro Island State Park: reached by ferry or private boat. Sharkteeth, Manatees, turtles.

-- Fort de Soto Park: five interconnected islands, 3 miles of sandy beaches.

-- Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park in Key Biscane

-- Anastasia State Park, East Coast; 4 miles of beach

-- Clearwater's 1,080 foot Pier 60 and park

-- Panama City Beach

California

www.cheesetrail.org

-- 100 mile trail: "Sonoma Marin Cheese trail"-

-- Sonoma and Marin Counties, the "Normandy of Northern California"; 29 Cheesemakers, 21 of which offer tastings

-- mobile App available

www.backroads.com

-- bike through Napa and Sonoma valleys to the Pacific Coast- picnic lunches, wine tasting, Armstrong Redwood Natural Reserve

-- 20-65 miles routes

MAMMOTH, CA

---volcanic domes and bubbling hot springs

KINGS Canyon

-- runs through Sierra Nevada and is 8,200 ft deep- deper than the 6,000 ft Grand Canyon! ( Largest Land Canyon in the world: Cotahuasi Canyon in Southwest Peru: 11,004 ft deep!)

OLDEST TREE

-- Great Basin Bristlecone Pine called "Methuselah"- Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest, CA: 4,765 years old- not the General Sherman tree in Sequoia National park ( ~2,700 years old )

NAPA VALLEY- Calistoga

-- Indian Springs SPA hotel: three active geysers

-- www.indianspringscalistoga.com

-- geothermal swimming pool, volcanic ash and mud, mineral baths

COLORADO

- Boulder: NOAA tour ( National Center for Athmospheric Research and the National Oceanic and Athmosphere Administration

- Red Rock canyon tours in off road or luxury cars ( Mercedes, Bentley, Corvette )!

www.gatewaycanyons.com

- Rocky Mountain National Park

-- www.laneguestranch.com: mountain lake area, 50 guest lodge, fully catered, long list of activities

IDAHO

- River rafting

-- www.rowadventures.com

--- 73 mile rafting trip; Idaho's Salmon River

MONTANA

- Town of Twin Bridges: converging rivers of Beaverhead, Ruby, Big Hole Rivers= TROUT congestion!

- Mecca for anglers from all over the world

OREGON

Cycling

- sleepy wine-country scenery, Mountain passes, ranch roads- Tour de France level rides!

- "Scenic Bikeway" signage

- Bend, OR: world-class whitewater and rock climbing

               : highest per capita concentration of breweries in Oregon!

- Bend- TWIN BRIDGES SCENIC BIKEWAY: 36.2 miles, moderate difficulty

- Sisters- SISTERS TO SMITH ROCK STATE PARK: 37.1 miles, moderate difficulty

- OLD WEST SCENIC BIKEWAY: 174.5 miles, challenging difficulty

COASTLINE

- the people's beach! 363 miles of coast line -public only! Hike it, from Ecola State Park dense rainforest, via Cascade head, Agate Beach, Oregon Dunes National Recreation area, Gold Beach ( salmon fishing )

WASHINGTON STATE

- Seattle, DeLaurenti Food&Wine; Beecher's handmade cheese, Sotto Voce spiced oil and vinegar, kurtwood farms, Market Spice store....blueberry farms etc.

UTAH

Ski and Gamble! Visit Las Vegas and go skiing at the same time!

-- Las Vegas Ski & Snowboard Resort

-- Brian Head Ski resort

-- Eagle Point Ski resort

HAWAII

Maui, Kauai, Oahu, Big Island/Hawaii

Oahu

-- Kailua beach&town- great farmers market

-- Waimanalo Beach- best

-- North Shore- surf spot/ Turtle Bay resort

-- Haleiwa/Laniakea beach ( sea turtles )

