We took a family road trip to South Dakota at the end of April. We stopped in Sioux Falls on the way to Keystone and it was worth the stop. Then the Mt. Rushmore area was so breathtakingly beautiful. There's so much to do in that area and the locals are super friendly. It's easy to spend a whole day at The Badlands or Custer State Park.
As a former (still friendly) local, I simultaneously don’t get it and feel delighted you enjoyed it. Seeing it all day, it’s easy to overlook the cool stuff.
Native Floridian here, and I laughed when you thought Florida would be in the top 3. Don’t get me wrong, it’s beautiful here, and almost every year one of our beaches make #1 for best beaches in the nation, but that’s kind of all we have other than the Everglades for scenery. We’re tied with Kansas for being the flattest state in the U.S.
I lived in Florida for ten years and never would think of it as one of the most beautiful states. It's so flat and, other than the beaches, there's not much nice to look at in the rest of the state. I hiked through some of the parks and was underwhelmed, but I did enjoy hiking through some of the wetlands.
@@SherriLyle80s Ahh yes, the springs are beautiful too like Devils Den, Vortex Springs, Weeki Wachi, and Rainbow River, I forgot about those. The wild life is incredible too. It’s just if you aren’t at those places, near the beach, or the Everglades it’s pretty much flat wooded areas or suburbs.
I think they talked over it and may not have heard what the guy said, but I agree with him that it's the most beautiful national park in America. Unfortunately, it's often overcrowded nowadays.
If you want to visit Crater Lake National Park plan your visit between late June thru September, it gets 42'(13 meters) of snow a year and it takes a while to get the roads open...it's very beautiful...imo
I have lived in California, Nevada...and now, Wyoming... They each have their own beauty...and historical sites... Every state in the USA is unique and beautiful...❤️🇺🇸
Oregon is very beautiful, very fertile and productive. Lots of cherries, berries, hops, etc, in the Western part. Gets drier in the Eastern part, more ranching. I loved it.
A few years ago, my family drove from Texas across the West to visit National Parks, Monument Valley and many other awesome sites. We typically drove 6-8 hours a day. The West is truly huge.
Ya it is huge. I was in the military in the late 80s and stationed in Germany and would often be asked/quizzed by my German friends if I had been to certain US states or landmarks and I used to kinda laugh because they couldn't really grasp that just the Intermountain states where I grew up were bigger than their whole country and often another country thrown in. And that it was 2500 miles to the Statue of Liberty and we have 4 time zones, 2 from California/Nevada to Utah/Colorado.
I'm a proud Utahn. I love the beauty of my state. My dad grew up around Capital Reef and Bryce Canyon so I get to see both whenever we visit down there. About the Great Salt Lake, I live 80 miles north of it and if the wind is just right you can smell it, not nice. It is beautiful but doesn't always smell the best.
Sounds like we're neighbors! I live in Cache county. The entire state really is amazingly beautiful, and within an 8 hour drive in any direction there is SO MUCH incredible nature to explore here and in the surrounding states. I think the Great Salt Lake is quite pretty, and am not bothered too much about the lake fart odor. Like you said, the wind and conditions have to be just right for it to stink things up. It only gets really stinky a few times a year for a day or 2 at a time, and really isn't that big of a deal. It's an unmistakable smell though lol.
@@themourningstar338 We are neighbors, I also live in Cache County. I totally agree, our state is beautiful! There is so much I haven't seen yet. I've never been to Moab. We spend a lot of time in southern Utah in the Escalante area. My dad grew up there. The Great Salt Lake is very beautiful I'm just a fan of briny smell.
As others have already mentioned, every state has their own unique destinations to visit. I believe there are UA-cam videos of the top tourist destinations within each state. I have visited many of them, but you do have to pick and choose which ones to visit during your life.
James you can drive, fly or take a ferry to Alaska. There are more then enough roads in the state to see just about everything. Take the ferry system and you get to see so much more.
If you had 3 weeks over here, you could do a road trip ... couple of days in Las Vegas, visit Grand Canyon, drive through Utah, visit Yellowstone, drop the car off in Billings MT
We were stationed at Calumet Air Force Radar Sight for a couple years on the tip of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. It was so beautiful. I wad amazed. We even saw a little bit of the Northern Lights. It was also very cold. At least felt that way to this southern girl. If you love nature it's the place to go.
@@Kleheup. Yes it is. We were there in 1985 and 1986. The city of Calumet isn't there any more either. My youngest daughter was born there. She had to get a copy of her birth certificate and it now says she was born in Houghton. The people there were so friendly. I loved everything up there but the snow.
@@Appliance-Advice Yes it is. On the base we could rent snow mobiles. The guys would bar hop on them. One guy came out of the woods and thought he was going up a nice hill but he was on top of the Commanders house. He flew off and crashed in the front yard. At the time we all thought it was hilarious.
New Mexico is so underrated, absolutely stunning, driving through the Sandia mountains, white sands, red sands. Go north towards Santa Fe with some of the most stunning emerald green forests, especially when the rare rains come in. It becomes breathtaking at times...but on another note, the food is quite literally the best I have had anywhere in the world. Go for Christmas...
im from Maine! im from the forest towns where your nearest neighbors were all miles away and everything is surrounded by trees. currently live in portland city and while accessibility is great i do miss the seclusion.
Being from NY (not the city) feel like it’s a bit underrated, from the Great Lakes to the finger lakes to the Catskills and upstate to the Adirondack park which is the largest park outside of Alaska. 3x the size of Yellowstone.
In our opinion, being truck drivers, we’ve been to all of the lower 48 states and Alaska. Though we’ve never been to Hawaii, we would rank it as #1, followed by Utah at #2 and Oregon at #3.
I was born and raised in Maine and move 20 years ago to Gardiner Montana; North entrance to Yellowstone. I literally live 200 yards from the park boundary. The natural beauty takes your breath away at times. Lots of stories to tell and wonders to ponder.
Where abouts in Maine did you grow up? I live on the midcoast (Rockland/Thomaston area) My father said Montana is the most beautiful state he has ever visited.
Oregon for sure. The scenery is unparalleled, but the great thing is that most of it is a day trip from Portland. Two hours west you’re at a gorgeous coastline, almost all of which has been protected for the past century by dozens of state parks. Drive 2 hours east and you’re at Mount Hood and the Cascade range, surrounded by national forests. An hour northeast and you’re in the Columbia Gorge, which by itself is amazing enough to make Oregon worth the trip. And two hours southwest and you’re in the high desert with spectacular stratified rock formations. Extend your drive to include an overnight stay, and you can get to the Umpqua Gorge and Crater Lake. It’s just unbelievable, and a really efficient way to see lots of western scenery without too much driving.
I'm partial to North Carolina. From the Appalachian mountains on the Western side of the state, to the beaches of the East. It's a beautiful state. I'd love to visit Montana and the Dakota's though. Looks amazing!
I enjoy your channel. Every time I have watched....I've been entertained, educated on some point, and smiled while I watched. It is a breath of fresh air. Keep it up. I love that you both have jobs, and enjoy sharing your life.
"WHERE IS THIS?" That was the police station at Venice Beach looking towards the famous Muscle Beach. You can rent bike near there and ride along the beach. Santa Monica Pier is about 2 miles north (behind the camera) of there. You two HAVE to see the giant sequoia trees or coastal redwoods in California and the grand canyon.
