The Best of America in 2018
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- čas přidán 12. 06. 2024
- I got to travel across America quite a bit in 2018. Whether it was hiking up Table Rock in Boise or navigating Alcatraz, it's been a year to remember.
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My mother always wanted to see and drive over the Golden gate, so 3 years ago we left Florida and drove to San Francisco to take my then 83 y/o Mom to do what she always wanted to do, drive across the Golden gate bridge, she still talks about it.
Lynn Driver were you guys shocked by how big of a dump San Francisco is?
Lynn Driver - Good on you Lynn for doing that. You'll both remember it always. Hope your time out here on The Left Coast was an enjoyable one. From a Golden Stater to a Sunshine Stater, wishing you and yours a very Happy New Year. (Still like our O.J. better...)
The Verrazzano Narrows Bridge in New York City is larger and just as impressive as the Golden Gate Bridge. I prefer riding Amtrak coast to coast to see the nation up close and personal without having to keep my attention on the road traffic driving. Its also more relaxing riding the train...
Jonny wow, i was there like 15 years ago and it was spotless..has it really changed that much?
i've taken the amtrak as far as minnesota; ive only flown over the western half of the state, so thats on my bucket list
My most memorable moment was traveling to England for the first time, a dream come true. When I could finally start seeing the landscape while we were getting ready to land, I felt such a rush. Beautiful country and a time I'll never forget. Looking forward to going back in a couple of years.
My Great Uncle was a Cable Layer and helped in installing cables on the Golden Gate Bridge.
Coming late to this party. But as a few suggestions. The redwoods are something I personally will never forget, I came for the trees but what really stuck with my was the ferns, I'm 6 feet tall so having some plants stand as tall as me while some impossibly tall pillars stare down at you is something special.
Now as someone from Arizona if and when you do venture down here I suggest visiting at least the largest two cities of Phoenix and Tucson if Flagstaff or Bisbee are too far out of the way.
Tucson hosts the largest gem and mineral show in the world, kartchner caverns for a still alive cave), saguaro national park (east or west), grand canyon obviously, Havasu Falls if you can deal with the hike, antelope canyon (haven't been myself but its damn pretty looking). And obviously avoid summer if you cant handle the heat but let me tell ya, the july monsoons are something to behold.
Thank you for saying Oakland is a charming place! I lived there for 6 years and loved it!
I really enjoy seeing the US from your perspective.
The reason it's called "The Golden Gate Bridge" despite the bridge being red is that "The Golden Gate" was already the name for the strait before there was a bridge. They were thinking, "What should we call that new bridge we're going to build across the Golden Gate?" The name came from the way the greenery turns yellow in California during the dry months, so sailors coming from the ocean see an opening between two yellow hills.
It's actually "International Orange".
It's the bridge across the Golden Gate, that was a thing before they decided it would be better to drive across rather than take a ferry.
@@HemlockRidge Red Oxide paint to inhibit corrosion from salt water .
@@joeboscarino2380 Color is called International Orange. Info is available.
Joe Ees - Irving Morrow, in particular, was responsible for the color and other aesthetic aspects of the bridge.
As a Bay Area native, every time family or friends from out-of-state or outside the Bay visits, they force me to take them to the Golden Gate Bridge. I don't have the same sense of awe and wonder anymore since I have become a mini-tour guide. Except on days where there is fog and wind coming from the Pacific, those days feel magical to me except my guests are disappointed they no longer get to take a nice photo.
Most memorable travel moment of 2018 for me was (on a business trip like yourself) visiting Gloucester Mass and reading the memorial to all of the fisherman that have perished sailing from that port. Entire families were lost in a single event... Heart breaking.
I enjoy your videos not only because it from a British perspective, but also because I don't see many vlogs about life in middle america.
I have learned much about the country I live in.
Corn is big in the US Midwest in the Corn Belt. Almost every farm is growing corn which is used in many American products, from ethanol to corn oil to corn meal, but especially for high fructose corn syrup...
I travel by proxy so thanks for the views you’ve shared.
native born American here, I really appreciate your channel, folks I know who have come from Europe to New Zealand and Rhodesia all end up with the same opinions you have offered. I will take the positive aspects , there is no where else in the world Like the USA, thanks for no politics, what a relief
I had one of my little buddies who was sick, killed by the vet day after christmas. Very sad, heavy times. A heavy heart. Those little guys are so special, and then they are gone, only living in our hearts, for better or worse. Id love to have that little guy back for another 15 years.
