What's your idea of the most beautiful place in the world?

[Seedersandleechers]

For me it's the Isle of Skye

[Broken_Hero]

1. Southeast Alaska, the panhandle

not as far south as say, Metlakatla, but a few hundred miles south of Juneau, perhaps Sitka/Petersburg Area. The Metlakatla area is a damn rain magnet.

[Seedersandleechers]

2. Post Pic Please

[Broken_Hero]

3. Okay,

Take these pictures with a grain of salt, almost all of them were taken during the winter time, where overcast/rain is the daily routine.

eta:to make it more clear

[Seedersandleechers]

4. Beautiful

I've been to Alaska but not there. The scenery brought tears to my eyes.

[Broken_Hero]

5. its a lot better in the summer time, especially the month of July

some of the above pics were taken during the summer time, and it was overcast still. Its crazy how the weather is, my family use to live about 80 miles outside of town, yet we recieved about 1/2 the rainfall that Ketchikan did...it appears the further north you go up the panhandle, the less rain(although its still substantial).

In Ktown we get a lot of rain, one year I recall 202 inches...and those whiners in Washington better appreciate the rain they get...

[Seedersandleechers]

16. That's when I was there, July.

Went to places like Denali, Barrow, and Fairbanks. I could live there.

[XemaSab]

6. A lot of people say California

but it's actually really horrible. Don't come here.

[Broken_Hero]

7. N. Cal looked pretty good

to me at least, S. Cal...meh, but I'm not a fan of sandy beaches, hot weather, and Jaws near my beach.

[TrogL]

8. Rocky Mountains near Banff - Castle Mountain

[Seedersandleechers]

17. I love mountains

and that one is beautiful.

[applegrove]

27. I had a summer job at the Lake Agnes Tea House above Lake Louise. I showered in a waterfall every

day. It was gorgeous.

[closeupready]

9. Someplace sunny, sandy, warm (even hot), with some coastline.

Some place like the coast of Spain:



with homes like this:

[Iggo]

10. Owens River Valley

[kwassa]

32. oh, hell no!

without the beautiful sunset effects, the Owens Valley is a desolate, ugly-assed dried up valley with a man-made aqueduct in the middle.

You need to head over to the other side of the Sierra Range to the West.

Yosemite, of course.

[Iggo]

42. Ah, but I like the desert.

And it's the sunrises more than the sunsets.

But I take your point. Yosemite is quite beautiful.

I've just got a soft spot for everything between Lone Pine and Mammoth.

That's where I first felt like I was an animal on the earth. Busted out of my civilized suburban cocoon, so to speak.

[kwassa]

46. ever been to Joshua Tree?

now, that is interesting desert.

[Sequoia]

57. Long ago Owens Valley was lush and beautiful.....

until the city of Los Angeles took their water. It was a huge battle. The excellent book: "Cadillac Desert" tells it nicely and Jack Nicholson in "Chinatown" puts on a fine performance.

However, Yosemite IS heaven on earth. I miss it so.

[flvegan]

11. Necker Island.

I'm hoping Branson leaves it to me in his will.

[Seedersandleechers]

12. This Necker Island?

Photo deleted, Sorry.

[flvegan]

15. That Necker Island has been moved or deleted.

[MorningGlow]

13. My dining room

now that the renovations are done.





Seriously, it depends on my mood. If it's architecture, then...

New Orleans:


York, UK:


If it's nature, then...



(That's Letchworth State Park, in Western NY.)

Or something in between city and country...

Whitby, UK:


Glastonbury:


So many lovely places in the world, how can you choose?

[Seedersandleechers]

18. Love love love

your dining room. Sometimes there's no place like home.

[Arugula Latte]

14. I've seen a lot of spectacular scenery, but this has to be right up there. Napali Coast, Kauai:

[Seedersandleechers]

19. Is that planet earth?

I'm looking at the second pic. It's just that it looks like something outside our planet almost.

[Arugula Latte]

20. Yes, indeed.

Otherworldly beauty.

Volcanos, tectonic plates and lots of rain do amazing things!

[Beaverhausen]

28. I'm hoping to go there in the spring

for my honeymoon!!!

[Arugula Latte]

30. Great!

I know a great place to stay in Kauai (it's not on the Napali Coast, though). PM me if you're interested.

[bigwillq]

21. The one with no disease, poverty or hateful people

Or any beach.