I have lived in Wyoming, Colorado and Montana. I would definitely put Montana high up on the list. This video didn't even show the most amazing views of the state. Glacier National Park looks like it carved by the world's greatest artist, I personally love the Crazy Mountains rising dramatically out of the plains and if you want to really see why it is called Big Sky there is an overlook east of Virginia City that is just amazing. Then add in the Beartooth. Best time to visit Montana is late June and early July before the dryness of summer takes a lot of the green out of the landscape.
Just got back to Maryland from Montana, where my son’s wedding was held. It’s simply incredible. We were in Ennis, in the gorgeous Madison River Valley, in southern MT between Yellowstone to the east and Idaho to the west.
When I was a kid I lived on one of those volcanic Islands in the Bering Sea and it was a blast walking the beaches exploring the island finding old military stuff from when Japan occupied the island in WW2, fishing off the dock next to Navy ships, great memories
Hi!! As a Colorado native I’d like to give you a few suggestions for if you do visit: 1) go to Bobs Atomic Burgers in Golden Colorado. -Their burgers are AMAZING, seriously, I used to drive 1.5 hrs just to go get Bobs. 2) go to Casa Bonita. -The foods not always the greatest but the atmosphere, games, entertainment, and sopapillas are AWESOME. 3) avoid driving on the highways near any larger city/town around rush hour. (7am-9pm and 3pm-5pm) -Especially the “Mouse trap” where Interstate highways I-25 and I-70 meet. 4) GO TO ELITCHES. (Technically called six flags now) -there’s a HUGE amusement park and kids park there as well as a water park (with a kid/baby friendly part)
Beesleys, just before the horse and buggy, you saw some cars going across the Mackinac (MACK-uh-naw) Bridge, which is the only connection between the Upper and Lower Peninsulas. Right after that, he mispronounced Isle Royale, in that he pronounced Isle the Anglicized way, and then pronounced Royale the French way. It's actually "I'll Royal"--100% Anglicized. Probably less than an hour to the east of Mesa Verde N.P. is a stunning scenic railroad that goes from Durango to Silverton. He also put the "em-PHA-sis on the wrong syl-LA-ble" when he pronounced RAIN-ear, in that it's rain-EAR. He did the same with Zion, in that he pronounced it ZYE-ahn, when it should be ZYE-un, which matches the mountain it was named for in Jerusalem. Just this past week, Shaun from Edinburgh posted his video of him and his wife driving that CA coastline--the Pacific Coast Hwy., AKA CA Rte. 1. Uh! Correction here--you can drive to Alaska. I did it--solo--back in '84 with 9244 more miles on my car than I left with. But, a nice alternative is to either fly or take a cruise or the Alaska State Ferry up the Inside Passage as far north as Skagway. To correct him again, Kenai Fjords N.P. is pronounced with the accent on the 1st. syllable--KEY-nye, not kuh-NYE, Alaska has 30,000+ miles of coastline. Lastly, the herd of something near the end is elk.
Ok so I’ve lived in Washington and colorado, visited oregon a lot, outside of the I-5 corridor for both oregon and Washington it is beautiful, whether you go in Washington to mt Rainier, and the tiny towns surrounding this massive volcano, mt St. Helens and mt baker in oregon you’ll have a blast above the clouds, while if you go to the eastern sections you get desert and in Washington can see the history of the Manhattan project at the hanford site national park outside of the tri cities. I’m currently an hour away from my rainier(seattle is two hours from the park) and it’s just picturesque Meanwhile colorado is absolutely stunning, whether you go to the top of pikes peak outside Colorado Springs or to Rocky Mountain National park the mountain air(or lack of it) takes your breath away. All the while the south and western portions take you back to the old west and Native American history of our great nation. Dinosaur national monument is also incredibly beautiful in the northwest corner I’ve driven through montana many times and it’s crazy beautiful
Key message: the U.S. is so vast and varied, it’s impossible to experience everything, so you need to prioritize and plan your routes efficiently. Plan a loop covering multiple sights within a given region, or at least a string of places not more than 6-8 hours apart. I’ve lived in Oregon, Utah, Oklahoma, Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin, Illinois, Maryland/DC, Pennsylvania, and New York (upstate); multiple times/different areas for a few of these. Every summer my mom would take us on a road trip someplace, supplemented by camping trips here and there. It’s much easier for me to count the states I’ve never visited vs. those I have. My recommendations, based on your reactions here and in other videos: 1. Hawaii (anytime): Visit multiple islands. Zip lining in northwestern Maui (sorry, I forget the details) was a highlight for me. 2. Western Montana and Wyoming (Dec-March for skiing; June-Sept for hiking and to be sure roads will be open): It’s all beautiful. Top suggestions: - Glacier National Park (which was where you paused - I think you missed that it wasn’t Yellowstone.) - Bozeman - Yellowstone NP - Grand Tetons NP - Jackson Hole (touristy but unique) 3. Southern Utah, SW Colorado, Northern Arizona, and NW New Mexico (late May-Oct, but *not* during the hottest six weeks in July/Aug): You’ll need at least two trips to do this justice. Loop One: - Fly into Las Vegas - Zion NP - Cedar Breaks National Monument - Bryce Canyon NP - Grand Canyon NP (North Rim) - Fly out of Las Vegas Trip Two: - Fly into Salt Lake City - Canyonlands NP - Arches NP - Mesa Verde NP (the Native American ruins Millie liked - very interesting) Then… Option A: - Durango and/or Telluride, Colorado - Black Canyon of the Gunnison NP - Drive through the Rocky Mtns - Fly out of Denver Or… Option B: - Four Corners Monument - Santa Fe, New Mexico - Fly out of Albuquerque (Potential side trips from this route: Chaco Culture National Historical Park; Los Alamos/Bandelier NM; Ojo Caliente hot springs/Taos) 4. Washington and Oregon (May-Sept, for the best possibility of sunny weather): - Fly into Seattle - Olympic NP (temperate rain forest) - Mount Rainier - Drive down the Washington/Oregon coast, stopping at a couple of beaches/seaside towns - Portland, Oregon - Columbia River Gorge - Mount Hood - Bend, Oregon - Crater Lake NP - Lava Beds NM - Fly out of Sacramento, California (or drive on to San Francisco - though that’s its own trip IMO) @The Beesleys Wherever you visit, enjoy! 💐
I grew up in Montana, Yellowstone is mainly in Wyoming but there is a significant part of the park in Montana. I have lived in Montana, Washington, Colorado, Hawaii and a few other states that are not on this list. If we are talking about nature, to me, Montana, Washington, Oregon and Colorado are all the same... equally stunning and beautiful. The only difference is the lack of coast lines in Montana and Colorado. If you want mountains, Forrest's, lakes, river and wildlife, you will not be disappointed by going to any of the 4.
@@MatthewC137 perhaps but most people enter the park from Montana, and your closest entrance to Old Faithful is the West Yellowstone entrance which is in Montana that 3% is important.
@@HotaruHikai "Perhaps but..." Lol, there is no "but". If the 3% Montana portion lost its national park status it wouldn't change anything material about Yellowstone. Look at a map; that 3% is meaningless.
@@MatthewC137 there is a reason that 3% is part of the park, because like the rest of the park its a national treasure. 3% of roughly 3500 square miles is not insignificant. your jealousy does not change the significance of the Montana Portion of the park, nor does it change that over 80% of people use Montana as the entrance to the park or that there is a lot to do and look at in the Montana section. so go ahead and be a jerk you can't change that Montana is part of the park. Edit: nor does it make the 1% of Idaho less significant either
@@HotaruHikai Of course it's insignificant and to say that I'm jealous or that it matters where most people enter the park just shows that you either have a screw loose or you're 12, maybe both.