I'm sorry for your loss. I lost one of my cats January 14th. He was such a good boy! Everything just stops.
So very sorry. I have 3 elderly cats and an elderly dog, wondering when i will loose them
So sorry for your losses.
@@SuperDrLisa - I wish none of us had too lose anyone!
yeah its a tough deal, caring for our critters. Always regret and sadness when they go away. Hard to make those judgement calls about when its time, or when to keep fighting. No easy answers. And not all vets are helpful or good at what they do. I was figuring it up, and if a cat lives 15 years, they are only awake for about 3 of those 15 years. Crazy. But not much worse then humans which if we live to be 90 will have slept 30 years. Hope your little buddies do well for a long time. @@SuperDrLisa
Dude, you've gotta visit Austin, TX! The Texas capitol building is massive, and it's made entirely of pink granite!
I believe you haven't seen the country unless you have driven coast to coast not using the interstate.... You will really see what america is all about.
Riding Amtrak coast to coast is better than driving. You see much more than just the stripes and other vehicles on a road. More enjoyable too to let someone else drive...
And spend your night time hours stuck in a rail yard in St Louis... never again! Give me an automobile every time!
If you ever get the chance, I suggest you visit Sedona in Arizona. Such a beautiful area.
Debates at the Idaho Congress go something like this:
■ The road sign on Oak Street is slightly damaged. Let's fix it Saturday.
□ Sooner.
■ Friday then.
□ Deal.
■ This concludes our biannual session of the Idaho Congress. See you in 6 months.
Haaaaaaaa!!!
Lol
Lol
Now THAT's good government
Legislature, not Congress :)
Hey! I'm from Coeur d'Alene/Spokane! Glad we made it into your life! I hope one day you can get over to the other side of Washington and go to one of the beaches in the Puget Sound area. That's where I grew up and it's stunningly beautiful.
Found some of your older posts, and during this seemingly unending quarantine, I’m very grateful and appreciative, both of the info and the laughs😂❤️
I grew up in the Bay Area and have seen the Golden Gate Bridge countless times. I’m mesmerized every single time - it will never get old and I’ve heard other natives say the same. It’s truly breathtaking.
Couer D'Alene is beautiful. My mom lives in Creston, BC, directly north of there, about 20 miles past the border
So glad you enjoyed your time in Charleston and our beautiful capitol building.
As an immigrant myself, I remember my school fieldtrip to Washington DC and seeing the massive Smithsonian museum, Abraham Lincoln’s statue, the Capitol buildings, Washington’s house and the early English settlements. I saw the Statue of Liberty from afar when I walked the Brooklyn Bridge, the Metropolitan museum, Central Park and MoMA in NY. Since you like history so much, you should go to the Metropolitan museum in NY, the Smithsonian museum and also the Eiteljorg museum of Native American arts and history here in Indianapolis where I live. Yes, I like you, experienced the Golden Gate Bridge the same way although I did not get to visit Alcatraz. I was in awe of San Francisco where on one side of the highway are the majestic mountains with giant redwood trees and on the other side is the Pacific Ocean with rock cliffs. The scenery and weather is breathtaking. You should experience going to a bunch of national parks too. New Orleans with its African and French history and Savannah, GA with their southern history and culture are good ones to visit as well.
...and can you believe, it only gets better? You have accomplished more in your short life then most... and you are sharing it with us. Thank you... your skills not only educate us, but entertain us and that, kind sir, is a blessing to all the lives you touch.
The music, photography, prose and humour spin together in a furious storm called Laurence. You are a sight to behold and we cheer you on... much success in the new year to you both.
I have some family in Salt Lake City, and whenever I visit, I'm always struck by the beautiful architecture of not only the Utah State Capitol building, but also the Mormon Temples, the University of Utah, and some of the other civic buildings around town.
The canyons. The mountains. The great looking men in abundance. Sundance.
Sundance is must see when visiting SLC.
This was my first full year of regularly watching your videos after binge-watching all of the previous ones late last year and I don't regret a second of it. I'm looking forward to the awesomeness you'll inevitably bring in 2019. 😊
You spoke of Minnesota - we were driving to Manitoba, Canada and drove through the sunflower fields during the afternoon and watched the flowers 'follow' the sun. Gorgeous! Also, love San Francisco. The home office of a company I worked for years ago was headquartered there and I was fortunate enough to 'have' to go for training 2-3 times a year for a few years. On the first trip I was assigned to room with a woman who had made several trips in the past and she convinced me to go visit Alcatraz. It was amazing tour and worth it!
