View Full Version : Where would you go if you could go any place in the world?
Mags: Great thread idea..but I removed the spam.. :)
Lone Wolf
11-13-2015, 19:48
southern utah
southern utah
Amen, indeed.
Sarcasm the elf
11-13-2015, 20:21
southern utah
Great to visit, but their 3.2 beer law is troublesome. When I go back it's going to be to Moab and the surrounding area.
rocketsocks
11-13-2015, 20:32
grand canyon
southern utah
I was thinking mostly outside of the U.S.....
peakbagger
11-13-2015, 20:36
Hard to beat southern New Zealand. An incredible trail network and good transportation options. Fly into Queenstown and there are shuttles services that will bring you anywhere you need to go. No need to deal with shuttles.
rocketsocks
11-13-2015, 20:37
ok, I see now the canyon isn't on the list...just give me the polertec jacket then.
Sarcasm the elf
11-13-2015, 20:45
If I were looking to backpack outside the US right now, it would like be either in Ireland or Scotland. I am also interested in hiking the Camino De Santiago, you should google it if you are not familiar with it, as it is supposed to be an amazing and accessible experience.
squeezebox
11-13-2015, 20:50
When I first read this post I immediately thought, where would I live IF I could. You're right I'm wrong. What can I do? Drop the what IF.
With that thought many options.
Heliotrope
11-13-2015, 20:57
southern utah
Yes!!
And the Grand Canyon. Via Hayduke trail
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Heliotrope
11-13-2015, 21:07
Outside US, the Dolomites, Italy
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Feral Bill
11-13-2015, 21:10
Yukon. Paddle down the river
saltysack
11-13-2015, 21:12
So many incredible national parks here not sure why anyone would look elsewhere? There is good reason there are droves of foreign tourist and hikers at OUR national parks.....that said I would like to hike Ireland and Scotland way down the road after I've spent years trekking out west....the JMT has me hooked!!!!http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/11/13/e4b64edfc710adaac28703847c53255a.jpg
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The question is rather broad but I wouldn't mind being in this spot right now:
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That's a stealth site near Cottonwood Pass, Colorado Trail Collegiate West/CDT
The Continental Divide. Pick spot, any spot, from the Mexico border to several hundred miles into Canada. It's all good. Some parts better than good.
Wayne
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bigcranky
11-14-2015, 00:32
For hiking? The Hiker's Haute Route in France and Switzerland. The Camino de Santiago. Anywhere in Ireland or Britain.
For "backpacking"? (i.e., touristing with a backpack and staying in hostels) -- Eastern Europe.
"IF? There is no IF
Top of Angel falls Venezuela, the tallest waterfall in the world, and Base Jump taking the bot ride back out. https://jointheteem.com/v/jeb-corliss-base-jump-angel-falls
Visit all these caves. http://matadornetwork.com/trips/23-of-the-the-worlds-most-insane-caves-that-you-can-explore-2/
Mount Huashan in China. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/11/13/mount-huashan-hike_n_4262641.html
Do the first thru-hike of the Chinese Wall.
Siberia. Thru-hike the perimeter of the deepest lake in the world on the Great Baikal Trail.
Walk across Europe.
Walk across both North and South Islands of New Zealand using much of the Te Aaroroa Trail but veering off at times onto a self designed route traversing mountain ranges.
Be the first to thru-hike the Great Patagonia Trail(a route).
Galapagos Islands
Socatra island off the coast of northwest Africa/Yemen in the Gulf of Aden
Madagascar and Seychelles - islands off west Africa
johnnybgood
11-14-2015, 10:53
It's hard to top Dogwood's list, great destinations all around the globe. BRAVO sir !! My ancestry begins in Ireland so that has always piqued my desire to visit and hike there.