Mrs. BeesleysI grew up in Maine and the shot of the narrow rock right before the Moose was of Mount. Katatan is the highest peak in the state and they were walking on what is called the Knife Edge Tail to the peak. Maine is a very large state you can't visit it in one day, to give you an idea of how large it is. If you drove from the Maine/New Hampshire border up to either the Western Maine /Canadian border or Eastern Maine/Canadian border it will take you 14 hours to drive to each border. Reach out to me if you guys are interested in coming to Maine I can set you guys up with locations to go where to stay and visit, also if you come during the summer you must go and enjoy a true Maine Seafood Dinner.
Dear Mrs Beasley I really can’t imagine why you scraped Alaska. Honestly I was born here have been around the world, nothing compares. Coming home is always the best part of the trip.
14:54 you missed it but he said that Glacier National Park is in his opinion the most beautiful National Park in America, also if you haven't seen the movie "What Dreams May Come" with Robin Williams I would recommend watching, it was filmed in Glacier National Park and while there he's quoted saying "if this isn't God's backyard he definitely lives nearby" 😊 I'm a little biased but I love my home state of Montana 😎
A good portion of Yellowstone National park is in Montana. 70% is in Wyoming though. Kind of a cheat to include Yellowstone for us but Glacier is what makes up for it along with the Crazy mountains, Flathead Valley, Fishtail falls, and much more!
Washington is probably the most geographically diverse state that I’ve visited but then again so is California! I live close to Lake Michigan so I have a thing about the Great Lakes. I wish you could react to some good videos on the Great Lakes so you can see what I’m talking about. Utah is beautiful, Acadia National Park in Maine is also beautiful, just totally different. Went skiing in Montana at Whitefish right next to Glacier National Park. Stunning views of the snow covered mountains. I mean jaw dropping stunning. But then again so is Colorado! So this was his top ten most beautiful states but believe me there are beautiful places everywhere. Even here in Illinois!
Been to Mesa Verde in Colorado, three times. Go if they have the museum there open. Don't go high altitude hiking unless you are medically fit, because the danger of altitude sickness. The Redwoods is my favorite bit of California ... and the Mendocino wineries are not far.
Id have to go Oregon Alaska Hawaii. Im a bit biased because i live in Oregon but that’s not why its my top. I live in Eugene and its such a good location. If you want to put in a road or modify one and if that will cause the cutting down of any tree then the only way it will be allowed to happen is replacing every single tree and then even add additional trees must be in the planning or it won’t be allowed. Also we have massive bike paths going everywhere literally hundreds of miles of them go up and down the rivers and creaks. Eugene is also a great location where you can drive about an hr west and have beaches and the ocean parks but you can also drive east for gorgeous skiing resorts. I can’t think of any city location where you would be more then 1 hr from vast forests or other nature getaways. Not to mention dozens of parks inside the cities. And the bike paths are almost one single park that goes the entire length of the path’s. I’ve lived here my whole life (45 years) and i can honestly say that haven’t been able to ride all of the bike paths here and they keep adding more of them
I'll agree with Milly. Utah (live there and I've been to some stunningly beautiful places), Colorado and Hawaii. Been to both of those states too. For Hawaii, went to Waikiki and to Laie both on Oahu. I was pretty overwhelmed at the beautiful beaches and soft sand in most beaches we were on. One thing that threw me though is the hotels we stayed at, the swimming pools were salt water rather than having chlorine in them. It was odd. We found that little local sandwich shops and restaurants were our favorites to eat at instead of the over priced ones with local cuisine. One night we even hunted for something fast food and ate at Pizza Hut. LOL. We were also fortunate enough to see some hump back whales swimming a little ways off the shore. Grateful for binoculars! LOL As for Colorado, I only drove through it a couple times but was blown away by the gorgeous mountain scenery. I would also say Arizona is gorgeous too. Because of the heat it gets a bad rap, but not all of the state is hot. If you want to appreciate the desert scenery though, come in cooler months. Visiting the Arizona Sonora Desert Museum outside of Tucson at least once in your lifetime, is so worth the trip. It's part Museum, part Zoo. It houses only animals which you can find in Arizona. The Hummingbird Aviary is so amazing. You have Hummingbirds flying all around you and some of them come up close to check you out and say "hi". And then of course, the Grand Canyon is a must visit!
Grew up in Southern California , It was beautiful, the Pacific is cold and just amazing. Clear ocean awesome snowy mountains near by as well. Sure LA has Smog but they are on top of it. That Pacific blows any kind of humidity away so that’s a reason southern Cal is so nice!
@@Corpsman01 She struggled for years but went back to school and only has another year to finish until she's a court reporter and her fiance is an engineer for Northrop Grumman so they will do fine financially.
back in the 70's I was kicking back in the backyard smoking a joint at about 2 am and the Northern Lights started. We had relatives from southern california there. I'm banging on camper doors to wake everyone up to see it. They were upset for getting woken up but loved the lights.
If you are not fully apprised, people, especially foreigners don't realize that there are national parks, monuments, and wilderness areas but there are also enumerable state, county, and local parks and natural areas. For instance, in California alone, there are 284 state parks. Many state parks are incredibly beautiful!
The Florida Keys are absolutely worth the Trip -Each of the Keys has their own quirks & people👍👏Ignore the rest of Florida!! And even worth the drive if u fly in to West Palm or Miami. APPROX 3-4 hrs Slow Drive (only one road entire length )from Key Largo to Key west.
I live in The Great Smoky Mountains in Western North Carolina! I don't understand why NC didn't make the list! The Great Smoky Mountains are the most visited nation park in all of America! We get more visitors than The Grand Canyon! It's strange that we didn't make the list, but oh well!
From the UK, Hawaii is a very long flight ~17 hours. You would lose an extra day! I would guess you would find Colorado a good compromise for a first trip. Maine would be the closest but you would still have a stop and the lowest price would be ~L400 ~6-hour first leg + a second leg. You can go direct to Denver for the same or less but still a ~10-hour flight.
My brother and I drove to Fairbanks, Alaska from Utah in 1982 to work construction on a Air Force base. Absolutely gorgeous drive but at that time about 700 miles of the road were gravel. You for sure needed good tires and a good spare and you had more than a 50% chance of getting a cracked windshield. Lots of long beautiful lonely stretches road. The Alaska highway doesn’t officially start until you reach Dawson Creek, British Columbia and then you still have well over 1000 miles to Alaska. One strange thing is the fact that driving the road in the winter time can be safer because the snow pack on the road and the extreme cold temperatures tend to smooth out the road and the COLD temps give you good traction.
The city in Utah with the ski resorts in the background is Park City. A lot of the 2002 Winter Olympics were held there. Life long Utahn here lived mostly within 15 miles of Salt Lake City. Closer to the cooler northern mountains. Can get up to either Big Cottonwood or Little Cottonwood Canyons within 15 minutes. My second favorite part of The State is Anywhere around Moab! That includes Arches, Canyon Lands, Dead horse Point National Parks! Even the drive down has some of my favorite scenery! 😎💕🥰🤗🇺🇲🇯🇪
I was on a plane with a woman from Oregon once and she was telling me how diverse it was there and it was really interesting. My guess was the top 2 would be Alaska and Hawaii. Montana surprised me as I've never been there but it looks absolutely gorgeous.
As a Texan, there are many beautiful parts of the state from the deserts and mountains in the west to the forests and wetlands/swamps in the east. However, the vast majority of the state is just featureless, flat grasslands with maybe some small wooded areas with pretty unimpressive trees.