Glad you enjoyed my hometown of Boise, and thanks for your perfect pronunciation of “Boi-see” (not Boi-zee). Love your channel! I just got back from London a few weeks ago-I LOVED it! Amazing city and people💕
My favorite travel moment of 2018 was walking around Edinburgh and hiking in Glencoe Scotland. If you make it back to Boise float the river and eat a Cobbys sandwich for me! 👍
Happy New Years to you and your wife!! Hope you two have a great day today!!👍👍😁
Thanks, Mike! Same to you!
As a fellow Brit. You truly highlight appreciation for this wonderful country, many could learn from. Great job. I too, LOVE traveling through the USA 👍👊
Going up in a tiny 1940s two-seater Cessna in Washington state and seeing the Cascade range in a whole new way. We were flying around near Mount Ranier and could see Mt. Saint Helens to the south and other volcanic peaks to the north, like beads on a chain, and the Olympic Peninsula to the west, across Puget Sound. Couldn't actually see the water because of cloud cover but still fantastic. My friend's husband inherited the little airplane from his father and was very kind to give me a ride in it. The second moment was seeing a humpback whale from a public park in Tacoma.
Don't knock yourself for 'only' climbing 900 feet. There are a lot of people on the planet who couldn't do that. You did it, and that's what matters.
Honestly I was truly impressed!
Most I ever did was around 4800 feet, in Virginia. It was amazing! It had just snowed several inches which made the climb more difficult, and so much more rewarding at the top
I barely made it to a lookout on a roadside park near Leadville, Colorado, more than 10,000 feet above sea level. Distance from car maybe fifty feet...
As native San Franciscan, now living with my son in S.E. Texas, of all places, and feeling horribly homesick, your choice of the Golden Gate Bridge, over which I have driven hundreds of times, has raised my already very enthusiastic opinion of you to stratospheric heights!
Condolensces about your cat. :(
My favorite San Francisco landmark is Buena Vista park. If you hike up the paths from Haight Street you can see stone gutters to channel rainfall; they were made fron grave markers left over from SF's eviction of the deceased.
Upon gaining the top you can see most of SF and all the bridges (weather permitting).
As a person who was born and raised in San Francisco Bay Area, outside of a couple of tours in the US Navy, whenever I'd fly home the minute I'd see the bay, and the bridge, I'd feel instant relief and a sense of home coming. Even today, though I still live in the SFBay Area, I really never tire of walking the bridge, taking bets whether or not we'll be able to see Alcatraz or Angel Island, hoping we DON'T see a jumper and trying to decide where we're going to eat (after all that walking and freezing our butts off, if you weren't hungry before, you will be after)., and I still love eating at the Wharf.
Congrats on your climb! Beautiful pics as well. This year I visited Toronto & London, Ontario. Canada is beautiful 🇨🇦
On the morning of Dec 7, 1941, my father, (a "buck private" in the army), walked across the Golden Gate Bridge with a friend. When they reached the other side, his world had changed forever, and he would never be the same again. (He survived the war and fathered eight children).
You have seen more of America than we native born Yanks.
Thank you for sharing.
I am enjoying this extension of. vlogmas.
Thank you!
I live in Spokane and my son's school went on a field trip in December to Lake Coeur d'Alene to do an eagle watching tour, as that is the peak time for it.
My most memorable moment this year is finding out I was 3 months pregnant. It was a huge surprise.
So sorry about your kitty. I understand that pain !
I love "View to a Kill". Glad you saw the Golden Gate Bridge. You had some very nice travels. Filled with envy. Hope they continue for you and start up again for me. I went to Hartford,CT two years ago for my Fiftieth birthday. Saw Mark Twain's house and Harriet Beecher Stowe's as they were next door neighbor's. Hoping to see Salem,MA next year for the first time. Happy New Year and Safe Travels!
If you ever go to Pennsylvania (to visit), please consider visiting Hershey for a day. In addition to Gettysburg and Philadelphia (which you'd probably see regardless, for the history). The 'sweetest place on earth' is a must see.
Come to the beautiful county of Shropshire, England, and stay in the Ironbridge gorge.
Take a walk across the mother of all iron bridges that spans the river Severn.
Now that's a bridge.
meh. the brookln bridge is better.
@@tolkienfan4815
History. The Industrial revolution.
