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Hey all, I'm lookin to go with a buddy for 5-7 days on a trip somewhere in the US, scenic preferably, and since I figure a lot of people on this site have done their fair share of travelling, I just wanted to ask any suggestions. Oh, and it would be in late March

Is the world your oyster or are you looking for regional suggestions?

well im low on money but will save alittle for a trip, but somewhere out west a little bit might be nice, i'm from new york to put that into perspective

go to denver

Home of RUKIND and a bunch of RUkinders and a BUNCH of Dead and jam bands. Seriously. PM me with a phone number if you want more info. Honest as a Denver man can be!

Peace,

Gil

Go about 45 minutes west of Denver to the dankiest land I know ... cause I live here .... living in my area are Billy Nershi, Cliff Starbuck, Vince Herman, Dree Emmitt, Jeff Austin, and various other madmen musicians ... and we have our own little spot to hear them all play quite often ... after a few drinks at the bar the other night Cliff and Vince decided to grab some instruments and jam it up at the Stage Stop till hours unknown ... theres tons of camping and heady people everywhere ... very beautiful ,,, you can see the COntinental Divide from my front porch ... The guy above, Laytonco or whatever, I call him Bobstar, anyways, he has spent alot of time in his Volkswagon bus in my hood....

if i went the route of camping is that feasible in denver in march or is there too much snow at that point?

go to the sisters mountains in Oregon, you will not be disappointed, or to cougar hot springs near eugene

as a nyc boy myself i took a trip to calif. back in 79 and never left...i go back to nyc once a year to visit family and friends...sometimes i really miss the energy of a city...fortunatly for me San Fran is only about 100 miles from where i live...I reccomend YOSMITE...Lake Tahoe...but first and foremost the ancient redwoods up on the northern Calif coast...2000 yr.old trees that are uo to 300 ft tall!!...will literally take your breath away...Tahoe and Yosemite can be a bit touristy,but late march proably not...The redwoods on the other hand is never crowded any time of the year..Go figure...you can lost in your own grove..some groves actually meet the pacific ocean...FAAAAAR OUUUUUT!!!...Happy Trails

As a former resident of Portland, I would highly recommend that area. Plenty of hostels for a low budget, plenty of things to see and do that are free. The only problem is that in March it is still going to be pretty rainy.

I would also recommend the canyons in Southern Utah, Northern Arizona and painted desert in New Mexico. All of that is breathtaking.

i'd recommend kearney, nebraska if you enjoy a bunch of high schoolers driving around in trucks at 3am in the campground

ooooorrrrr

i'd go with southern utah. you can visit arches national park, capitol reef national park, canyonlands national park, bryce canyon national park, and mt. zion nation park all within a few days. each one is quite unique from the other. just go to wikipedia and look up each one for pictures and stuff. arches of course has a lot of arches which are HUGE. capitol reef is a bunch of deep canyons you can actually drive back into for miles, canyonlands is like another world(i believe the t.v. show survivor man did an episode there), bryce canyon is very unique. you can see for over 100 miles in any direction and there's all these crazy rock ampitheatres that look stunning at sunset. plus you'll see tons of mule deer. i had 3 of them walk through my camp site. mt zion is one enormous canyon with 2,000' high walls. lots of crazy hikes up the sides to various points. a hanging garden and the worlds largest rock as well. i listed these parks in order from east to west. you could finish up the trip in vegas and lose whatever money you have left.

last year my roomate and i spent 2 weeks going from nederland,co, through all the utah parks, to yosemite, to san fran(where we camped right next to the ocean on the other side of the golden gate bridge. when you looked out our tent you saw the city sky line. one of the best nights of my life. there were a bunch of old hippies staying by us and we sang and played guitars all night. then we toured san fran for a few days) there's so much you can see and do on a trip without spending a lot of money. just camp($20-30 a night) and bring you own food other than trying cool restraunts. oh and driving a prius saves on gas money too. i believe i spent around $500 for a great 2 week vacation

good luck

Colorado and Yosemite are fantastic and extrodinarily beautiful but I bet that being from NY, by the time March comes around you are going to be wanting some warmer weather. Those places are still very cold.

If not than Denver seems a perfect place. Not to far from Boulder which is another cool town you can visit and of course the natural beauty of Colorado has to be seen in person to believe.

Maybe you'll see why Red Rocks is the absolute best place in the country if not the world to see a concert.

If you want warmer places let us know.

I always recommend Southern Utah - truly the most beautiful place on earth. March is a shaky time for Colorado, Utah and Wyoming (unless you like deep, deep powder).

Secret treasures in Southern Utah: Goblin Valley, Horseshoe Canyon, Escalante (peakaboo canyon). They are all found on the road between Canyonlands and Bryce.

PS - you need a vehicle with 4 wheel drive, and don't make the mistake of driving through a wash after a rain storm.

PPS - Arches is best in the winter - the snow accentuates the arches and there is less people.

PPPS - you need to read edward abby's "Desert Solitaire" if you choose to venture down there.

the monkeywrench gang is another good book dealing with the four corners area

^^^is also by edward abbey