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Zion or Grand Canyon?
"B Vaughan" wrote in message ... On Tue, 24 Apr 2007 02:17:40 GMT, "Bill in Schenectady" wrote: Speaking of which, why do so many American resorts try to look like something in Switzerland, Austria, Germany or some other European spot? Why not just be unique themselves. I guess I've never been to American resorts. I can't think of any resort town I've seen in the US that looks anything like Europe. This winter, I was traveling through Vermont to do some cross country skiing. The Vermont small towns maintain their charm as unique New England villages. We finally arrived at the Trapp Family Lodge which indeed has great cross country skiing. But the buildings are all designed to look like the Austrian Alps. Yes, I know, the Trapp Family was from Austria and I guess that was the original charm of the place. But now, it's overdone. While it's in Vermont, I like the real Vermont better. Maybe you specifically meant ski resorts? Yes the ski resorts in particular try to do that. But you have a good point. They don't REALLY look like anything in Europe. They merely pretend to. |
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Zion or Grand Canyon?
"Bill in Schenectady" wrote:
Speaking of which, why do so many American resorts try to look like something in Switzerland, Austria, Germany or some other European spot? Why not just be unique themselves. Yes the ski resorts in particular try to do that... They don't REALLY look like anything in Europe. They merely pretend to. One the more bizarre attempts is Helen, Georgia, in North Georgia. Originally an old run-down mill town, it recast itself as an Bavarian alpine villiage complete with street names like Eidelweiss Strasse, an Octoberfest, and art-craft shops. Its saving grace is the nearby Apalachian Trail and class IV+ rafting on the Chattooga River.=R= |
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Zion or Grand Canyon?
"Rog'" wrote in message .. . "Bill in Schenectady" wrote: Speaking of which, why do so many American resorts try to look like something in Switzerland, Austria, Germany or some other European spot? Why not just be unique themselves. Yes the ski resorts in particular try to do that... They don't REALLY look like anything in Europe. They merely pretend to. One the more bizarre attempts is Helen, Georgia, in North Georgia. Originally an old run-down mill town, it recast itself as an Bavarian alpine villiage complete with street names like Eidelweiss Strasse, an Octoberfest, and art-craft shops. Its saving grace is the nearby Apalachian Trail and class IV+ rafting on the Chattooga River.=R= Hmm, Helen sounds like Leavenworth, Washington. Except the latter is not an old mill town, and it is up in the mountains (the snowy Cascades), with good climbing nearby as well as the Wenatchee River for rafting. Marianne |
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"Mimi" wrote in message . .. "Rog'" wrote in message .. . "Bill in Schenectady" wrote: Speaking of which, why do so many American resorts try to look like something in Switzerland, Austria, Germany or some other European spot? Why not just be unique themselves. Yes the ski resorts in particular try to do that... They don't REALLY look like anything in Europe. They merely pretend to. One the more bizarre attempts is Helen, Georgia, in North Georgia. Originally an old run-down mill town, it recast itself as an Bavarian alpine villiage complete with street names like Eidelweiss Strasse, an Octoberfest, and art-craft shops. Its saving grace is the nearby Apalachian Trail and class IV+ rafting on the Chattooga River.=R= Hmm, Helen sounds like Leavenworth, Washington. Except the latter is not an old mill town, and it is up in the mountains (the snowy Cascades), with good climbing nearby as well as the Wenatchee River for rafting. Marianne Didn't Groucho Marx say something about a sentence of ten years in Leavenworth or eleven years on Twelveworth? |
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"Bill" writes:
Didn't Groucho Marx say something about a sentence of ten years in Leavenworth or eleven years on Twelveworth? Yep: http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0023969/quotes -- Mark Brader "A clarification is not to make oneself clear. Toronto It is to PUT oneself IN the clear." -- Lynn & Jay, "Yes, Prime Minister" |
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Toller wrote:
I am going to Las Vegas in July with my son. We have 1.5 days free at the end and I was planning on going to the Grand Canyon; but I didn't realize how far it was. Zion is much closer. Is Zion sufficiently spectacular that I won't feel bad about skipping the Grand Canyon? I saw the Grand Canyon 40 years ago, and hopefully he will be back some day; but still.... Thanks. On a similar subject; we have a half day free at the beginning. I was planning on going out to Red Rocks. Any alternatives that can be done in half a day? Maybe an air tour? To GC....air to Monument Valley...back to GC...overnight at GC...back to Vegas the next day. http://www.papillon.com/popris/show_...=73&lang=en-US |
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Toller wrote:
Is Zion sufficiently spectacular that I won't feel bad about skipping the Grand Canyon? Yes. |
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Zion or Grand Canyon?
Instead of Red Rocks, go out and see the Hoover Dam - including the
tour. Don't even think twice about going to Zion instead of the Grand Canyon. Zion is a US treasure not to be missed and enjoyed thoroughly. 1.5 days doesn't even do it justice. If you have time, but I don't think you will, go to Bryce NP too! Enjoy. Melinda |
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