+julie Harris yes both are marvelous bridges I was just tryin to counter with American wonder.
Oh Laurence! I live in the Boise area and I'm so sad I missed you! I've only just started watching your channel, but had I known, I'd have volunteered to be your driver!
So glad you got to come out to Utah! Definitely a beautiful state here. If you like mountains or hiking I highly recommend Utah Valley (surrounded by massive and prominent peaks you can hike to the top of) or any of the red-rocked National Parks in Southern Utah. Very diverse landscape here so it's a fun place to visit!
I suggest to everyone to spend some time in the Southwest US. New Mexico and Arizona are beautiful places to see.
Very cool. I live in Coeur d Alene. Thanks for the kind words about our area. Looks like you were here during fire season unfortunately. It was pretty bad last summer. Come back when the skies are clear and you'll love it even more.
I grew up North of San Francisco and to this day every time we turn the corner on hwy 101 revealing the bridge in the distance, I get chills looking at it. I always make a habit of rolling down the windows while crossing it to breath in the foggy bay air. Next time walk across it. It’s quite the experience.
Hey! A glimpse of the Idaho Falls temple! Cool! What a beautiful temple it is.
This made me homesick. I grew up in Salt Lake, but after living in Ohio for three years, I moved to the Boise area. Fifteen years later, back in Utah, but Southern Utah this time. My sister still lives in Boise and she always says it’s like Salt Lake used to be when we were younger, which I feel like is true in a lot of ways, even though the area is still growing. It’s good to hear someone talking about enjoying these places. So often, they’re a joke in other parts of the country.
Sadly my 2018 has been the least travely for ages with my only "trip" being by train to Swindon and it rained.
If you ever get the chance, take a river rafting trip down through the Grand Canyon starting at Lake Powell. The best one is one that lasts about two weeks, it is truly something that you will never forget.
Remember Door County...2 hours north of Milwaukee!
My family has owned a summer house up there (near Sturgeon Bay if you know where that is) for three generations it's pretty much our second home! Really lovely place!
@@charcoalangel7536 Pass through there every year. Was there the end of October. Door Country has been called the "Cape Cod" of the Mid-West. I've been to both, and, in my opinion, Door County is MORE beautiful!
Moab, UT, and the area around Arches National Park. It's very clearly ancient sea bed, and fascinating in its desolation.
Great video. Added a few more places to the bucket list.
I hope you make it to Lincoln Nebraska to see that Capitol building. Most U.S. capitols are built in a predictable Greco roman revival style. But the Lincoln Capitol is in a very beautiful and unique art deco style. It's quite impressive!
Went to college 50 miles north of San Francisco. Been over the Golden Gate and the old Bay Bridges many many times. If you haven't been north to the Red Wood forest, you need to plan such a trip.
Glad you made it to Utah, next time you come here, make sure to hike some of the trails in the Cottonwoods, it is extremely peaceful.
Happy New Year to you, Sir!
And to you!
Ahhh, Alcatraz! Who can forget the opening to Eddie Izzard's "Dressed to Kill"?
Thank you for pronouncing "Boise" correctly...twice! It was so cute when you called Tablerock a mountain! 😉
Silly Brit,🤩 keeps forgetting about distances in the US. Once you cross from Idaho into Washington the drive to the "grenley"? "greenly"? part is about equivalent to London to York, though probably with about one tenth the traffic.
CDA, is a really beautiful place... I grew up in ID and have lived some all over the country, now in UT. Nice you got to see more of the States.
So glad you got to visit San Francisco! I live a 10 minute drive away from the bridge, and always appreciate how much visitors seem to appreciate it! My best travel moment of 2018 was actually visiting Europe for the first time. London was the first city I landed in and I absolutely loved it. So much in fact I'm heading back in a month!
You have overcome your fear of heights! Great, now you can try paragliding! Riding up a high mountain in a van is beautiful, but jumping off of it (the mountain, not the van) is truly a thrill (to say the least).
May i suggest train rides to see some of our beautiful land? And might i add that if you are ever back in Salt Lake City, a visit to Kennecott Copper Mine, or Bingham Canyon Copper mine as it is now called(excellent drone video of it on youtube). It is the largest open-pit mine in the world and it is something to behold. The grandeur of it is impressive as it is just a hole man has dug but a big hole indeed it is. And just to throw in, the inside of the SLC capitol is quite impressive.
