Guzzi Posted May 9, 2014 Report Share Posted May 9, 2014 I'm very proud of my country, and my nationality, and I'll take any opportunity going to brag about it. I might well be biased, but I think I'm lucky enough to live in a truly beautiful place, and I love sharing photos of it. I'm sure I can't be the only one who thinks this about the place they call home. So come on, share some photos of all the beautiful places near to you, and tell us where they are of course! Ladies and gentlemen, may I present to you my little corner of Scotland. Lochaber Geopark. This photo is taken about 10 miles from where I live. The beaches on the West Coast are stunning, but the water is FREEZING cold! And one of Scotland's most photographed castles is just up the road. So who else wants to brag about their beautiful scenery? 4 Quote Make Life Rue The Day Turning back the clock Recipe book 14 Life is far too short to take seriously Link to comment
Chris-Tien Jinn Posted May 9, 2014 Report Share Posted May 9, 2014 Awesome, Guzzi. I may have to wait until I'm back home in Duluth, MN. Home of the Lift Bridge, Enger Tower, Splitrock Lighthouse, etc. Right now ... I enjoy little things, like spring flowers. Quote Level 63 Human ... Oath of Ancients Paladin "We are better than we know, if we can be made to see it, [then] for the rest of our lives, we'll be unwilling to settle for less." - Kurt Hahn STR: 14 | DEX: 14| CON: 17 | INT: 17 | WIS: 17 | CHA: 14 The SIde Tracked Quest (rough draft) Link to comment
Prairie Posted May 9, 2014 Report Share Posted May 9, 2014 You may be biased, Guzzi, but you're also right; absolutely stunning landscapes. Here are a few beautiful places from my province. Jasper National Park: Badlands: Southern foothills/front ranges: 3 Quote Race: Ferret | Class: Assassin | Level: 4 | STR: 6 DEX: 3 STA: 1 CON: 5 WIS: 7 CHA: 3Battle Log | Challenges: 1, 2, 3 Link to comment
Oramac Posted May 9, 2014 Report Share Posted May 9, 2014 Great place you have there Guzzi! Definitely makes me want to go for a hike. I hope cityscape counts as beautiful places, since I live in a city. Here's just a couple from beautiful St Louis! (do I sound like an advertisement?) The Arch: The Budweiser Brewery Clocktower: Forest Park Pavilion/fountain: 1 Quote "Someone ever tries to kill you, you try to kill 'em right back." - Captain Malcolm Reynolds Current Challenge Also, I Agree With Tank™ Link to comment
Guzzi Posted May 9, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 9, 2014 Chris-Tien Jinn - Go on, post up some piccys! I'd love to see them, Splitrock lighthouse sounds intriguing. Prairie - Wow, those are absolutely beautiful photos, what a stunning landscape!Oramac - Very cool! I love the picture of the Budweiser brewery! 1 Quote Make Life Rue The Day Turning back the clock Recipe book 14 Life is far too short to take seriously Link to comment
Oramac Posted May 9, 2014 Report Share Posted May 9, 2014 I love the picture of the Budweiser brewery! Guzzi likes a brewery. I could say I'm surprised, but I'd be lying. 1 Quote "Someone ever tries to kill you, you try to kill 'em right back." - Captain Malcolm Reynolds Current Challenge Also, I Agree With Tank™ Link to comment
Frost of the Gloaming Posted May 9, 2014 Report Share Posted May 9, 2014 I live along the Hudson river surrounded by Mountains and farm land; trying to pick a few pictures is proving to be impossible 1 Quote Between a rock and a hard place, use our finger nails to climb, it's all we know.......... Daily Mile Perfer et obdura: Dolor hic tibi proderit olim Link to comment
Sleestak Posted May 9, 2014 Report Share Posted May 9, 2014 Lots of beautiful places around here. Hard to choose, but...Rocky Mountain National Park Garden of the Gods Maroon Bells 2 Quote Link to comment
SevenofSeven Posted May 9, 2014 Report Share Posted May 9, 2014 Just google Western Australia, we have it all!When I get these upload issues sorted I will show you my part of the world! 1 Quote Wait! What............? Link to comment
