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12/18/2003 10:11:48 AM · #1 |
I hope to take a road trip this summer...I haven't taken one in a very long time, and I wish to do so. I thought it would be fun if everyone posted what photography opportunities there are in and around where they live...it may not be a place found in the tourist guide...it might be a place only locals know about....please post what photo opportunities we shouldn't miss if we were passing through or near your area!
I live in a very small Southern town called Salisbury, NC. It is a very historic town. There are lots of Civil War memories here... If I was traveling through here I would walk the downtown area with my camera....you would find many old beautiful churches and some interesting grave yards. Salisbury's downtown has perserved it's past instead of tearing it down for new buildings and progress. I would also drive to Spencer, NC ( about 5 miles away) and visit the Transportation Museum. It is free ( how many places can claim that!), and it hosts antique trains and other forms of transportation. I used to be part owner of an antique store located directly across from the museum. Train enthusiasts from all over the world and the USA visit the museum and they would wander over to our store and I had many conversations with them while admiring their cameras. |
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12/18/2003 10:33:50 AM · #2 |
Hickory isn't much of a road trip from Salisbury :)
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12/18/2003 11:19:06 AM · #3 |
If you come to my area now, you could take pictures of Graceland with its blue Christmas lights. (this would be in the tourist books)
Now in the summer time you could take pictures of the Mississippi and the barges that come and go here near Memphis, Tn.
There is also a small house in Oxford Ms (an hour away from Memphis) that was where Wm. Faulkner lived. It is interesting and has lots of things to photograph. |
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12/18/2003 11:33:44 AM · #4 |
Grand Ledge, Michigan, Appropriately named for their ledges on the Grand River. Climbers from all over the world come here to practice because there are so many different types of formations in such a small area that are close to the ground so falling is not so much of an issue!
Anywhere outside Lansing during fall colors also!
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12/18/2003 11:59:31 AM · #5 |
Anywhere along the west coast of Michigan's Lower Peninsula. Traverse City and the bay are always gorgeous. Lots of lighthouses too.
Kalamazoo, MI - If nothing else, just for the name. Same with Climax, MI, which is only about 15 miles from I-69.
The Mackinaw Bridge that joins the Lower Peninsula to the Upper Peninsula.
Mackinac Island or any of the other islands in Lake Superior (just bring insect repellent)
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12/18/2003 12:11:55 PM · #6 |
I live in the Laurens SC area closer to Greenville though! The small towns in it that you can get to from one main road is easy access to the home of Peg Leg Bates theres monuments and old buildings in the town called Fountain inn and Simpsonbille is really sweet to its one of the fastest growing towns I believe they said at one time in the US Here are a few pictures I have taken.
clock tower Simpsonville
Dr Richardson
A local store in the parade
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12/18/2003 01:28:17 PM · #7 |
Not a lot in Canton, NC, but if you go to Asheville, there is the Biltmore House.
Little known tourist areas? Hmmmm -- If you drive up into Madison County, NC (Marshall, Mars Hill) there are some really nice rural settings to be shot. Just ask permission first, or you may be shot! Hot Springs is also nice. Lake Junaluska is nice. And then there is always the Parkway. It is well know, but fun to go shoot pictures on.
Ohohohohoh -- I know one. Dupont State Forest. It is little known, but has some wonderful biking/hiking trails and really cool waterfalls.
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12/18/2003 02:15:23 PM · #8 |
Originally posted by Spazmo99:
Anywhere along the west coast of Michigan's Lower Peninsula. Traverse City and the bay are always gorgeous. Lots of lighthouses too.
Kalamazoo, MI - If nothing else, just for the name. Same with Climax, MI, which is only about 15 miles from I-69.
The Mackinaw Bridge that joins the Lower Peninsula to the Upper Peninsula.
Mackinac Island or any of the other islands in Lake Superior (just bring insect repellent) |
Nothing here in Kalamazoo. However, Hell is a pretty cool place to visit. Not much there...but you CAN say you've been to Hell...Michigan. |
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12/18/2003 03:30:41 PM · #9 |
I've moved around a lot, so here are my suggestions, in various directions:
Saratoga Springs, NY - old "mansion" homes around town, especially on North Broadway; Spa State Park, the geyser trail - lots of minor nature shots - no big game, but geological stuff, like this:
 . Also, Lake George is 30 miles north.
Plattsburgh, NY - Lake Champlain and Ausable Chasm
 
Ithaca, NY - gorges on either side of Cornell campus, Enfield Glen (south of town) and in Taughannock State Park (west shore of Cayuga Lake)
El Paso, TX - if you're this far, visit White Sands Natl Monument
White River Junction, VT/Lebanon, NH - Connecticut River Valley is photogenic, but hike the nearby Queechee Gorge
Maine - Boothbay Harbor and Acadia Natl Park are photogenic spots
Eastern Kentucky - Grayson Lake (via rental boat) and Cave Run Lake:
Southern West Virginia - State Capitol in Charleston, New River Gorge (and bridge) near Beckley.
Good Luck and Happy Trails!!
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12/18/2003 03:45:30 PM · #10 |
Kansas
Despite what people think there are a few places here that are worth going to see:
Mt. Sunflower is less than a mile from the Colorado border and is the highest point in Kansas (which is otherwise fairly flat). To the east of that are the little pyramids, castle rock, and monument rocks, which are chalk formations and are said to be mystical around sunset. South of there you have the Dalton gang hideout and Dodge City for the cowboy/western lovers. There is the Gypsum Hill scenic drive that travels through buttes and canyons to get to Medicine Lodge that has a lot of native american history. Botanica for flowers, and the Sedgwick County Zoo (which is an excellent zoo) in Wichita. There is another scenic drive through the Flint Hills with plenty of sweeping views of the prairie, including an opportunity to see a herd of bison. That'll take you north to the birthplace of Amelia Earhart. In the Hiawatha cemetery there is a memorial that includes 11 life-size statues of a man and his life (kinda surreal). That'll take you up to Topeka, the state capital. In White Cloud on a clear day you can see four states - Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, and Iowa. You then have Kansas City that leaks in Missouri. Of course that's forgetting about the Garden of Eden that has a moss-growing dead guy in a concrete-glass coffin, and a 160 foot (16 stories tall) electric shovel.
The photo tour of kansas is a wonderful site to check on nearby locations as you drive through. There really is lots to see in Kansas, honest!
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12/18/2003 04:00:08 PM · #11 |
| Don't forget the blockhouse at Hays (Fort Hays), and Custer's Island where the 7th Cavalry camped. They used to have a small buffalo herd south of town when I went to school there in the late 70's. |
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12/18/2003 04:27:25 PM · #12 |
| st. petersburg florida is a great little town to venture through. old school and new school architecture. great landscapes and sunsets. in feb. there is a pirate festival in Tampa with great characters and good times- free concerts and beer! |
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12/18/2003 04:41:18 PM · #13 |
Originally posted by Spazmo99:
The Mackinaw Bridge that joins the Lower Peninsula to the Upper Peninsula. |
You mean here?
(I just happened to have that one at my fingertips from a trip I took earlier this year!) |
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