Via ferrata Italy is pretty cool too. An adult obstacle course with some serious exposure.
https://www.google.com/search?q=via+ferrata+italy&rlz=1C1FLDB_enUS534US534&espv=2&biw=1684&bih=765&tbm=isch&imgil=HwLJ5v46V2l-tM%253A%253BozMw3f8AHzJy3M%253Bhttp%25253A%25252F% 25252Fuk.france.fr%25252Fen%25252Finformation%2525 2Fferrata-exhilarating-fun-mountains&source=iu&pf=m&fir=HwLJ5v46V2l-tM%253A%252CozMw3f8AHzJy3M%252C_&usg=__erAaMTgeLbuSb5q0-msX-JqKr6I%3D&ved=0CC8QyjdqFQoTCLr5mYGYkMkCFQPZJgodtIkOzA&ei=nk1HVrqyOYOymwG0k7rgDA#tbm=isch&tbs=rimg%3ACR8Cyeb-OldpIjgv4HRL0z7iOfuycp5fcbCCtgu9QOH5fNj8CTEUREaAU5 YPUVWru2dpqg_1J7X4JFBC3t-yyYuoueCoSCS_1gdEvTPuI5ETu_1nTcHRnwDKhIJ-7Jynl9xsIIRdgS7r64hBW8qEgm2C71A4fl82BEMTEU8IEoNFSo SCfwJMRRERoBTEb-0nGLGRIEXKhIJlg9RVau7Z2kRv7ScYsZEgRcqEgmqD8ntfgkUE BGo6hVE7BEvTCoSCbe37LJi6i54EcAOJuy2f0n5&q=via%20ferrata%20italy
One more shown here on WB before, is Caminito Del Rey http://expertvagabond.com/caminito-del-rey/
I wouldn't go to a barren place like Utah. Perhaps to the Alps, to Glacier National Park (what a place!), oh ALASKA would surely be on my list!
TexasBob
11-14-2015, 15:14
I have been to Grindelwald and hiked around that area and the Lauterbrunnen Valley in Switzerland. They are breathtaking areas that you will never forget. I have also hiked in Glacier NP, Waterton Lakes NP, Banff NP, Yoho NP, and Jasper NP - all have scenery that is as pretty (some may want to argue that point) and are a lot closer and way cheaper.
evyck da fleet
11-14-2015, 15:32
Hard to beat southern New Zealand. An incredible trail network and good transportation options. Fly into Queenstown and there are shuttles services that will bring you anywhere you need to go. No need to deal with shuttles.
+1.
Same if you fly into Nelson and shuttle to some beach hikes.
Odd Man Out
11-14-2015, 17:05
Western China is very close to my dream trip. You must cross the border from China west into the Pamir Mountains, mostly in Tadjikistan. Except the border crossing from China is not open so you must enter from Dushanbe or Osh on the Pamir highway. These are some of the most rugged , remote, and least visited mountains in the world. The Pamiri people have a culture that goes back thousands of yeas and are inherit remnants if a civilization thst dominated world culture, economics, and learning for a thousand years. Trekking is slow here partly because of the extreme altitude. You will stop often to catch your breath. Partly because of the scenery. You will stop often to take in the breathtaking views. Also because you will be required to stop and have sharchai (tea with salt and yak butter) with every band if nomadic shepherds you encounter. Then you will be fed dinner. Then they will organize a party with mudic and dancing. You will then be invited to spend the night. The next day they will send you off with a bag of food. These people basically invented trail magic. All this while trekking through the greatest mountain scenary anywhere. As an added bonus you have access to the ultimate adventure trek. If you cross the border at Iskashim and go east you will be in the Wakahn Corridor - the most remote (and only safe) part of Afghanistan. This sliver of land is cut off from the rest of the world, which has spared it from all the violence in surrounding regions. Crossing back into Tadjikistan, you can head east toward the Chinese border to the high altitude plateau of the high Pamir. Here you find Kyrgyz people instead of Tadjiks, yurts instead of homes, and countless miles of cold bare spectacular landscapes. You will need to be self sufficient. The only place to resupply will be in Khorog, the regional capital. Want to know more? Google it or buy the only definitive guide to Pamir travel and trekking "Tajikistan and the High Pamirs" by Middleton and Thomas.
BirdBrain
11-14-2015, 17:22
Uluru.
However, there are too many places to visit here before I think about anywhere that far away. I want to visit all of our states before I explore the rest of the planet. That likely means I will not see Uluru. The best I have see so far is Monument Valley (IMHO).
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States visited. Green equals lived in, blue equals spent many weeks in, brown equals spent at least a few nights in, pink equals just visited, and white equals ain't been there yet.