Guzzi Posted May 9, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 9, 2014 Guzzi likes a brewery. I could say I'm surprised, but I'd be lying. Oh dear! I guess I have a reputation, lol! 1 Quote Make Life Rue The Day Turning back the clock Recipe book 14 Life is far too short to take seriously Link to comment
Guzzi Posted May 9, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 9, 2014 Wowcher! Those are some stunning images. This is the canal that runs past the back of our place, I look out at those hills every day. Not as dramatic as some of yours, but I still love it 2 Quote Make Life Rue The Day Turning back the clock Recipe book 14 Life is far too short to take seriously Link to comment
insanity Posted May 9, 2014 Report Share Posted May 9, 2014 Marking for later... Quote "Insanity - you make my world a better place man, you really do! That shit is awesome! :D" - Guzzi- My first challenge My battle Log: Insanity: Warrior Monk Honorary Ranger dubbed by DarK_RaideR, 1000 Pound club (875 of 1000) Link to comment
Chris-Tien Jinn Posted May 10, 2014 Report Share Posted May 10, 2014 We are working on moving back to this area .... I used to work in a building just to the right of the bridge in this photo and would see the big ships leaving the harbor. The bridge sings hello and good bye to ships entering and leaving in an antiquated but lovely ritual that originally called for the lifting and lowering of the center span. Now, it's all done with radio, but they still use the horn signals as well. This is the lighthouse at Gooseberry Falls: More images will come. 1 Quote Level 63 Human ... Oath of Ancients Paladin "We are better than we know, if we can be made to see it, [then] for the rest of our lives, we'll be unwilling to settle for less." - Kurt Hahn STR: 14 | DEX: 14| CON: 17 | INT: 17 | WIS: 17 | CHA: 14 The SIde Tracked Quest (rough draft) Link to comment
insanity Posted May 10, 2014 Report Share Posted May 10, 2014 Marking for later... Depending what what you consider nearby.... I have pictures from all over the U.S. but this is local stuff. The beach... St Augustine - http://www.awayatthebeach.com/downtown_st_augustine.htm Ginnie Springs - Sorry for it being so big... 3 Quote "Insanity - you make my world a better place man, you really do! That shit is awesome! :D" - Guzzi- My first challenge My battle Log: Insanity: Warrior Monk Honorary Ranger dubbed by DarK_RaideR, 1000 Pound club (875 of 1000) Link to comment
Figment Posted May 11, 2014 Report Share Posted May 11, 2014 The Indiana Dunes...ChicagoTurkey Run State Park Quote Link to comment
AlterStephen Posted May 11, 2014 Report Share Posted May 11, 2014 Utah, the best place in the world. And of course, Temple Square in Salt Lake City during the holidays. If you're ever in the area during Christmas time, visit this location. It'll be packed with tourists, but it's a wonderful place. 1 Quote "First they ignore you. Then they laugh at you. Then they fight you. Then you win." —Mahatma Ghandi Link to comment
Prairie Posted May 11, 2014 Report Share Posted May 11, 2014 These pics are great, keep 'em coming! Turkey Run State Park looks like a cool place - if you had asked me to picture the Midwest, this is not the landscape that would come to mind. And I want to visit Utah so badly. Quote Race: Ferret | Class: Assassin | Level: 4 | STR: 6 DEX: 3 STA: 1 CON: 5 WIS: 7 CHA: 3Battle Log | Challenges: 1, 2, 3 Link to comment
Chris-Tien Jinn Posted May 12, 2014 Report Share Posted May 12, 2014 It's relaxing just to come here and experience the landscapes virtually. Thanks! Quote Level 63 Human ... Oath of Ancients Paladin "We are better than we know, if we can be made to see it, [then] for the rest of our lives, we'll be unwilling to settle for less." - Kurt Hahn STR: 14 | DEX: 14| CON: 17 | INT: 17 | WIS: 17 | CHA: 14 The SIde Tracked Quest (rough draft) Link to comment