You can drive to Alaska thru Canada but it's it's about 3 to 5 week one way.when I lived it took 2 days to drive to Fairbanks from Anchorage and about 3 days back due to bad weather.my best friend from school drove thru Canada to Montana in the early 90's . They've probably improved the roads since tho
to answer the where is this question in california, thats gonna be venice beach to santa monica in Los Angeles. thats what that whole area is famous for and a lovely walk/bike ride
Millie, to answer your question about California, that scene looked like Venice Beach near Los Angeles. I've lived in California, Oregon, and Michigan. My top three would be California, Alaska, Michigan. When I lived in Los Angeles, you could literally surf in the morning, ski in the afternoon, and have dinner in the desert. California is hands down, by far the most beautiful state. I've been blessed to live in both the LA and San Francisco areas. Societal problems shouldn't be a factor in this list -- my list was based on natural beauty. Whenever you return to the USA, I hope you really enjoy your visit. We may have something in common, I lived in a beach town in Southern California, drove the Pacific Coast Highway everyday to work and some days didn't even notice the ocean. Sometimes we take things for granted. Peace.
I have lived in California, Hawaii, Nevada and Utah. Hawaii is hands down the most gorgeous state in my opinion. I went to high school in Hawaii and have visited the Big Isalnd where the active volcano is located. I recommend going by boat to the spot of the flowing lava. They get you within 3 meters of the lava. One of the most spectacular things that I have ever done.
You will love Colorado. Most of what you would want to see is west of Denver. Eastern Colorado is nothing but rolling hills and farmland. Be sure to take the COG railroad up to Pikes Peak, and the 4 corners area. You can stand in 4 states at the same time
Garden of the Gods in Co. Springs is like another world. The rock formations defy logic..hug jagged pillars of rock shooting vertical for 100+ feet. Boulders the size of small houses balancing on tiny rock pillars..Its wild
Almost every state has it's unique and wonderful scenery. I live in Minnesota we have the North Shore of Lake Superior(the world's largest freshwater lake) Also some of the oldest rocks in the world can be found here. , we have 11,840 lakes, we have forests, we have sand dunes. We have a lot of prairie in the west, we are the second largest dairy producing state and some years we produce the most turkeys. We also have the Mall of America the largest shopping mall in the united states. This only mentions a few of our scenic things!.... America is so large that every state has many wonders to see, I'm 74 and haven't even made a dent in what there is to see!
There is a beautiful part of every state in America. Some states just have more of a majestic beauty than others. But, Alaska deserves the #1 spot for sure. Photos and videos of it simply do not do it justice. The sheer vastness and grandeur of the landscapes, sky, mountains, waterfalls, trees, etc is on a scale like none other. And it's so untouched by humans. You have to be there in person to truly understand.
In Southern California you can have breakfast in the desert at Palm Springs, lunch next to a lake in the mountains at Lake Arrowhead, then dinner by the beach in Newport Beach. But I agree, it doesn't belong at number 1.
The United States is so vast and diverse, that it is truly difficult to choose the top 10 most beautiful states. Much depends on individual tastes. The fall colors in New England are spectacular. Some are beach bums and never want to leave the beaches. You could just throw 10 darts and choose that way. 😁😜;-)
A long stated thing about climate diversity in California - is that you can wake up early in the morning, go surfing in the Ocean for couple hours, then drive up the mountain and go skiing in the afternoon. It is actually doable. Bear Mountain Ski Resort is roughly a 2 hour drive from the beach - for skiers - here are the stats. Vertical 1,665 ft (507 m) Top elevation 8,805 ft (2,684 m) Base elevation 7,140 ft (2,180 m) Skiable area 748 acres (303 ha) People forget that Los Angeles in ringed by mountain ranges, much higher than anything east of the Mississippi... and most people never even think about the mountains of southern California.
Davenport Iowa has a cool little park called wild cat den It has a nice little swimming spot with a waterfall next to an old mill Pro tip... You can get underneath the waterfall it's a little slick but worth it
We live in upper coastal Northern California in Del Norte county. The entire county's population is 28,709 people it's very rural with Redwood National forest & two large state parks. It's nothing like the stereotype of California over populated with tons of pollution hot & dry. We experience mild summers with foggy nights & rainy chilly winters. California contains a massive landmass equaling 423,970 KM. it's spans dozens of micro climates from blazing hot desert in Southern California to cool foggy Redwood forest in Northern California. We enjoy your videos good bye now!
Utah is my favorite because I live here. If you go to southern Utah, fall or spring is best, Yellowstone is beautiful it is about 6 hrs from Salt Lake City, Ut, Zions national park is about 4.5 hrs from Salt Lake City . I enjoy your reactions.
I live in small town at base of mount Rainer my son lives in small town that has lahar test every month in case mount Rainer blows so they can evacuate..lovelovelove ❤️🌸✌🏻
I'm a Colorado native and yes we haven't explored all of Colorado yet. There is just sooo much to explore!! We also love Utah!! ❤️
We took a family road trip to South Dakota at the end of April. We stopped in Sioux Falls on the way to Keystone and it was worth the stop. Then the Mt. Rushmore area was so breathtakingly beautiful. There's so much to do in that area and the locals are super friendly. It's easy to spend a whole day at The Badlands or Custer State Park.
As a former (still friendly) local, I simultaneously don’t get it and feel delighted you enjoyed it. Seeing it all day, it’s easy to overlook the cool stuff.
We've been there twice, love it❤
Native Floridian here, and I laughed when you thought Florida would be in the top 3. Don’t get me wrong, it’s beautiful here, and almost every year one of our beaches make #1 for best beaches in the nation, but that’s kind of all we have other than the Everglades for scenery. We’re tied with Kansas for being the flattest state in the U.S.
Same. I live in Florida and we have places like Devil's Den etc but they are small comparably to some of these landmarks.
As someone living in Texas, I almost laughed out loud when she suggested that Texas might be one of the top states
I lived in Florida for ten years and never would think of it as one of the most beautiful states. It's so flat and, other than the beaches, there's not much nice to look at in the rest of the state. I hiked through some of the parks and was underwhelmed, but I did enjoy hiking through some of the wetlands.
I'm a native Coloradan, and enjoyed a week down in Key West last May. It was beautiful there. Dry Tortugas and snorkeling were pretty cool as well.
@@SherriLyle80s Ahh yes, the springs are beautiful too like Devils Den, Vortex Springs, Weeki Wachi, and Rainbow River, I forgot about those. The wild life is incredible too. It’s just if you aren’t at those places, near the beach, or the Everglades it’s pretty much flat wooded areas or suburbs.
The Glacier National Park in Montana is stunning. The whole state is. It's one of the most beautiful places I have been.
I think they talked over it and may not have heard what the guy said, but I agree with him that it's the most beautiful national park in America. Unfortunately, it's often overcrowded nowadays.
If you want to visit Crater Lake National Park plan your visit between late June thru September, it gets 42'(13 meters) of snow a year and it takes a while to get the roads open...it's very beautiful...imo
I have lived in California, Nevada...and now, Wyoming... They each have their own beauty...and historical sites...
Every state in the USA is unique and beautiful...❤️🇺🇸
Oregon is very beautiful, very fertile and productive. Lots of cherries, berries, hops, etc, in the Western part. Gets drier in the Eastern part, more ranching. I loved it.
I drove to Alaska when I was 17! From Amarillo TX to Anchorage. 6 days... it was rough through the Alcan.. But fun.
A few years ago, my family drove from Texas across the West to visit National Parks, Monument Valley and many other awesome sites. We typically drove 6-8 hours a day. The West is truly huge.
