What to love in America

[Cybermat47]

Originally Posted by Jimbuna

San Jacinto Battleground State Historic Site

USS TEXAS

America’s got to have the largest number of preserved capital ships of any country, right?

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by Cybermat47

America’s got to have the largest number of preserved capital ships of any country, right?

I'm no expert but I'd have thought so.

[Cybermat47]

Originally Posted by Jimbuna

I'm no expert but I'd have thought so.

Now, if only the Prinz Eugen hadn’t been nuked

[Jimbuna]

The largest ship the UK hung onto was HMS Belfast and she resides in the bloody Thames

[Platapus]

One of the many things I love about the US is that you can engage in any outdoor activity without needing to leave the country.



Mountain climbing to deep scuba diving, we got ya covered.


One can easily spend a lifetime just exploring the wilderness of the US and still not be done.

[Skybird]

The one thing that would attract me as a foreigner more than any other is the nature and landscape. If I would plan a trip to the uS, it would be to the natural, isolated regions, and into the wild. The big cities that most tourists tend to get attracted by - leave me completely uninterested, I must admit. I live in a town, but I am not really a city boy. Principally a little house or blockhouse in the woods is more my thing of love.

Just for curiosity: is wild camping allowed in the US like in Scandinavian countries, or is it generally banned like in Germany?

[Catfish]

I like a lot of things in America, especially the Aztec and Maya settlements, Brazil (if they ever come to grips again and fire Bolsonaro); Canada..
Ah, you mean the United States? America is more than that

I would like to see the outdoor wilderness, Grand Canyon and the Utah national parks/desert. Nashville, drive the route 66, visit friends, and if possible look at some old 4-4-0s, if possible hitch a ride on one that is still in working order .
There is 99 more percent in the US alone i would like to see and visit, but...

[Rockstar]

Originally Posted by Skybird

The one thing that would attract me as a foreigner more than any other is the nature and landscape. If I would plan a trip to the uS, it would be to the natural, isolated regions, and into the wild. The big cities that most tourists tend to get attracted by - leave me completely uninterested, I must admit. I live in a town, but I am not really a city boy. Principally a little house or blockhouse in the woods is more my thing of love.

Just for curiosity: is wild camping allowed in the US like in Scandinavian countries, or is it generally banned like in Germany?

Glacier National Park comes to mind. I guess what you call wild camping is what is called back country camping here. You can walk-in as far as you want or you can find a pilot to fly you in drop you off and leave you to the bears, Smith & Wesson .500 handgun and a satellite phone are highly recommended. Bureau of Land Management or U.S. National Forest lands are great an usually free too. We got a big back yard to play in.

[mapuc]

Originally Posted by Skybird

Just for curiosity: is wild camping allowed in the US like in Scandinavian countries, or is it generally banned like in Germany?

An off topic information to Skybird's comment

Wild camping is not allowed in Denmark. There are though, some forrest areas own by the state, where you are allowed to place a simple tent for one night or so. Then there are what we call shelters.

It's only in Sweden and Norway they have what we call Allemansrätten= Right of public access

End of an off topic information to Skybird's comment

Back to discussion about the great and wonderful America

Markus

[vienna]

Originally Posted by Platapus

One of the many things I love about the US is that you can engage in any outdoor activity without needing to leave the country.



Mountain climbing to deep scuba diving, we got ya covered.


One can easily spend a lifetime just exploring the wilderness of the US and still not be done.

California, in and of itself, has a whole loy of things covered: if you live in the LA area, you could go snow skiing in the winter in the nearby mountains in the morning and then drive down to the beaches to water ski in the late afternoon; besides the beaches and the mountains, there are forest ranges and deserts nearby; up in Northern CA, you can find vast forests with a couple of areas featuring centuries old Redwood trees; the wide range of terrains and natural land features available is one of the major reasons the motion picture industry chose CA tp headquarter their studios...





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[Catfish]

A lot of nice things to love in America indeed, and a lot of nice suggestions for visiting

I ticked the Grand Canyon and Utah for geological/palentological reasons (to divert from the sheer breathtaking scenery i really want to see ), also because of Edward Abbey's "Desert solitaire" and William H. Calvin's "The river that flows uphill" (both a fascinating read).

California.. sigh. Well the list is long. Seems all I need are a hundred more years and money

@Buddahaid: Not the city of Eureka where the Eureka and Palisades narrow gauge 4-4-0s still run?!

re Sue there is still a lot of dipute about all aspects of life, speed, behaviour etc.. It may be true that she and all those relatives of her (or him, for equal treatment ahem) were not as fast as science first thought, on the other hand nothing is sure here. There were species with feathers, also it was balancing with his large tail which would allow a speed from 33 to 45 miles per hour - also the oxygen level is presumed to have been higher than today which could have given her even more speed.

[Aktungbby]

Originally Posted by Jimbuna

I'm no expert but I'd have thought so.

Starting with number one: and my # 2: now a museum in San Pedro I caught being towed there from atop Ft Point; USS Iowa under tow to one I caught aboard my Catalina on my flipphone at the the foot of Mare Island being refitted at the CA Maritme Academy: USS Red Oak Victory at the Richmond Museum. and this one I took in at the Alameda Naval AIR Station a few months ago: USS Hornet-Essex class" now an air museum: < wife's cellphone We recently got extremly lucky as the Liberty Ship and D-Day veteran: Jeremiah O'brien narrowly escaped a wicked inferno moored at Fisherman's wharf:

at one point flames from the massive blaze overtopped the Jeremiah O'Brien, which is moored adjacent to the plant on the northeast side of the pier. SFFD Fireboat 3 arrived on scene and provided water monitor coverage. “When firefighters arrived, the flames were literally lapping over the Jeremiah O’Brien,” said SFFD spokesman Jonathan Baxter to local TV media. “They literally saved the O’Brien.”

[Cybermat47]

^^

If that had been my brigade, I would’ve talked my crew’s ears off with Battle of the Atlantic facts

[mapuc]

I'm like Skybird here.

If I should get enough money, I would take a cruise to New York...rent a RV then I would use a year to see all the great nature you have.

I will of course also see your famous human created stuff and other things.

Markus

[Texas Red]

Petoskey State Park located in Petoskey, Michigan.