-- Sunset Beach- best waves

-- Iolani Palace

-- USS Arizona Memorial

--Waikiki beach

-- Manoa Falls in the Manoa Valley

Maui

-- more than 70 beaches

-- Molokini -volcanic crater partially submerged- sealife/snorkeling

-- Iao needle/rock

-- Haleakala Crater/ National Park

-- Lavender Farm Alii Kua- growing more than 40 types of Lavender

-- Maui Winery at Ulupalakua Ranch

Kauai

-- natural beauty of green towering cliffs; Kalalau trail

-- Mount Waialeale

-- Kilauea Point Light house/National Wildlife Refuge

-- Spouting Horn at Kukuiula Bay: lava tube; Poipu Beach turtles 

-- Hanalei Pier

-- Waimea Canyon; canyon trails; Jurassic park helicopter tour

-- Auntie Lillys passiion fruit store

-- Lydgate Hawaiian chocolate farm

-- sunset cruises along Na'pali coast

-- unique toy store: Beachrail Emporium at Nawiliwili Harbor

Hawaii

-- Hawaii Volcanoe National Park- Kilauea, active since 1983

  --- T.A. Jaggar Museum

-- contains more than 10 climate zones: rain forest, lava, calderas, snow cap on Mauna Kea

-- Mauna Kea public star gazing observatorium: 30m telescope

-- Kona coast: Ahuena Heiau temple

-- Kealakekua Bay

-- Waimea= country style rodeos; Paniolo are Hawaian cowboys

-- Hilo (capital): Akaka water Falls; hula group competition: Merry Monarch Festival; Japanese garden inside liliuokalani gardens

Lanai

-- Shipwreck Beach, Hulopoe Beach

-- Garden of Gods

Molokai

-- Halawa Valley: waterfalls including a 1.400ft water fall

-- 3.900ft high sea cliffs

-- Kalaupapa half island: historical site ( former Leprosy settlement )

---Hyatt Regency MAUI Resort and Spa- CNN Travel's World's Top Stargazing hotel! Almost all 88 constellations are visible...

http://www.americanprairie.org

--  travel inspired by Lewis and Clark along the Missouri River in Montana; American Prairie Reserve 274000 acres

Perfect Road trips

Back roads, lonely campsides, rivers to fish, a deert to cross, mountains and forest to hike, at last a lonely beach!

Boise, ID to Mt Vernon, WA: 825 miles, 4-5 days. HWY 55, Little Donner Pass, Route 95. Trout fishing in Salmon River. Winchester Lake park ( www.parksandregcreation.idaho.gov ) for the night. Next day: HWY 3, then HWY 97 to the north, next stop: Trail of Coeur d'Alenes ( www.bikenorthidaho.com ). Continu to Heyburn State Park for the night. Next day...

CANADA

Canadian rockies

Banff- www.banffcentre.ca, www.banfflakelouise.ca, www.banfftours.com,www.skilouise.com, www.skimarmot.com, www.skibig3.com.

Whistler

Squamish

-- sea to sky gondola

-- high elevation hiking and backcountry trails

-- Chief overlook Viewing platform

-- Sky pilot suspension bridge

-- whitewater rafting

Jasper National Park

-- Jasper National Park Dark Sky Preserve festival

-- 200 miles west of Edmonton, accessible also via train

-- Bortle Dark Sky scale: astronomers "yardstick" of darkness. Normal city at night rates 8-9, Jasper 1-2! A 1-2 rating means that the Pleiades star cluster can be seen by the naked eye instead of using a telescope...helpful: www.cleardarksky.com will try to identify cloud cover etc.

--Sunshine Mountain Lodge, The Post Hotel and Spa

-- Montreal

--- Jean Talon market

--- www.mybicyclette.com

--- L'Auberge Saint-Gabriel, est. 1754

--- L'Hotel Montreal- art and pop collection

--- St. Joseph of Mount Royal- largest church in CA

--- St. Lawrence river- class 4 rapids!

L'Anse aux Meadows

-- archaeological park in Newfoundland

-- Viking settlement from the 1000s!

-- discovered in 1960, first Europeans to settle in America!

Algonquin Provincial Park, Ontario www.ontariotravel.net

-- oldest provinial park of Canada

-- 2,400+lakes

River expeditions- remote wilderness rivers

www.nahanni.com

Badlands, Alberta

-- huge fossil fields, www.canadianbadlands.com

-- Dinosaur Provincial Park, www.albertaparcs.ca/dinosaur.aspx

-- Royal Tyrrell Museum, www.tyrrellmuseum.com

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