Comments on: Gateway to Pristine America: 12 Towns on the Edge of Spectacular Wilderness http://matadornetwork.com/trips/gateway-to-pristine-america-12-towns-on-the-edge-of-spectacular-wilderness/ travel culture worldwide Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:42:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: N. Chrystine Olson http://matadornetwork.com/trips/gateway-to-pristine-america-12-towns-on-the-edge-of-spectacular-wilderness/#comment-1526 N. Chrystine Olson Mon, 13 Apr 2009 20:37:03 +0000 http://matadortrips.com/?p=206#comment-1526 My family moved to Asheville, N.C when I was five. Wasn't considered a college town back then....just a beautiful Appalachian spot with the Blue Ridge in my backyard. Best birthday party I ever had when I was 10...6 good friends slipping up and down Sliding Rock, a piece of smooth granite on the Davidson River. That was before life guards and fancy changing rooms. Another swimmer would perch themselves at a spot where they would grab your leg and spin you towards the waiting, cold, deep, clear water. The ultimate natural water park ! My family moved to Asheville, N.C when I was five. Wasn’t considered a college town back then….just a beautiful Appalachian spot with the Blue Ridge in my backyard. Best birthday party I ever had when I was 10…6 good friends slipping up and down Sliding Rock, a piece of smooth granite on the Davidson River. That was before life guards and fancy changing rooms. Another swimmer would perch themselves at a spot where they would grab your leg and spin you towards the waiting, cold, deep, clear water. The ultimate natural water park !

]]> By: Hal http://matadornetwork.com/trips/gateway-to-pristine-america-12-towns-on-the-edge-of-spectacular-wilderness/#comment-447 Hal Thu, 09 Apr 2009 15:32:21 +0000 http://matadortrips.com/?p=206#comment-447 Jonathan, Lake Placid was on my short list, but I went with Ithaca instead. Mistake? Jonathan,

Lake Placid was on my short list, but I went with Ithaca instead. Mistake?

]]> By: Carlo Alcos http://matadornetwork.com/trips/gateway-to-pristine-america-12-towns-on-the-edge-of-spectacular-wilderness/#comment-1611 Carlo Alcos Wed, 08 Apr 2009 01:00:30 +0000 http://matadortrips.com/?p=206#comment-1611 A visit to Port Angeles and the Olympic National Park could be combined with a drive down south along the Oregon Coast...beautiful! Great storm watching... A visit to Port Angeles and the Olympic National Park could be combined with a drive down south along the Oregon Coast…beautiful! Great storm watching…

]]> By: Jonathan Bouman http://matadornetwork.com/trips/gateway-to-pristine-america-12-towns-on-the-edge-of-spectacular-wilderness/#comment-1608 Jonathan Bouman Tue, 07 Apr 2009 18:28:30 +0000 http://matadortrips.com/?p=206#comment-1608 What about Lake Placid NY? It is the jumping off point to the 6 million-acre Adirondack State Park? What about Lake Placid NY? It is the jumping off point to the 6 million-acre Adirondack State Park?

]]> By: Hal http://matadornetwork.com/trips/gateway-to-pristine-america-12-towns-on-the-edge-of-spectacular-wilderness/#comment-1604 Hal Tue, 07 Apr 2009 15:34:11 +0000 http://matadortrips.com/?p=206#comment-1604 Good call, Heather. Sedona should definitely be #1 in the followup article! What other towns did I miss, people? Good call, Heather. Sedona should definitely be #1 in the followup article! What other towns did I miss, people?

]]> By: Tim Patterson http://matadornetwork.com/trips/gateway-to-pristine-america-12-towns-on-the-edge-of-spectacular-wilderness/#comment-1600 Tim Patterson Tue, 07 Apr 2009 05:07:23 +0000 http://matadortrips.com/?p=206#comment-1600 I would love to live for 10 years in all of these towns...so many beautiful spots out there. I would love to live for 10 years in all of these towns…so many beautiful spots out there.

]]> By: tom gates http://matadornetwork.com/trips/gateway-to-pristine-america-12-towns-on-the-edge-of-spectacular-wilderness/#comment-432 tom gates Tue, 07 Apr 2009 04:09:38 +0000 http://matadortrips.com/?p=206#comment-432 Itaca: I lived in NYC for about 10 years before I went there...then ended up camping there a lot! Loved it. Fourth of July is really fun in that area. Itaca: I lived in NYC for about 10 years before I went there…then ended up camping there a lot! Loved it. Fourth of July is really fun in that area.

]]> By: Heather http://matadornetwork.com/trips/gateway-to-pristine-america-12-towns-on-the-edge-of-spectacular-wilderness/#comment-1596 Heather Mon, 06 Apr 2009 22:51:18 +0000 http://matadortrips.com/?p=206#comment-1596 Beautiful locations- but what about Sedona, Arizona????? Beautiful locations- but what about Sedona, Arizona?????

]]> By: Julie http://matadornetwork.com/trips/gateway-to-pristine-america-12-towns-on-the-edge-of-spectacular-wilderness/#comment-1595 Julie Mon, 06 Apr 2009 21:40:41 +0000 http://matadortrips.com/?p=206#comment-1595 Hal- Fantastic article! I've been to three of these cities--Asheville, Ithaca, and Marathon--and agree that they're all interesting in their own right while serving as "stone's throw" gateways to exceptional wilderness areas. Thanks for highlighting these beautiful places. Hal- Fantastic article! I’ve been to three of these cities–Asheville, Ithaca, and Marathon–and agree that they’re all interesting in their own right while serving as “stone’s throw” gateways to exceptional wilderness areas. Thanks for highlighting these beautiful places.

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