We flew through the Canyon on an eight seater plane. At one point, we were told to look to the left window, and we could see a flat green plateau, with tiny little pine trees...and a herd of wild horses running through, tiny as ants.
@Primnproper I love it all to be fair. I like travelling and have been to some very nice places. I like to see how other people live and see there culture. Some times it’s hard to believe how people live the way that they do. We could never live like some of them do but they are happy not like us who want and need everything
@Houdini i think that shows when i watch some documentaries on different countries. Ive always believed those with the least appreciate much more and are more thankful for what they have got.
I’ve been blessed to have seen so many beautiful places, tough to pick just one so here’s a few: Canadian Rockies, California coast, Grand Canyon, Niagara Falls, Africa, Thailand, Japan during cherry blossom season, China, Hong Kong harbor at night. 🙂
Sometime the "most beautiful" is the feeling you get when suddenly confronted by a scene you didn't expect would stop you in your tracks. There are many more beautiful scenes I've faced, but I remember the strong feeling of "good life" this one brought to me:
Trekking up the hills to the Tatksang at Paro, I stopped for breath and looked down to see how far I had climbed. A cloud had rolled in below me covering the valley and looked like a bright white sheet of cotton with the blue sky and the glittering Tatksang above. It was like I was in the heavens. 😊😇
I have seen a lot of beautiful places but the most awe inspiring has to be the Grand Canyon. Once you get the perspective of it’s vastness by seeing helicopters look like dragonflies or people riding donkeys as ants you realize your insignificant.
Possibly a jet flying right over my head while lying on the edge of a mountain. The whole landscape and then this amazing machine just above my head blew my mind.
I got a couple of them. First one is flying into Boston at night and the other is riding a train through Cape Cod and those little towns to Portland Maine and going to see Cape Elizabeth lighthouse.
@Northwest I haven't seen much of Oregon, just passing through on I-5 from CA to WA but the Willamette Valley seemed nice (and before that I didn't know Mount Saint Helens was visible from Portland ... have to wonder how things would've played out if that side of the volcano had blown out instead of the side that did)
Only part of BC I've been to is just crossing into their waters on a whale-watching boat
I suspect though, if I'd ever been there, the Mediterranean coast, from France to Turkey, would be my favorite part of the world
@BlueGreenGrey Portland took the brunt of the Mt Helens explosion. I don't know how long it's been, but the Willamette Valley is exploding with newcomers, and traffic Still as gorgeous as ever, and best Pinot Noir around. I spend a few weekends a year over there.
I have a house in BC. So close to Seattle, and bought when prices were still "reasonable".
The Mediterranean coast is wonderful, but it's way too crowded (I say as I prepare to head over). The waters are about 50% obstructed by super yachts and cruise ships. My ultimate, "quiet" vacation, is SCUBA diving in the less traveled islands of French Polynesia.