Dochartaigh
11-14-2015, 17:22
I've been researching for 6 months where I want to travel to, and it's going to be to see the fjords in Norway:
http://i1057.photobucket.com/albums/t387/Dochartaigh/Screen-Shot-2015-11-14-at-4.18.53-PM_zpsrdthv74p.jpg (http://s1057.photobucket.com/user/Dochartaigh/media/Screen-Shot-2015-11-14-at-4.18.53-PM_zpsrdthv74p.jpg.html)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2SXHRDenC2o
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Scxs7L0vhZ4&index=2&list=WL
I've never, ever, seen anything more beautiful.
Cirque of the Unclimbables.
Another place in Canada. Forgot the name. Researching. I'll be back when I find it.
Utah is not barren.
Wayne
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Cirque of the Unclimbables.
Another place in Canada. Forgot the name. Researching. I'll be back when I find it.
Utah is not barren.
Wayne
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Didn't take long.
This place. Can't pronounce it.
http://nunavuttourism.com/parks-special-places/national-parks/auyuittuq
And there is always open boat cruising.
Wayne
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Oslohiker
11-14-2015, 19:20
I've been researching for 6 months where I want to travel to, and it's going to be to see the fjords in Norway:
http://i1057.photobucket.com/albums/t387/Dochartaigh/Screen-Shot-2015-11-14-at-4.18.53-PM_zpsrdthv74p.jpg (http://s1057.photobucket.com/user/Dochartaigh/media/Screen-Shot-2015-11-14-at-4.18.53-PM_zpsrdthv74p.jpg.html)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2SXHRDenC2o
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Scxs7L0vhZ4&index=2&list=WL
I've never, ever, seen anything more beautiful.
Yeah, I wonder why this didn't come up before. As a Norwegian I just love my country. I want to tip you about Northern Norway. It's fantastic. But the best tip is to travel wherever it is sunny. It is a lot of (bad) weather here, but there is always somewhere it is sunny.
I have been 16 times to USA, and it never gets old. I like to drive places. Next up for me is Oregon and Washington (and Southwest Canada). I also would like to go to Japan, , Belgium and Bhutan. For hiking, nothing really beats Norway, but all my focus is on the Appalachian trail, that I've been planning for years. I would also like to hike in the Alps and elsewhere in the USA.
donthaveoneyet
11-14-2015, 21:47
Patagonia. Patagonia.
A friend of mine just left for Patagonia, and I would say it's an awesome destination and at the top of my list. That and parts of northern Canada, including the route described by Grinnell in Death on the Barrens, which I would love to follow. Still, as strange as it may sound, if I had my choice to go anywhere on earth, it would still be the stomping grounds of my youth, in the Great Smoky Mountains of North Carolina. There's really nothing like the mist over a valley seen from a mountain-top in the Southern Appalachians, or the spray from a waterfall in Pisgah or the Nantahala forest. My favorite place on earth is actually my home.
fiddlehead
11-14-2015, 23:05
Western China is very interesting.
Haven't been there in 20 years but Tibet is rustic, vast, enormous and spectacular. All at the same time.
Can be rough if you go yourself.
We rented a land rover in Llasa and drove it 5 days through the northern side of the Himalayas to the Nepal border.
Food was scarce, people were friendly. Lots of religion, Lots of open spaces.
If you've only left the US once, and to hit the Canadian side of Niagra falls, well, you might want to try a place that has more readily available food and infrastructure first.
But, if you go, you'll be amazed!
Gonecampn
11-15-2015, 12:40
If you decide to stay in the US, I'd definitely agree with the others on Southern Utah. My husband and I go out to S Utah a couple of times a year for canyoneering, hiking, camping and exploring. We consider it our second home and never tire off the area. We love to camp in the Dixie National Forrest and Barker Rec Area.
Old Hiker
11-15-2015, 12:41
Back in time 40+ years.
Kaptainkriz
11-15-2015, 16:19
I want to go here:
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Sarcasm the elf
11-15-2015, 16:52
I want to go here:
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To the Winter Olympics? :D
Kaptainkriz
11-15-2015, 17:02
LoL!