Yup I been to monument valley and the west coast it was huge
Ya it is huge. I was in the military in the late 80s and stationed in Germany and would often be asked/quizzed by my German friends if I had been to certain US states or landmarks and I used to kinda laugh because they couldn't really grasp that just the Intermountain states where I grew up were bigger than their whole country and often another country thrown in. And that it was 2500 miles to the Statue of Liberty and we have 4 time zones, 2 from California/Nevada to Utah/Colorado.
As a New Yorker and you guys have been to the city great. However,northern New York has some great locations like Lake George.
People don’t know the Adirondacks exist, always have to tell people I’m not from the city when I say I’m from ny
Northern Michigan here… I just went up to the upper peninsula this past weekend and omg no question it is 100% gods country!!! So beautiful!!!
I'm a proud Utahn. I love the beauty of my state. My dad grew up around Capital Reef and Bryce Canyon so I get to see both whenever we visit down there. About the Great Salt Lake, I live 80 miles north of it and if the wind is just right you can smell it, not nice. It is beautiful but doesn't always smell the best.
Sounds like we're neighbors! I live in Cache county. The entire state really is amazingly beautiful, and within an 8 hour drive in any direction there is SO MUCH incredible nature to explore here and in the surrounding states. I think the Great Salt Lake is quite pretty, and am not bothered too much about the lake fart odor. Like you said, the wind and conditions have to be just right for it to stink things up. It only gets really stinky a few times a year for a day or 2 at a time, and really isn't that big of a deal. It's an unmistakable smell though lol.
@@themourningstar338 We are neighbors, I also live in Cache County. I totally agree, our state is beautiful! There is so much I haven't seen yet. I've never been to Moab. We spend a lot of time in southern Utah in the Escalante area. My dad grew up there. The Great Salt Lake is very beautiful I'm just a fan of briny smell.
As others have already mentioned, every state has their own unique destinations to visit. I believe there are UA-cam videos of the top tourist destinations within each state. I have visited many of them, but you do have to pick and choose which ones to visit during your life.
James you can drive, fly or take a ferry to Alaska. There are more then enough roads in the state to see just about everything. Take the ferry system and you get to see so much more.
If you had 3 weeks over here, you could do a road trip ... couple of days in Las Vegas, visit Grand Canyon, drive through Utah, visit Yellowstone, drop the car off in Billings MT
We were stationed at Calumet Air Force Radar Sight for a couple years on the tip of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. It was so beautiful. I wad amazed. We even saw a little bit of the Northern Lights. It was also very cold. At least felt that way to this southern girl. If you love nature it's the place to go.
Isn't that place abandoned now?
@@Kleheup. Yes it is. We were there in 1985 and 1986. The city of Calumet isn't there any more either. My youngest daughter was born there. She had to get a copy of her birth certificate and it now says she was born in Houghton.
The people there were so friendly. I loved everything up there but the snow.
That's where I live now. I love it. All the nature just around my house. Most southerners don't like the winters. It's very big with snowmobilers.
@@Appliance-Advice Yes it is. On the base we could rent snow mobiles. The guys would bar hop on them. One guy came out of the woods and thought he was going up a nice hill but he was on top of the Commanders house. He flew off and crashed in the front yard. At the time we all thought it was hilarious.
@@BriBryBriBry We dug ourselves out of the driveway and then back into it cause the snowplow always came while we were gone.
New Mexico is so underrated, absolutely stunning, driving through the Sandia mountains, white sands, red sands. Go north towards Santa Fe with some of the most stunning emerald green forests, especially when the rare rains come in. It becomes breathtaking at times...but on another note, the food is quite literally the best I have had anywhere in the world. Go for Christmas...
As someone from South Dakota it is underrated
im from Maine! im from the forest towns where your nearest neighbors were all miles away and everything is surrounded by trees. currently live in portland city and while accessibility is great i do miss the seclusion.
The Black Hills in South Dakota are criminally under rated. Glad it at least got an honorable mention.
96% of Yellowstone is in Wyoming, 3% of it is in Montana, and 1% of it is in Idaho
The original entrance to yellowstone is in Montana. But most of it is in what is now Wyoming.
I am so grateful to live in Wyoming!!
The west entrance of Yellowstone is in Montana. I can see the mountains of Glacier National Park from my back deck💖💖💖💖💖Home Sweet Home!!!🏡
Where I live in CA I can surf at 7 am and go snowboarding in the same day. Cheers
Being from NY (not the city) feel like it’s a bit underrated, from the Great Lakes to the finger lakes to the Catskills and upstate to the Adirondack park which is the largest park outside of Alaska. 3x the size of Yellowstone.
In our opinion, being truck drivers, we’ve been to all of the lower 48 states and Alaska. Though we’ve never been to Hawaii, we would rank it as #1, followed by Utah at #2 and Oregon at #3.
I love Kentucky. We have national parks, Red River Gorge, Daniel Boone, Mammoth Cave and the beautiful bluegrass area. ❤❤❤
I was born and raised in Maine and move 20 years ago to Gardiner Montana; North entrance to Yellowstone. I literally live 200 yards from the park boundary. The natural beauty takes your breath away at times. Lots of stories to tell and wonders to ponder.
Where abouts in Maine did you grow up?
I live on the midcoast (Rockland/Thomaston area)
My father said Montana is the most beautiful state he has ever visited.
@@Jiambo Born and raised in Augusta...Knox mansion was one of my favorite places to visit.
@@BriBryBriBry 😁
This list is just his opinion. There is beauty in every state.
Oregon for sure. The scenery is unparalleled, but the great thing is that most of it is a day trip from Portland. Two hours west you’re at a gorgeous coastline, almost all of which has been protected for the past century by dozens of state parks. Drive 2 hours east and you’re at Mount Hood and the Cascade range, surrounded by national forests. An hour northeast and you’re in the Columbia Gorge, which by itself is amazing enough to make Oregon worth the trip. And two hours southwest and you’re in the high desert with spectacular stratified rock formations.
Extend your drive to include an overnight stay, and you can get to the Umpqua Gorge and Crater Lake. It’s just unbelievable, and a really efficient way to see lots of western scenery without too much driving.
I'm partial to North Carolina. From the Appalachian mountains on the Western side of the state, to the beaches of the East. It's a beautiful state.
I'd love to visit Montana and the Dakota's though. Looks amazing!
I enjoy your channel. Every time I have watched....I've been entertained, educated on some point, and smiled while I watched. It is a breath of fresh air. Keep it up. I love that you both have jobs, and enjoy sharing your life.
You can take a ferry from Seattle to Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
"WHERE IS THIS?"
That was the police station at Venice Beach looking towards the famous Muscle Beach. You can rent bike near there and ride along the beach. Santa Monica Pier is about 2 miles north (behind the camera) of there.
You two HAVE to see the giant sequoia trees or coastal redwoods in California and the grand canyon.
I have lived in Wyoming, Colorado and Montana. I would definitely put Montana high up on the list. This video didn't even show the most amazing views of the state. Glacier National Park looks like it carved by the world's greatest artist, I personally love the Crazy Mountains rising dramatically out of the plains and if you want to really see why it is called Big Sky there is an overlook east of Virginia City that is just amazing. Then add in the Beartooth. Best time to visit Montana is late June and early July before the dryness of summer takes a lot of the green out of the landscape.
Just got back to Maryland from Montana, where my son’s wedding was held.
It’s simply incredible.
We were in Ennis, in the gorgeous Madison River Valley, in southern MT between Yellowstone to the east and Idaho to the west.