[Seedersandleechers]

22. You don't like

beaches?

[bigwillq]

23. I love the beach!

The first part of my statement is separate from the second part.

Any beach would be my ideal place.

[begin_within]

24. It's a tie between

Point Lobos State Reserve:



and Yosemite National Park:



and they're both in California, only 156 miles apart.

[Bossy Monkey]

25. I was awfully taken with Salzburg

This gallery seems representative: http://www.sacred-destinations.com/austria/salzburg-alb...
I was very hopeful for Skye, but got poor weather. I was still glad I went, though.

[nytemare]

31. Salzburg and Obersalzberg in Germany were just wonderful.

History and beauty rolled up into two wonderful towns.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ky_YQ2BsJIU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ecz445eWo_Y

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PfceXnY3ps4

[applegrove]

26. For me it is the cottage. Where the cedar deck and wood screened in porch push

their way into the rock garden, all the while the woods surrounds and are sourrounded themselves by lake and mountains.

[hippywife]

29. Alaska. Definitely.

I'm always so grateful to Blue for taking me there whenever she posts.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.ph...

[kwassa]

33. Point Lobos, California

sorry about the picture sizes, but it is worth scanning.

[petronius]

37. Lobos is phenomenal - and the underwater part is even better (if that's possible)

than the dry part...

[taterguy]

43. Haven't been to every place in the world but that gets my vote

I love the coastline of my home state NC but Point Lobo just blew me away.

[Lorien]

56. Yeah, my dad used to live in Carmel by-the-sea

I liked point Lobos, and the view from Napenthe!

[denbot]

59. Pint Lobos is definitely in the running.. Until I hit the South Pacific..

Alley and me paddling Man cub around the inside cove of Pt. Lobos



Baby seals in a little cove.



Later with just me and Alley in the yak we paddle out to the point. Very rough, but beautiful.

[elshiva]

34. Our backyard.

[branders seine]

35. In bed with my SO

naked

[WinkyDink]

62. Need pictures. :-)

[donheld]

36. Dallas Divide Colorado

[Chan790]

38. Brooklyn.

No f^ckin' shit, guy.

[Odin2005]

39. The Rift Valley region of East Africa.

The Ruwenzori Mountains, especially, the fabled "Mountains of the Moon" of Classical legend. I would just about kill to go there, such a beautiful area in the birthplace of Mankind.

[Auggie]

40. Polynesia

Somewhere on or near Aitutaki, Cook Islands

[RebelOne]

41. Anywhere in any mountains, preferably the Rockies or Smokies. n/t

[Tuesday Afternoon]

44. so much beauty in the world. the wonder of it all.

I have learned to be content with my own backyard...

[Seedersandleechers]

49. If that were my backyard

I'd be content too.

[Moondog]

58. That

is a great back yard. Envy worthy.

[seemunkee]

45. Death Valley

[Initech]

47. St. Maarten

[ceile]

48. Northern NM or the Ring of Kerry, Ireland

[Seedersandleechers]

50. I'm going to Ireland next month

I'll have to check it out. Any other suggestions for Ireland?

[ceile]

51. Lucky!

Wicklow mountains outside Dublin-there you can visit Glendalough and Powers Court and Johnny Fox's (pub). The national stud farm in Kildare is beautiful (there's a Japanese tea garden there as well). Cork City is a blast. And definitely stop and have seafood in Kinsale and tour the fort (St. James' I think it's called) when you're on the Ring. You're going to have so much fun!!

[La Lioness Priyanka]

52. New York City

[MissMillie]

53. My parents' house

(yeah, that was sappy, but it's true. And it'd be true even if they moved to a different house)

[Rabrrrrrr]

54. Antarctica.

[Lorien]

55. Parts of Switzerland, and my dad's old stomping grounds around Carmel CA

but I haven't been everywhere so it's a tough call!

[old mark]

60. Mom's old "cabin" in the Poconos in PA. It was a stone house

built in the 1920's, on top of a hill at the end of a road among huge trees and woods. In the winter snow, it was perfectly quiet and beautiful. There was an 100 year old orchard behind it, with a forgotten variety of apples growing on the untended trees.

It's long gone, sold after she died.
mark

[datasuspect]

61. sulphur, louisiana

[WinkyDink]

63. The view from the top of the Paris restaurant., Tour D'Argent:

My husband and I were taken up here by staff for a photo.