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To the Winter Olympics? :D
PatmanTN
11-15-2015, 19:25
I just made this same observation on Trailspace but this appears to be marketing spam:
http://www.trailspace.com/forums/beginners/topics/172677.html#172745
donthaveoneyet
11-15-2015, 19:33
I just made this same observation on Trailspace but this appears to be marketing spam:
http://www.trailspace.com/forums/beginners/topics/172677.html#172745
Good catch. Thread should be deleted imo. Sorry I fell for it. (But at least I didn't click the link in the first post.)
I removed the first obvious spam message as otherwise it is an excellent thread.
Heliotrope
11-22-2015, 23:55
I've been researching for 6 months where I want to travel to, and it's going to be to see the fjords in Norway:
http://i1057.photobucket.com/albums/t387/Dochartaigh/Screen-Shot-2015-11-14-at-4.18.53-PM_zpsrdthv74p.jpg (http://s1057.photobucket.com/user/Dochartaigh/media/Screen-Shot-2015-11-14-at-4.18.53-PM_zpsrdthv74p.jpg.html)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2SXHRDenC2o
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Scxs7L0vhZ4&index=2&list=WL
I've never, ever, seen anything more beautiful.
That top photo is effing amazing!
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southern utah
Some of the most awesome views I've ever seen, from Kolob Terrace Rd., uphill and north out of Virgin, Utah. Out of this world.
I've been researching for 6 months where I want to travel to, and it's going to be to see the fjords in Norway:
http://i1057.photobucket.com/albums/t387/Dochartaigh/Screen-Shot-2015-11-14-at-4.18.53-PM_zpsrdthv74p.jpg (http://s1057.photobucket.com/user/Dochartaigh/media/Screen-Shot-2015-11-14-at-4.18.53-PM_zpsrdthv74p.jpg.html)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2SXHRDenC2o
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Scxs7L0vhZ4&index=2&list=WL
I've never, ever, seen anything more beautiful.
I've been to the fjords. As beautiful as the pictures are, they don't compare to being there in person. Go.
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In a phone conversation with the late famed mountaineer Alex Lowe shortly before he died in an avalanche he told me that the best place in Nepal was the valley one valley east of the valley that the Annapurna Sanctuary lies in.
Having already done some travel in that part of Nepal, I can only imagine the stunning landscape...
I hope to go there someday.
MuddyWaters
12-01-2015, 15:14
Torres Del Paine is on my short list.
Outside the US...Germany during Oktoberfest, Ireland or Scotland, distillery tours! Iceland for sure someday.
In the US, did Alaska for 3 weeks this past August, but would go back in a second. Bonneville Salt Flats, to compete during Speed Week!
RUNT ''13''
Snowleopard
12-01-2015, 19:20
There are so many places to dream about. Of those mentioned here so far, Baffin Island (and Canadian Arctic), around Western China (Sinkiang, Pamirs, Tian Shan), Norway, Antarctica.
International Appalachian Trail in Newfoundland, Caucasus (if it gets safer), more of the Andes (been in Cordillera Blanca, Peru), Greenland, more former Soviet Union (Sakhalin, Altai, Siberia), Himalayas, ...
Old Hiker's idea of back in time 40+ years would make all this more feasible.
fiddlehead
12-01-2015, 21:19
In a phone conversation with the late famed mountaineer Alex Lowe shortly before he died in an avalanche he told me that the best place in Nepal was the valley one valley east of the valley that the Annapurna Sanctuary lies in.
Having already done some travel in that part of Nepal, I can only imagine the stunning landscape...
I hope to go there someday.
That would be the "Around Manasalu" trek.
I did that one in '94.
Yes, it was great.
Mostly because no tourists.
I think there are many there now.
They've built a road all the way up to Muktinath on the Annapurna trek.
So, that shortens it by about a week.
Around Dhaligiri is another awesome one.
You can combine all 3 (Manasalu, Annapruna, and Dhalagiri and do it in a little over a month.
For me now: Myanmar is opening up.
The mountain areas up in the Himalayas are still a grey area as there are a lot of tribal wars still going on up in there.
But, always interesting to see a country before the tourist floodgates open.
Thanks for that report, fiddlehead. Ah, tourists. It's getting so that to find somewhere good, we need to avoid anyplace that's mentioned on the web (in threads like this one).