When I was a kid I lived on one of those volcanic Islands in the Bering Sea and it was a blast walking the beaches exploring the island finding old military stuff from when Japan occupied the island in WW2, fishing off the dock next to Navy ships, great memories
That was Santa Monica California where they have the pier with the roller coaster ferris wheel and many restaurants including bubba Gump
Hi!! As a Colorado native I’d like to give you a few suggestions for if you do visit:
1) go to Bobs Atomic Burgers in Golden Colorado.
-Their burgers are AMAZING, seriously, I used to drive 1.5 hrs just to go get Bobs.
2) go to Casa Bonita.
-The foods not always the greatest but the atmosphere, games, entertainment, and sopapillas are AWESOME.
3) avoid driving on the highways near any larger city/town around rush hour. (7am-9pm and 3pm-5pm)
-Especially the “Mouse trap” where Interstate highways I-25 and I-70 meet.
4) GO TO ELITCHES. (Technically called six flags now)
-there’s a HUGE amusement park and kids park there as well as a water park (with a kid/baby friendly part)
Colorado native here ... come visit! You all will love it !!
Beesleys, just before the horse and buggy, you saw some cars going across the Mackinac (MACK-uh-naw) Bridge, which is the only connection between the Upper and Lower Peninsulas. Right after that, he mispronounced Isle Royale, in that he pronounced Isle the Anglicized way, and then pronounced Royale the French way. It's actually "I'll Royal"--100% Anglicized.
Probably less than an hour to the east of Mesa Verde N.P. is a stunning scenic railroad that goes from Durango to Silverton.
He also put the "em-PHA-sis on the wrong syl-LA-ble" when he pronounced RAIN-ear, in that it's rain-EAR. He did the same with Zion, in that he pronounced it ZYE-ahn, when it should be ZYE-un, which matches the mountain it was named for in Jerusalem.
Just this past week, Shaun from Edinburgh posted his video of him and his wife driving that CA coastline--the Pacific Coast Hwy., AKA CA Rte. 1.
Uh! Correction here--you can drive to Alaska. I did it--solo--back in '84 with 9244 more miles on my car than I left with. But, a nice alternative is to either fly or take a cruise or the Alaska State Ferry up the Inside Passage as far north as Skagway. To correct him again, Kenai Fjords N.P. is pronounced with the accent on the 1st. syllable--KEY-nye, not kuh-NYE, Alaska has 30,000+ miles of coastline. Lastly, the herd of something near the end is elk.
I am really impressed with the Oregon part of the video. Even a lot of Oregonians don't know about Owyhee Canyon.
I live in Washington State and have lived on the East Coast, Montana and California, Washington is so beautiful I will never leave ❤️
Ok so I’ve lived in Washington and colorado, visited oregon a lot, outside of the I-5 corridor for both oregon and Washington it is beautiful, whether you go in Washington to mt Rainier, and the tiny towns surrounding this massive volcano, mt St. Helens and mt baker in oregon you’ll have a blast above the clouds, while if you go to the eastern sections you get desert and in Washington can see the history of the Manhattan project at the hanford site national park outside of the tri cities. I’m currently an hour away from my rainier(seattle is two hours from the park) and it’s just picturesque
Meanwhile colorado is absolutely stunning, whether you go to the top of pikes peak outside Colorado Springs or to Rocky Mountain National park the mountain air(or lack of it) takes your breath away. All the while the south and western portions take you back to the old west and Native American history of our great nation. Dinosaur national monument is also incredibly beautiful in the northwest corner
I’ve driven through montana many times and it’s crazy beautiful
Key message: the U.S. is so vast and varied, it’s impossible to experience everything, so you need to prioritize and plan your routes efficiently. Plan a loop covering multiple sights within a given region, or at least a string of places not more than 6-8 hours apart.
I’ve lived in Oregon, Utah, Oklahoma, Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin, Illinois, Maryland/DC, Pennsylvania, and New York (upstate); multiple times/different areas for a few of these. Every summer my mom would take us on a road trip someplace, supplemented by camping trips here and there. It’s much easier for me to count the states I’ve never visited vs. those I have.
My recommendations, based on your reactions here and in other videos:
1. Hawaii (anytime): Visit multiple islands. Zip lining in northwestern Maui (sorry, I forget the details) was a highlight for me.
2. Western Montana and Wyoming (Dec-March for skiing; June-Sept for hiking and to be sure roads will be open): It’s all beautiful. Top suggestions:
- Glacier National Park (which was where you paused - I think you missed that it wasn’t Yellowstone.)
- Bozeman
- Yellowstone NP
- Grand Tetons NP
- Jackson Hole (touristy but unique)
3. Southern Utah, SW Colorado, Northern Arizona, and NW New Mexico (late May-Oct, but *not* during the hottest six weeks in July/Aug): You’ll need at least two trips to do this justice.
Loop One:
- Fly into Las Vegas
- Zion NP
- Cedar Breaks National Monument
- Bryce Canyon NP
- Grand Canyon NP (North Rim)
- Fly out of Las Vegas
Trip Two:
- Fly into Salt Lake City
- Canyonlands NP
- Arches NP
- Mesa Verde NP (the Native American ruins Millie liked - very interesting)
Then…
Option A:
- Durango and/or Telluride, Colorado
- Black Canyon of the Gunnison NP
- Drive through the Rocky Mtns
- Fly out of Denver
Or…
Option B:
- Four Corners Monument
- Santa Fe, New Mexico
- Fly out of Albuquerque
(Potential side trips from this route: Chaco Culture National Historical Park; Los Alamos/Bandelier NM; Ojo Caliente hot springs/Taos)
4. Washington and Oregon (May-Sept, for the best possibility of sunny weather):
- Fly into Seattle
- Olympic NP (temperate rain forest)
- Mount Rainier
- Drive down the Washington/Oregon coast, stopping at a couple of beaches/seaside towns
- Portland, Oregon
- Columbia River Gorge
- Mount Hood
- Bend, Oregon
- Crater Lake NP
- Lava Beds NM
- Fly out of Sacramento, California (or drive on to San Francisco - though that’s its own trip IMO)
@The Beesleys Wherever you visit, enjoy! 💐
I grew up in Montana, Yellowstone is mainly in Wyoming but there is a significant part of the park in Montana. I have lived in Montana, Washington, Colorado, Hawaii and a few other states that are not on this list. If we are talking about nature, to me, Montana, Washington, Oregon and Colorado are all the same... equally stunning and beautiful. The only difference is the lack of coast lines in Montana and Colorado. If you want mountains, Forrest's, lakes, river and wildlife, you will not be disappointed by going to any of the 4.
Is 3% significant? Wyoming has 96%.
@@MatthewC137 perhaps but most people enter the park from Montana, and your closest entrance to Old Faithful is the West Yellowstone entrance which is in Montana that 3% is important.
@@HotaruHikai "Perhaps but..." Lol, there is no "but". If the 3% Montana portion lost its national park status it wouldn't change anything material about Yellowstone. Look at a map; that 3% is meaningless.
@@MatthewC137 there is a reason that 3% is part of the park, because like the rest of the park its a national treasure. 3% of roughly 3500 square miles is not insignificant. your jealousy does not change the significance of the Montana Portion of the park, nor does it change that over 80% of people use Montana as the entrance to the park or that there is a lot to do and look at in the Montana section. so go ahead and be a jerk you can't change that Montana is part of the park. Edit: nor does it make the 1% of Idaho less significant either
@@HotaruHikai Of course it's insignificant and to say that I'm jealous or that it matters where most people enter the park just shows that you either have a screw loose or you're 12, maybe both.
