Amira Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 Where would you go? If you can also suggest some places that wouldn't be too hot or crowded in July, I'd love to hear about them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liz CA Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 Sea Ranch, CA. :) Definitely not too hot, also not very crowded. If heat is an issue, you could also try locations along the "Inner Passage" in Alaska, or Dutch Harbor and the Bering Sea. I often dream of those places when it hits F105 here... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 I would go to Alaska. I love it there in the summer. Colorado is a favorite, too. I wish I could afford to go every year. Mountains make me happy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bettyandbob Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 Maine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris in VA Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 Corona Del Mar, CA. Beautiful tide pools, stuff to do nearby, lovely beach.... Ooo--also Bar Harbor, ME or Montana. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melinda in VT Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 It never really gets hot up here. :-) Personally, I'd go to Maine, but that's mostly because I've spent little time there and it has the added benefit of the ocean. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msjones Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 Oregon Coast Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandelion Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 Another vote for the Oregon Coast. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FaithManor Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 The Oregon Coast from Newport - Astoria. Seattle or Maine, the coast maybe around Booth Bay but I can't be certain if that is the area or not...it may have grown up a lot since I was there as a teenager. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UmmiSays Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 Hawaii! I want to go to Hawaii sooo bad, I dream about it all the time. I'm not sure about the weather in the summer months though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UncleEJ Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 Alaska!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trulycrabby Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 Alaska, so I could see the aurora borealis, and a lot of other stuff. :) Montana, Idaho, anywhere with mountains or snow so I could downhill or cross country ski. Niagara Falls, Yosemite, Yellowstone... Oh yeah, Hawaii and/or Puerto Rico! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrapbookbuzz Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 Pagosa Springs, Co Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erica in OR Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 Yeah, love the Oregon coast, but not sure it would fit your criteria of not being crowded in July. Are there some secret places that don't have people in the summer? :) Wish we could head to Alaska at some point. Erica in OR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plansrme Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 Wyoming--Yellowstone and the Grand Tetons. We live in Atlanta and went there summer-before-last the last week of July. Yes, it was crowded for Yellowstone, and we planned late, so we did not have a ton of choices on lodging, but "crowded" for Yellowstone is NOTHING when you are used to big city crowds and traffic. The so-called crowds did not adversely effect us one tiny bit. Like you, we were sick of the summer heat and wanted somewhere cooler. Yellowstone fit the bill. We all enjoyed it (the kids were 8-14 at the time). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lavender's green Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 I'd go to Maine. It's just about the only thing I miss about the time I lived in Boston. Or maybe the Grand Tetons (I once spent a summer there!) or the Outer Banks, although personally I prefer it in the early fall when its less touristy and a little less hot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linders Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 Montana. Not the main part of Glacier Park, but maybe the western side. And I'd throw in a few days at a dude ranch, but that's something I love. Another great July option is the Seattle area. A few days in Seattle, then up to the San Juan Islands for a little sailing and island exploring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter's Moon Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 I would start in Alaska, and then head down to Washington and then Oregon. Preferably a week in each state. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pawz4me Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 Probably Maine (Acadia). Or Colorado, Wyoming, Montana, Washington, Oregon, Vermont . . . I'm no help. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meena Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 Here is my wish list in order of preference: Oregon coast Smoky Mountains Travel between Maine Coast and New Hampshire. I'd rank this one higher if the water wasn't so cold! I nearly froze my Florida toes off in the Atlantic! :) I don't know how crowded the first two get in summertime. Usually we travel at off times due to my husband's job. We did go to Boston, Maine, and NH two summers ago during the week of July 4, and it didn't seem impossibly busy. We are city folks, though, so our definition of crowded may be different than yours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jen in NY Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 http://www.ciweb.org/?gclid=CMbSyI-fnbwCFY07Mgodnz8A_A I'd spend a week or two at the Chautauqua Institute! Definitely on my bucket list. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarinesWife Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 Santa Cruz, CA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MooCow Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 Ocean Beach/ Point Loma. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandylubug Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 Yellowstone, Yosemite, Bryce Canyon, Zion, Red Wood forests, Sedona, Grand Canyon, Maine, Puerto Rico, Hawai'i Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slartibartfast Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 Hawaii! I want to go to Hawaii sooo bad, I dream about it all the time. I'm not sure about the weather in the summer months though. It's never bad there. We went in the summertime. It was gorgeous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeaConquest Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 The Monterey Peninsula or Santa Barbara. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibraryLover Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 Summer? Somewhere on Cape Cod. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalmia Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 Maine! Especially if you stayed over Independence Day--lots of blueberry pie. Acadia National Park/Bar Harbor (will be crowded over the 4th) Orono Bogwalk (on the way between Acadia and Baxter--to break up the ride)Baxter State Park Popham Beach * * * * (there is a little private island campground you can stay at if you make reservations soon) and Fort Popham Reid State Park Rockport Boothbay Harbor (Maine Aquarium, Tall Ships, Sidewalk Art Shows, Little Train for kids), Rockland (Rockland Museum of Art)Camden (Mt. Battie, Red's Eats, Merryspring Nature Center) Ogunquit This magazine's website might be helpful. http://www.downeast.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alessandra Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 Yes, Maine, on the coast. Or perhaps Cape Cod. Or the north fork of Long Island (avoiding the Hamptons on the south fork). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommymonster Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 Olympic National Park, Washington. Temperate rainforest. Beautiful lodge. Best pancakes in the universe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mergath Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 Somewhere in northern California or Alaska. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
creekland Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 We head back home for a couple of weeks in the summer. Where was home? Quite near the Thousand Island region of the US/Canada. The temps are usually in the 70s or 80s, it's still quite rural, so not many crowds (not so many know about the area to vacation there). The St Lawrence River is the prettiest blue you will EVER see in a river - esp on a sunny day. There's camping, fishing, scuba, beaches (fresh water, so no salt scum afterward or jellyfish), hiking, some local lighthouses, castles, and museums and day trips to the Adirondacks (Lake Placid to check out Olympic training venues or oodles of smaller lake communities) or various spots in Canada (Brockville, Kingston, Ottawa) are easy. Oh, and the islands? There are far more than 1000 of them... all in the river. http://www.thousandislands.com/ It's one of our favorite places to go - and not just for the nostalgia of growing up there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angie in VA Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 OBX! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DawnM Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 I would love to visit Alaska in the summer. It is a place I have not been yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harriet Vane Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 For that time of year, definitely upper peninsula Michigan or Minnesota. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mama Geek Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 I love Alaska, spent 1 1/2 year there. Summer is their busy season, lots and lots of tourist and prices for lodging are through the roof at that time, also you have a much better chance of seeing the Northern Lights in the winter when it is dark much more of the day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris in VA Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 So, OP, what sounds good to you? I am loving this thread--we are so lucky to live in a country with this much variety! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amira Posted January 27, 2014 Author Share Posted January 27, 2014 So, OP, what sounds good to you? I am loving this thread--we are so lucky to live in a country with this much variety! Yes, this has been fun to read, and I was hoping to get great responses like this. I've been to most of the places people have suggested in the western US and we were in Wisconsin last summer for a few weeks, and I'd probably like to go someplace new. We really like staying in yurts (then I can pretend I'm in Kyrgyzstan, at least a little), so I might see if we can find one in Maine or Alaska. The Thousand Islands sound lovely too. And Kauai... I wouldn't normally choose July for this trip, but another situation makes it necessary, so we're stuck with the timing if this is going to happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ottakee Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 What are you looking for? A place to stay for a few weeks? A few weeks to travel around a general location? Beaches? City Life? Museums? Nature? Amusement parks? West Michigan up to northern Michigan then to Mackinaw City and Mackinac Island and then through the UP to pictured rocks, Whitefish Bay, etc. would be a nice trip and not too hot that time of year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pam in CT Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 Love this thread! There are so many beautiful parts of this country... for July, if you don't love HOT, my top two picks would be coastal Maine, which we try to get to every summer and I will never tire of; or the Upper Peninsula of Michigan - a few years ago my extended family rented a couple of RVs and drove around without particular plans. We pulled into one drop-dead lakeside state park campsite after another, eating whitefish and collecting geodes as we went. NO ONE WAS THERE. Just.gorgeous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-rap Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 If I only based it on where I've been, then I'd say: Northern Minnesota or the Pocono Mts. in Pennsylvania. If it were one week, I might say San Diego or Catalina Island, even Chicago or NYC. But if it's a two-week stretch I'd rather have it a relaxing place in a non-city setting. Northern Minnesota is beautiful, either on Lake Superior or on a smaller lake. I'd get a little cabin. We did spend a summer once in the Pocono Mts. and loved it. It had a whole different feel to it than Northern Minnesota, but it was really beautiful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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