I thought the Bingham Canyon mine was closed to the public after the 2013 landslide?
@@sgbench oh wow. the Kennecott website says the visitor's center is 'temporarily closed'. that's a bummer. i haven't been there since 2009 when my friend worked there. i imagine you can still view it from observation spots and the mountain. thanks for letting me know.
@@carl-ok9gn It really is a shame. I visited the mine as a kid in the 90s and I've always wanted to go back as an adult, but that may never happen :/
Well done. Thanks for sharing. I hope you guys have a great New Years Eve. ATB : )
Read "Blue Highways" by William Least Heat Moon. He traveled around the US following the blue colored highways (secondary roads) on road maps. It gives a good idea of the heart and soul of our country.
Absolutely loved it. If you are a travel nut it's a must read.
@@silentbanshee4869 About 30 years ago, I gave a copy to a British actor I knew. He always loved visiting the States. Months later, he was raving about this book onstage at a convention. He really loved it.
Oh my gosh! I live right by the Utah capitol building and I love getting to see it every day. And ensign peak is fun but now it will be more fun knowing that Laurence has been up there. Also I'm LDS and Idaho Falls was my first temple. And I'm originally from the San Francisco area! This video is a tour of my life. Thanks for the consistently enjoyable content. I appreciate the witty jokes. Keep sharing your travels with us, and come climb some more Rocky mountains sometime!
Your photography is wonderful. I’d like a print of the grey layers with the colorful kite/parachute . The one after, with the boys jumping into the water looks like a magazine cover. You could easily create a book of American photos.
Happy New Year!! 🎊🎈🎆
Happy New Year to you!
Another great vlogmas. I am going to miss them. I would love to see the Golden Gate Bridge. Thank you for sharing. I recently drove through Coeur D'Alene. It was dark though, and snowing. Still, it was pretty.
WISCONSIN: So close to you. On your "bucket list" for WI, Door County in the fall (beautiful fall colors and artist colonies), Wisconsin Dells - Water parks, even in the winter, but super crowded in summer (lots of indoor waterparks , so try them in winter). You won't have to leave Chicago to enjoy Sybaris Suites - a super romantic getaway with your private pool, spa. Enjoy!
The next entry on Distant Words: Greenliness.
I live there, and that's a good word for it.
Gotta say, having spent a year in England its good to catch you perspectives on the USA. its great!
While you were at the Golden Gate Bridge, did you happen to notice Starfleet Academy? Just kidding!
Well, no I'm serious, did you?
Jim Green I’m a member! Proudly a member of the S.F. Chapter of Starfleet!
oh that beach down there below the golden gate on the SF side, across from marin county's mountains- absolutely exquisite
My most memorable travel moment was seeing the Rio Secreto in the Yucatan Peninsula. That cenote is something I think is worth seeing at least once in a lifetime.
I have a short theme song for Vlogmas. It goes: "Oh Vlogmas day, oh Vlogmas Day, how lovely are your videos."
Put on your bucket list the Great Smoky Mountains in Tennessee where I live and drive across the Parkway. You are on top of the world looking down. Oh what beautiful mountains! You won't forget it. You might even see a bear or a deer while there. I love the mountains and when we drive over into NC or SC sometimes and the mountains disappear on us I can't imagine living anywhere without them. I can't wait to see the tops of them again on our way home.
Ensign Peak is a beautiful view. :) It doesn't often get much attention, so thank you for mentioning both it and the capitol of Salt Lake.
If you get the chance to go to Rhode Island, the State House and many other buildings in Providence are absolutely stunning! Go in the summer to check out the beaches too. The food is amazing. Cheers!
So glad you got to experience some of our wondrous West! Northern Idaho is to me, the most beautiful place in the US, and I have traveled or lived in all regions except the Deep South. Next time, try to do a tour through the Southwest, and include the 4 Corners region, where Utah, Colorado, Arizona and New Mexico meet. You could see the Grand Canyon, remarkable ancient Anisazi ruins, the Sonora Desert with its majestic tall cactus. Then fly up to Seattle and from there see the Cascade Mountains with the volcanos, the Olympic Peninsula with its rain forest and remarkable Pacific coastline, more green than you can imagine. You might also get to glimpse a whale. Washington is a remarkable state.
I am glad of your mix of "favorites" in this video. One thing most Americans do not really appreciate is old buildings. I live in a town in PA that is about 200 years old. When I travel around the US, the things that stick out to me is nature. If I make it to Europe, I hope to spend a whole day in each of several buildings that are hundreds of years old.
