Comments on: Gateway to Pristine America: 12 Towns on the Edge of Spectacular Wilderness http://matadortrips.com/gateway-to-pristine-america-12-towns-on-the-edge-of-spectacular-wilderness/ Just another WordPress weblog Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:26:58 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: N. Chrystine Olson http://matadortrips.com/gateway-to-pristine-america-12-towns-on-the-edge-of-spectacular-wilderness/comment-page-1/#comment-2095 N. Chrystine Olson Mon, 13 Apr 2009 20:37:03 +0000 http://matadortrips.com/?p=206#comment-2095 My family moved to Asheville, N.C when I was five. Wasn't considered a college town back then....just a beautiful Appalachian spot with the Blue Ridge in my backyard. Best birthday party I ever had when I was 10...6 good friends slipping up and down Sliding Rock, a piece of smooth granite on the Davidson River. That was before life guards and fancy changing rooms. Another swimmer would perch themselves at a spot where they would grab your leg and spin you towards the waiting, cold, deep, clear water. The ultimate natural water park ! My family moved to Asheville, N.C when I was five. Wasn’t considered a college town back then….just a beautiful Appalachian spot with the Blue Ridge in my backyard. Best birthday party I ever had when I was 10…6 good friends slipping up and down Sliding Rock, a piece of smooth granite on the Davidson River. That was before life guards and fancy changing rooms. Another swimmer would perch themselves at a spot where they would grab your leg and spin you towards the waiting, cold, deep, clear water. The ultimate natural water park !

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]]> By: Hal http://matadortrips.com/gateway-to-pristine-america-12-towns-on-the-edge-of-spectacular-wilderness/comment-page-1/#comment-2058 Hal Thu, 09 Apr 2009 15:32:21 +0000 http://matadortrips.com/?p=206#comment-2058 Jonathan, Lake Placid was on my short list, but I went with Ithaca instead. Mistake? Jonathan,

Lake Placid was on my short list, but I went with Ithaca instead. Mistake?

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]]> By: Carlo Alcos http://matadortrips.com/gateway-to-pristine-america-12-towns-on-the-edge-of-spectacular-wilderness/comment-page-1/#comment-2042 Carlo Alcos Wed, 08 Apr 2009 01:00:30 +0000 http://matadortrips.com/?p=206#comment-2042 A visit to Port Angeles and the Olympic National Park could be combined with a drive down south along the Oregon Coast...beautiful! Great storm watching... A visit to Port Angeles and the Olympic National Park could be combined with a drive down south along the Oregon Coast…beautiful! Great storm watching…

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]]> By: Jonathan Bouman http://matadortrips.com/gateway-to-pristine-america-12-towns-on-the-edge-of-spectacular-wilderness/comment-page-1/#comment-2038 Jonathan Bouman Tue, 07 Apr 2009 18:28:30 +0000 http://matadortrips.com/?p=206#comment-2038 What about Lake Placid NY? It is the jumping off point to the 6 million-acre Adirondack State Park? What about Lake Placid NY? It is the jumping off point to the 6 million-acre Adirondack State Park?

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]]> By: Hal http://matadortrips.com/gateway-to-pristine-america-12-towns-on-the-edge-of-spectacular-wilderness/comment-page-1/#comment-2031 Hal Tue, 07 Apr 2009 15:34:11 +0000 http://matadortrips.com/?p=206#comment-2031 Good call, Heather. Sedona should definitely be #1 in the followup article! What other towns did I miss, people? Good call, Heather. Sedona should definitely be #1 in the followup article! What other towns did I miss, people?

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]]> By: Tim Patterson http://matadortrips.com/gateway-to-pristine-america-12-towns-on-the-edge-of-spectacular-wilderness/comment-page-1/#comment-2027 Tim Patterson Tue, 07 Apr 2009 05:07:23 +0000 http://matadortrips.com/?p=206#comment-2027 I would love to live for 10 years in all of these towns...so many beautiful spots out there. I would love to live for 10 years in all of these towns…so many beautiful spots out there.

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]]> By: tom gates http://matadortrips.com/gateway-to-pristine-america-12-towns-on-the-edge-of-spectacular-wilderness/comment-page-1/#comment-2026 tom gates Tue, 07 Apr 2009 04:09:38 +0000 http://matadortrips.com/?p=206#comment-2026 Itaca: I lived in NYC for about 10 years before I went there...then ended up camping there a lot! Loved it. Fourth of July is really fun in that area. Itaca: I lived in NYC for about 10 years before I went there…then ended up camping there a lot! Loved it. Fourth of July is really fun in that area.

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]]> By: Heather http://matadortrips.com/gateway-to-pristine-america-12-towns-on-the-edge-of-spectacular-wilderness/comment-page-1/#comment-2022 Heather Mon, 06 Apr 2009 22:51:18 +0000 http://matadortrips.com/?p=206#comment-2022 Beautiful locations- but what about Sedona, Arizona????? Beautiful locations- but what about Sedona, Arizona?????

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]]> By: Julie http://matadortrips.com/gateway-to-pristine-america-12-towns-on-the-edge-of-spectacular-wilderness/comment-page-1/#comment-2021 Julie Mon, 06 Apr 2009 21:40:41 +0000 http://matadortrips.com/?p=206#comment-2021 Hal- Fantastic article! I've been to three of these cities--Asheville, Ithaca, and Marathon--and agree that they're all interesting in their own right while serving as "stone's throw" gateways to exceptional wilderness areas. Thanks for highlighting these beautiful places. Hal- Fantastic article! I’ve been to three of these cities–Asheville, Ithaca, and Marathon–and agree that they’re all interesting in their own right while serving as “stone’s throw” gateways to exceptional wilderness areas. Thanks for highlighting these beautiful places.

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