Mrs. BeesleysI grew up in Maine and the shot of the narrow rock right before the Moose was of Mount. Katatan is the highest peak in the state and they were walking on what is called the Knife Edge Tail to the peak. Maine is a very large state you can't visit it in one day, to give you an idea of how large it is. If you drove from the Maine/New Hampshire border up to either the Western Maine /Canadian border or Eastern Maine/Canadian border it will take you 14 hours to drive to each border. Reach out to me if you guys are interested in coming to Maine I can set you guys up with locations to go where to stay and visit, also if you come during the summer you must go and enjoy a true Maine Seafood Dinner.
I am rather parcel, I live in Missoula, MT I never get tired of looking at the mountains life is beautiful here.
I do believe you can take a ferry from Oregon.and Washington to Alaska so technically you can drive there
Dear Mrs Beasley I really can’t imagine why you scraped Alaska. Honestly I was born here have been around the world, nothing compares. Coming home is always the best part of the trip.
Not Mrs. Beasley yet, but she and he are getting close to the date.
You should've up into N.Y. My Uncle has a mountain home in the Catskill mountains. Absolutely beautiful nature!
14:54 you missed it but he said that Glacier National Park is in his opinion the most beautiful National Park in America, also if you haven't seen the movie "What Dreams May Come" with Robin Williams I would recommend watching, it was filmed in Glacier National Park and while there he's quoted saying "if this isn't God's backyard he definitely lives nearby" 😊 I'm a little biased but I love my home state of Montana 😎
A good portion of Yellowstone National park is in Montana. 70% is in Wyoming though. Kind of a cheat to include Yellowstone for us but Glacier is what makes up for it along with the Crazy mountains, Flathead Valley, Fishtail falls, and much more!
Washington is probably the most geographically diverse state that I’ve visited but then again so is California! I live close to Lake Michigan so I have a thing about the Great Lakes. I wish you could react to some good videos on the Great Lakes so you can see what I’m talking about. Utah is beautiful, Acadia National Park in Maine is also beautiful, just totally different. Went skiing in Montana at Whitefish right next to Glacier National Park. Stunning views of the snow covered mountains. I mean jaw dropping stunning. But then again so is Colorado! So this was his top ten most beautiful states but believe me there are beautiful places everywhere. Even here in Illinois!
@dacrosber it is absolutely beautiful. We have stayed in Columbia Falls, not far from the entrance to Glacier and skied at Whitefish (Big Mountain).
I love Mt. Rainier and the Olympic National Park in Washington so much. I hike the rain forests every chance I get.
Been to Mesa Verde in Colorado, three times. Go if they have the museum there open. Don't go high altitude hiking unless you are medically fit, because the danger of altitude sickness. The Redwoods is my favorite bit of California ... and the Mendocino wineries are not far.
Id have to go Oregon Alaska Hawaii. Im a bit biased because i live in Oregon but that’s not why its my top. I live in Eugene and its such a good location. If you want to put in a road or modify one and if that will cause the cutting down of any tree then the only way it will be allowed to happen is replacing every single tree and then even add additional trees must be in the planning or it won’t be allowed. Also we have massive bike paths going everywhere literally hundreds of miles of them go up and down the rivers and creaks. Eugene is also a great location where you can drive about an hr west and have beaches and the ocean parks but you can also drive east for gorgeous skiing resorts. I can’t think of any city location where you would be more then 1 hr from vast forests or other nature getaways. Not to mention dozens of parks inside the cities. And the bike paths are almost one single park that goes the entire length of the path’s. I’ve lived here my whole life (45 years) and i can honestly say that haven’t been able to ride all of the bike paths here and they keep adding more of them
Oregon has a lot of natural lakes and rivers, and lots of mountians.
I'll agree with Milly. Utah (live there and I've been to some stunningly beautiful places), Colorado and Hawaii. Been to both of those states too. For Hawaii, went to Waikiki and to Laie both on Oahu. I was pretty overwhelmed at the beautiful beaches and soft sand in most beaches we were on. One thing that threw me though is the hotels we stayed at, the swimming pools were salt water rather than having chlorine in them. It was odd. We found that little local sandwich shops and restaurants were our favorites to eat at instead of the over priced ones with local cuisine. One night we even hunted for something fast food and ate at Pizza Hut. LOL. We were also fortunate enough to see some hump back whales swimming a little ways off the shore. Grateful for binoculars! LOL
As for Colorado, I only drove through it a couple times but was blown away by the gorgeous mountain scenery. I would also say Arizona is gorgeous too. Because of the heat it gets a bad rap, but not all of the state is hot. If you want to appreciate the desert scenery though, come in cooler months. Visiting the Arizona Sonora Desert Museum outside of Tucson at least once in your lifetime, is so worth the trip. It's part Museum, part Zoo. It houses only animals which you can find in Arizona. The Hummingbird Aviary is so amazing. You have Hummingbirds flying all around you and some of them come up close to check you out and say "hi". And then of course, the Grand Canyon is a must visit!
Grew up in Southern California , It was beautiful, the Pacific is cold and just amazing. Clear ocean awesome snowy mountains near by as well. Sure LA has Smog but they are on top of it.
That Pacific blows any kind of humidity away so that’s a reason southern Cal is so nice!
My daughter moved to Southern Cali twelve years ago to attend college and fell in love with it.
@@prettybullet7728 it’s hard not to fall in love with the weather but it’s so darn expensive to live there now.
@dacrosber Yes, the water is cold, compared to the East and southern states.
@@Corpsman01 Yes, some young people are moving out, too expensive.
@@Corpsman01 She struggled for years but went back to school and only has another year to finish until she's a court reporter and her fiance is an engineer for Northrop Grumman so they will do fine financially.
back in the 70's I was kicking back in the backyard smoking a joint at about 2 am and the Northern Lights started. We had relatives from southern california there. I'm banging on camper doors to wake everyone up to see it. They were upset for getting woken up but loved the lights.
If you are not fully apprised, people, especially foreigners don't realize that there are national parks, monuments, and wilderness areas but there are also enumerable state, county, and local parks and natural areas. For instance, in California alone, there are 284 state parks. Many state parks are incredibly beautiful!
The Florida Keys are absolutely worth the Trip -Each of the Keys has their own quirks & people👍👏Ignore the rest of Florida!! And even worth the drive if u fly in to West Palm or Miami. APPROX 3-4 hrs Slow Drive (only one road entire length )from Key Largo to Key west.
I live in The Great Smoky Mountains in Western North Carolina! I don't understand why NC didn't make the list! The Great Smoky Mountains are the most visited nation park in all of America! We get more visitors than The Grand Canyon! It's strange that we didn't make the list, but oh well!
Blue Ridge Parkway would definitely be in a Top Ten roads/drives.
From the UK, Hawaii is a very long flight ~17 hours. You would lose an extra day! I would guess you would find Colorado a good compromise for a first trip. Maine would be the closest but you would still have a stop and the lowest price would be ~L400 ~6-hour first leg + a second leg. You can go direct to Denver for the same or less but still a ~10-hour flight.
Every state has beauty all around, even my state of Nebraska. But one I think is truly underrated is Idaho. Absolutely stunning to see.