Noitca Posted May 12, 2014 Report Share Posted May 12, 2014 Depending what what you consider nearby.... I have pictures from all over the U.S. but this is local stuff.Ginnie Springs - Sorry for it being so big... Ginnie Springs outside High Springs, Florida? (can't see the picture, I think my work is not loading it) That is local for me, well sort of. I grew up there and go back often to visit family. Quote "Up Up Down Down Left Right Left Right B A B A" Challenge: #1 Link to comment
insanity Posted May 12, 2014 Report Share Posted May 12, 2014 Ginnie Springs outside High Springs, Florida? (can't see the picture, I think my work is not loading it) That is local for me, well sort of. I grew up there and go back often to visit family.That would be the one.. it's a little outside local, but not far for me... Quote "Insanity - you make my world a better place man, you really do! That shit is awesome! :D" - Guzzi- My first challenge My battle Log: Insanity: Warrior Monk Honorary Ranger dubbed by DarK_RaideR, 1000 Pound club (875 of 1000) Link to comment
Noitca Posted May 12, 2014 Report Share Posted May 12, 2014 Hmm.. define "local".. Tybee Island, about 4 hours from where I live (north of Atlanta, Georgia) Cockspur lighthouse Tybee Island Lighthouse Great Smoky Mountain National Park, about 3-4 hours from my house Grotto Falls Big Creek (river you hike next to on the way to Mouse Creek Falls) 1 Quote "Up Up Down Down Left Right Left Right B A B A" Challenge: #1 Link to comment
sheltiechick Posted May 12, 2014 Report Share Posted May 12, 2014 Turkey Run State Park looks like a cool place - if you had asked me to picture the Midwest, this is not the landscape that would come to mind. Maybe more like this? Or like this... That's an accurate representation of what it looks like around here haha. Central Illinois... flat as hell and full of corn and soybeans. People who have never been in this part of the Midwest really don't understand exactly what we mean when we say "no, it's flat. Really, really flat." It's a flatness like you cannot describe... only experience. Like perhaps on a roadtrip. Where there is nothing but corn and soybeans for as far as the eye can see, and the eye, it can see FOREVER. Further south is much more fun! Quote Link to comment
Guzzi Posted May 12, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 12, 2014 Hahaha! Well put RandMart. Quote Make Life Rue The Day Turning back the clock Recipe book 14 Life is far too short to take seriously Link to comment
Prairie Posted May 13, 2014 Report Share Posted May 13, 2014 Maybe more like this? Or like this... That's an accurate representation of what it looks like around here haha. Central Illinois... flat as hell and full of corn and soybeans. People who have never been in this part of the Midwest really don't understand exactly what we mean when we say "no, it's flat. Really, really flat." It's a flatness like you cannot describe... only experience. Like perhaps on a roadtrip. Where there is nothing but corn and soybeans for as far as the eye can see, and the eye, it can see FOREVER. Further south is much more fun! Ha ha, yup, that was pretty much my mental image. I can sympathize, as I essentially live on an old lake bed. Them's are flat. RandMart, isn't eastern NJ full of trees and hills? And I'm pretty sure I've done some nice hiking even in northern NJ. Might have been more central though. Quote Race: Ferret | Class: Assassin | Level: 4 | STR: 6 DEX: 3 STA: 1 CON: 5 WIS: 7 CHA: 3Battle Log | Challenges: 1, 2, 3 Link to comment
Maj. Bloodnok Posted May 13, 2014 Report Share Posted May 13, 2014 Oramac: you missed a few places. Elephant Rocks State Park Tower Grove Park bandstand Shaw Nature Preserve Cahokia Mounds (major archaeological site) And of course... Schlafly's Taproom (opened 1991, first brewpub to open in St. Louis since Prohibition.) So, where'd you go to high school? :-) 1 Quote "If you get into trouble, you can always eat something, blow something up, or throw penguins." - Jim Henson Link to comment
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