What are some good places to visit that aren't all commercialized?

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Thu Dec-29-05 02:02 PM
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What are some good places to visit that aren't all commercialized?

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taterguy

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Thu Dec-29-05 03:40 PM
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1. my suggestion

But if we told everyone then the commercialization would start. Ocracoke is really nice, the most isolated island of the Outer Banks. Most of the island is national seashore so there aren't even houses except in a small village on the tip

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Deep13

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Thu Dec-29-05 03:49 PM
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2. Grand Canyon North Rim

There is only one road in and it does not open until May because of ice. The G.C. Lodge is there, a restaurant run by the lodge, a cafe, some cabins and that's about it.

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Thu Dec-29-05 05:53 PM
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9. I hiked into the canyon from the North Rim. It is super remote.

Edited on Thu Dec-29-05 05:53 PM by CottonBear

I did not see other hikers for over 30 hours at one point. It was the hardest hike I've ever done. The canyon is beyond description. :)

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Thu Dec-29-05 04:13 PM
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3. Are you into canoeing?

Edited on Thu Dec-29-05 04:15 PM by GoddessOfGuinness

You might enjoy the Nanticoke River on the Delmarva Peninsula. While the ocean resort areas are pretty commercialized, there are many towns on the Chesapeake Bay and her tributaries that are not. The Nanticoke is one of the most beautiful, in my opinion.

You can find campgrounds, B&Bs, and all manner of hotels (up to swanky resort spas) within a 30 minute drive. Enjoy it before it gets discovered!
http://nature.org/wherewework/northamerica/states/maryland/preserves/art150.html
http://skipjack.net/le_shore/heritage/nanticok.html

The Pocomoke is another beautiful canoe trip: http://www.dnr.state.md.us/publiclands/eastern/pocomokeriverwma.asp

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begin_within

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Thu Dec-29-05 05:51 PM
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8. Thanks

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Patiod

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Thu Dec-29-05 04:29 PM
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4. The Medicine Bow Mts in the Snowy Range N of the Rockies

Not far west of Laramie, actually. Gorgeous.

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Thu Dec-29-05 04:46 PM
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5. Lake of the Woods, Ontario

Edited on Thu Dec-29-05 04:54 PM by never cry wolf

My favorite place on earth. You can rent a cabin at a lodge, rent a private cabin on one of the many thousands of islands, there are lodges on islands miles from the mainland. You can also rent houseboats and go get lost for a week. You may not see anyone for days once you're away from the mainland. Of course, it's a tad chilly there this time of year.

edited to add: My family had a cabin on an island there for 35 years until last summer when my dad got cancer and had to sell. The bay we were in is where all the old Hamm's Beer "From the land of sky blue waters" pictures were taken.

http://www.lakeofthewoods.com/tourism_index.html

http://www.satelliteimpressions.com/lotwexplained.html

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VaYallaDawg

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Thu Dec-29-05 04:49 PM
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6. Tangier Island, Virginia.

It's a little fishing village out in the middle of the Chesapeake Bay, takes 2 hrs. by boat to get there. Wonderful food (crabcakes you can't sit still and eat) and the people speak a very interesting dialect of old VA English - almost 16th century.

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begin_within

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Thu Dec-29-05 05:50 PM
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7. All sound great, thanks!

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Taverner

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Thu Dec-29-05 05:57 PM
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10. Rogue River, Oregon

Snoqualmie Falls, WA

Santiam Pass, also in Oregon

Big Sur, CA (commercialized, but so freakin big you'll never notice)

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CottonBear

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Thu Dec-29-05 05:57 PM
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11. The Lost Coast of California.

Edited on Thu Dec-29-05 05:57 PM by CottonBear

It is so remote and rugged that US Highway 1 goes inland for about 60 miles because of the extreme terrain. Go to Mendocino County and the little town of Westport and then go north and then east to Honeydew and then to the Mouth of the Mattole River. Spectacular scenery, 3 major fault lines come together just offshore, massive mountain-like cliffs plunging into the ocean, hiking a;long the coast, camping in old cabins and lighthouses, sea lions basking on the sand and on off-shore rock outcrops and red wood trees thrown around on the beach like driftwood. Unbelievable. Must be seen to be believed. :)

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Taverner

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Thu Dec-29-05 05:59 PM
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13. OOooh yes!

I've been there...and it is amazing.

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CottonBear

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Thu Dec-29-05 06:10 PM
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16. You really have to want to go there! It's so far away from everything! nt

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CatholicEdHead

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Thu Dec-29-05 05:59 PM
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12. Upper Mississippi River Valley

lots of small towns with boating, biking, etc... Lots of small places in little hamlets and very senic. Generally this is from Minneapolis to St Louis. Of course the river is also nice north of Minneapolis to the head waters at Lake Itasca.

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Thu Dec-29-05 06:03 PM
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14. Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness

Northern Minnesota and Canada. It's an amazing place. 100's of lakes in a system covering millions of acres. No motors, no noise. Just canoe, you and the wildlife. Stop in Eli, get outfitted, bring your Skeeter spray.

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Thu Dec-29-05 06:05 PM
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15. most of colorado BESIDES Vail and Aspen

Places like Buena Vista, Leadville, Crested Butte, actually there are lots of places out west that are very scenic.

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democracyindanger

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Thu Dec-29-05 06:12 PM
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17. Cuba

Seriously. A friend of mine went a couple years ago. He said there was no advertising--no billboards, no posters--and it was disconcerting, especially since he works in advertising. Which also caused problems when he tried explaining what he did to Cubans. Eventually, he settled on 'propaganda' being the easiest (and most accurate) answer. That they understood.

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