My brother and I drove to Fairbanks, Alaska from Utah in 1982 to work construction on a Air Force base. Absolutely gorgeous drive but at that time about 700 miles of the road were gravel. You for sure needed good tires and a good spare and you had more than a 50% chance of getting a cracked windshield. Lots of long beautiful lonely stretches road. The Alaska highway doesn’t officially start until you reach Dawson Creek, British Columbia and then you still have well over 1000 miles to Alaska. One strange thing is the fact that driving the road in the winter time can be safer because the snow pack on the road and the extreme cold temperatures tend to smooth out the road and the COLD temps give you good traction.
My top 3:
1. Alaska
2. Montana
3. Michigan (from here so I’m biased lol)
The city in Utah with the ski resorts in the background is Park City. A lot of the 2002 Winter Olympics were held there. Life long Utahn here lived mostly within 15 miles of Salt Lake City. Closer to the cooler northern mountains. Can get up to either Big Cottonwood or Little Cottonwood Canyons within 15 minutes. My second favorite part of The State is Anywhere around Moab! That includes Arches, Canyon Lands, Dead horse Point National Parks! Even the drive down has some of my favorite scenery! 😎💕🥰🤗🇺🇲🇯🇪
Driving I-70 is amazing!!! I’ve been here for nearly 20 years. It’s great.
I was on a plane with a woman from Oregon once and she was telling me how diverse it was there and it was really interesting. My guess was the top 2 would be Alaska and Hawaii. Montana surprised me as I've never been there but it looks absolutely gorgeous.
As a colorado resident I was surprised he did not mention Rocky Mountain National park. Or that Colorado has the highest paved road in the US.
As a Texan, there are many beautiful parts of the state from the deserts and mountains in the west to the forests and wetlands/swamps in the east. However, the vast majority of the state is just featureless, flat grasslands with maybe some small wooded areas with pretty unimpressive trees.
Best way to visit Alaska and see quite a bit is a cruise from San Francisco to the state of Alaska.
You can drive to Alaska thru Canada but it's it's about 3 to 5 week one way.when I lived it took 2 days to drive to Fairbanks from Anchorage and about 3 days back due to bad weather.my best friend from school drove thru Canada to Montana in the early 90's . They've probably improved the roads since tho
Hawaii is amazing. Pictures and videos don't do it justice, you really have to see it in person.
to answer the where is this question in california, thats gonna be venice beach to santa monica in Los Angeles. thats what that whole area is famous for and a lovely walk/bike ride
Millie, to answer your question about California, that scene looked like Venice Beach near Los Angeles. I've lived in California, Oregon, and Michigan. My top three would be California, Alaska, Michigan. When I lived in Los Angeles, you could literally surf in the morning, ski in the afternoon, and have dinner in the desert. California is hands down, by far the most beautiful state. I've been blessed to live in both the LA and San Francisco areas. Societal problems shouldn't be a factor in this list -- my list was based on natural beauty. Whenever you return to the USA, I hope you really enjoy your visit. We may have something in common, I lived in a beach town in Southern California, drove the Pacific Coast Highway everyday to work and some days didn't even notice the ocean. Sometimes we take things for granted. Peace.
You need to check out the videos on the Hoh rain forest in Washington state. It rains about 13 feet a year. I belive that bit more then your use too.
I have lived in California, Hawaii, Nevada and Utah. Hawaii is hands down the most gorgeous state in my opinion. I went to high school in Hawaii and have visited the Big Isalnd where the active volcano is located. I recommend going by boat to the spot of the flowing lava. They get you within 3 meters of the lava. One of the most spectacular things that I have ever done.
My dad drove to Alaska more then 20 times. From California also from Arizona
You will love Colorado. Most of what you would want to see is west of Denver. Eastern Colorado is nothing but rolling hills and farmland. Be sure to take the COG railroad up to Pikes Peak, and the 4 corners area. You can stand in 4 states at the same time
You can take a ferry from Washington to Alaska, it's kinda expensive and takes a while but you can take your car with you
Garden of the Gods in Co. Springs is like another world. The rock formations defy logic..hug jagged pillars of rock shooting vertical for 100+ feet. Boulders the size of small houses balancing on tiny rock pillars..Its wild
Almost every state has it's unique and wonderful scenery. I live in Minnesota we have the North Shore of Lake Superior(the world's largest freshwater lake) Also some of the oldest rocks in the world can be found here. , we have 11,840 lakes, we have forests, we have sand dunes. We have a lot of prairie in the west, we are the second largest dairy producing state and some years we produce the most turkeys. We also have the Mall of America the largest shopping mall in the united states. This only mentions a few of our scenic things!.... America is so large that every state has many wonders to see, I'm 74 and haven't even made a dent in what there is to see!
There is a beautiful part of every state in America. Some states just have more of a majestic beauty than others. But, Alaska deserves the #1 spot for sure. Photos and videos of it simply do not do it justice. The sheer vastness and grandeur of the landscapes, sky, mountains, waterfalls, trees, etc is on a scale like none other. And it's so untouched by humans. You have to be there in person to truly understand.
Yellowstone is mostly in Wyoming, but it touches a little bit of Idaho and Montana too.
In Southern California you can have breakfast in the desert at Palm Springs, lunch next to a lake in the mountains at Lake Arrowhead, then dinner by the beach in Newport Beach. But I agree, it doesn't belong at number 1.
Great video! Keep it up! Glad my home state of colorado was featured!
Maine is absolutely stunning and a wonderful place to not only visit but live.
You posted another great video reaction.
I'm from MDI, Maine, it's a pretty decent place. A LOT of tourism here.
The United States is so vast and diverse, that it is truly difficult to choose the top 10 most beautiful states. Much depends on individual tastes. The fall colors in New England are spectacular. Some are beach bums and never want to leave the beaches. You could just throw 10 darts and choose that way. 😁😜;-)
Oregon is amazing! And so is Washington state. You’ll find any kind of land in Oregon, coast, desert, rapids, mountains, falls, everything!
If you both end up coming to Maine, I'll climb mountains with you, James. Totally serious.
You could leave Death Valley in the morning and be skiing in the afternoon.
A long stated thing about climate diversity in California - is that you can wake up early in the morning, go surfing in the Ocean for couple hours, then drive up the mountain and go skiing in the afternoon. It is actually doable.
Bear Mountain Ski Resort is roughly a 2 hour drive from the beach -
for skiers - here are the stats.
Vertical 1,665 ft (507 m)
Top elevation 8,805 ft (2,684 m)
Base elevation 7,140 ft (2,180 m)
Skiable area 748 acres (303 ha)
People forget that Los Angeles in ringed by mountain ranges, much higher than anything east of the Mississippi...
and most people never even think about the mountains of southern California.
Davenport Iowa has a cool little park called wild cat den
It has a nice little swimming spot with a waterfall next to an old mill
Pro tip... You can get underneath the waterfall it's a little slick but worth it
We live in upper coastal Northern California in Del Norte county.
The entire county's population is 28,709 people it's very rural with Redwood National forest & two large state parks. It's nothing like the stereotype of California over populated with tons of pollution hot & dry. We experience mild summers with foggy nights & rainy chilly winters.
California contains a massive landmass equaling 423,970 KM.
it's spans dozens of micro climates from blazing hot desert in Southern California to cool foggy Redwood forest in Northern California.
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Utah is my favorite because I live here. If you go to southern Utah, fall or spring is best, Yellowstone is beautiful it is about 6 hrs from Salt Lake City, Ut, Zions national park is about 4.5 hrs from Salt Lake City . I enjoy your reactions.
I live in Texas and it’s beautiful here. Every state has its own beauty.
I live in small town at base of mount Rainer my son lives in small town that has lahar test every month in case mount Rainer blows so they can evacuate..lovelovelove ❤️🌸✌🏻