Off Topic: my backyard is 500 feet above my front yard, and I am 500 feet about the town 4 miles away. The view from the top of the hill is very different than where my house is, and I love it!
Hope you make it to New England some time! (by which I mean Vermont, Maine, New Hampshire, Masshachusetts and Connecticut)
Umm... did you forget Rhode Island?
@@jack-1955 N.o.p.e. ;)
Advice: If it's about the Northeast, make it Autumn if practical. Try the Northeast in October.
Brits are everywhere. I have a theory that you could reach the furthest end of the Earth, some unknown hidden village in Nepal, thinking you've finally escaped civilization...
Then suddenly behind you HELLO it's a group of shirtless Brits drinking PG Tips enjoying the "wall to wall" sunshine! 😂
I worked on Alcatraz for a year or so. One very British story involves the early history of the Rock, before it became a prison. Fort Alcatraz was one of three gun batteries that controlled access to the bay thru the Golden Gate during the Civil War era. In October of 1863 a powerful frigate came into the bay on a windless day moving in on the incoming tide with some row boats providing some motion. It was impossible to tell what flat she was flying. At this time San Francisco was in a state that was a remote outpost cut off from the rest of the union with huge vaults of gold and silver that was helping pay for the union war effort. There was a confederate raider in the Pacific and legitimate fears that Mexico or Russia or another nation could try to lay claim to California while the Union was fighting the Confederacy. The frigate was supposed to sail between Alcatraz and the city, staying under the guns of the fort and all the other gun batteries, but instead sailed north of the island. The commander of Alcatraz set off a charge in one cannon to get the attention of the ship, which ignored him. Finally the commander fired a shot across the bow of the ship, which finally came to a stop. That ship was the H.M.S. Setlidge which was carrying the vice-admiral in charge of the Pacific fleet stationed in Vancouver. If that shot had struck the ship it could have started another war between the U.S. and Britain and we wouldn't remember Alcatraz for Al Capone, but as the place where a very different history began.
so envious of you seeing the golden gate bridge, I first fell in love with it when my friend's mum had a picture of it in her kitchen when I was about 5/6. I have still yet to see it with my own eyes :/
I hope you can make it to Jackson, Wyoming. I think it would probably blow your mind, partly because of the property prices.
Have you checked out any air museums yet? We take our boys to the Dayton Air Force Museum every year. 🛩☺️
Greetings from your old stomping ground of Indy, visiting relatives before I return to Glen Ellyn in a few days. I'm into bike trails and found a couple nice ones this summer in Wisconsin. The Sparta-Elroy trail goes through three former train tunnels (I had no idea Cheeseland had enough terrain for tunnels!) and a 25-mile Green Line Trail around Stevens Point. Best wishes for a great 2019!
The "terrain" of South West Wisconsin is due to it's not having been covered a mile deep in ice during the most recent ice age. See "driftless area" smartsync.me/wp-content/uploads/wisconsin-glaciation-map-the-ice-ages-and-their-glaciers.gif
The Golden Gate Bridge was a great engineering feat because they built it at the treacherous meeting point of the Pacific Ocean and the San Francisco Bay. For that reason it is not meerly a tourist attraction.
Living in SF, I rather liked walking across the GG regularly as well as both national park areas. (There is a sunday MUNI bus #76 that allows you to see both parks on either sides of the bridge.) People often forget to look at the actual golden gate, not the bridge.
My favorite view of the Bay isnt the actual views but the actual light, particularly when there is the Platinum light. In the Bay Area it is all about the light, I kid you not.
"When the lights go down in the city....and the sun shines on the bay"
San Francisco is one of my favorite cities!!! I've been there twice!!! I'd love to go back again. Unfortunately it's been 20+ years and I'm told that it's gone down hill!?!?!?! My sister lives in Boise Idaho and I would like to visit her sometime, after all the Craziness of the Coronavirus!!!
Go to see Pikes Peak outside Colorado Springs,CO.basically a 14,000ft peak that doesn't have to be walked up or climbed.since you are showing folks America let em see it.ty again sir.
I saw a bald eagle at o'hare airport when returning home from vacation. Looked up and there it was gliding
I did a roadtrip from Valparaiso, Indiana all the way out to Oregon. Some amazing views out west. Well when you get West of Iowa amyway.
Much more to see in Idaho if you make it back out here again. Glad to see it thrice on your list!