Where would you go in US around December-March for photo trip?

**UncleVanya** · 11-03-2018, 02:18 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by micromacro

Thanks, too bad I missed the foliage time this year.

We had an odd year. The leaves are just turning here in Charlotte and even in the mountains there are still many green leaves. The fall color explosion has just not happened this year.

**onlineflyer** · 11-03-2018, 04:21 PM

What about Washington DC. Lots and lots to see, and photograph. Plenty of historic sights nearby, along with Great Falls National Park in Maryland.

**robgski** · 11-04-2018, 09:02 AM - **2 Likes**

Originally posted by micromacro

Well, seems like I found a good plan with United credit+roundtrip tickets (with 1 stop ) +stay in 2bd apartment for 9 days all together for about $700 ... in Lisbon.

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I love touring America, but I would not turn down a trip to Portugal for that price.

micromacro · 11-04-2018, 12:48 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by robgski

I love touring America, but I would not turn down a trip to Portugal for that price.

Yes, it seems better bang for the buck than any other combination I've searched all over here. Portugal is so beautiful, I have to go there. And it's good destination for solo traveling.

jddwoods · 11-04-2018, 03:44 PM

Originally posted by UncleVanya

We had an odd year. The leaves are just turning here in Charlotte and even in the mountains there are still many green leaves. The fall color explosion has just not happened this year.

Fall foliage color was really late this year. We travelled up to Montreal and Quebec City driving through the adirondacks in upstate New York in the first week of October. The leaves were just beginning to change in the Adirondack mountains and around Quebec City in early October and still mostly or completely green elsewhere, including around Montreal. Normally they would have been peak to past peak at that time
Here in Northern Delaware, Southeast Pennsylvania and Northwest Maryland tri-state area they just started changing about 8 days ago and now are already past the peak. So they started late and unfortunately the fall colors did not last long.

**robgski** · 11-04-2018, 04:13 PM

Originally posted by UncleVanya

We had an odd year. The leaves are just turning here in Charlotte and even in the mountains there are still many green leaves. The fall color explosion has just not happened this year.

I hope that is true, I'll be in Greensboro next week.

**UncleVanya** · 11-04-2018, 05:08 PM

Originally posted by robgski

I hope that is true, I'll be in Greensboro next week.

I drove up to Lexington today and the fall color is muted there. Some green left and almost no bare trees except for the very earliest.

micromacro · 11-05-2018, 07:31 AM

One more question, where in US can I find places like this one?

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HsIvdhsSNPw/U7f40IAfhhI/AAAAAAAAGVs/kr1o8IYpu0Y/s1...u.blogspot.jpg

**onlineflyer** · 11-05-2018, 07:58 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by micromacro

One more question, where in US can I find places like this one?

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HsIvdhsSNPw/U7f40IAfhhI/AAAAAAAAGVs/kr1o8IYpu0Y/s1...u.blogspot.jpg

Pictured Rocks National Shoreline on Lake Superior in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Just don't go there in the winter season.

micromacro · 11-05-2018, 09:23 AM

Originally posted by onlineflyer

Pictured Rocks National Shoreline on Lake Superior in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Just don't go there in the winter season.

Perfect, thanks!

DeadJohn · 11-05-2018, 09:33 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by micromacro

One more question, where in US can I find places like this one?

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HsIvdhsSNPw/U7f40IAfhhI/AAAAAAAAGVs/kr1o8IYpu0Y/s1...u.blogspot.jpg

Mono Lake, California.

Some west coast beaches. Big Sur, California. Oregon.

**onlineflyer** · 11-05-2018, 09:39 AM

Originally posted by micromacro

Perfect, thanks!

It's a very popular destination in the summer. There are only 2 lane roads into and around the area. Best time to visit is when schools are in session. I visited mid Sept 2017 and it wasn't overly crowded. Fayette State Park is also in the vicinity. It's a very picturette old community.

**onlineflyer** · 11-05-2018, 09:41 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by DeadJohn

Mono Lake, California.

Some west coast beaches. Big Sur, California. Oregon.

Agree, the Monterey Peninsula in California is a sight to see.

reeftool · 11-06-2018, 07:16 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by micromacro

Zion is beautiful, and I thought about that park, but it seems too much hiking involved for solo. Same may be true for Death Valley as well.
Vegas for New Years will be costly for sure, I can substitute that for Miami fireworks under the bridge for the price of gas

Zion will stay in the list for now, thank you!

I did that trip in March 2015 and highly recommend it as a winter get away. I didn't didn't pay any more for hotel rooms in Vegas than anywhere else and they may have been even a little cheaper. We didn't have time to visit Zion but we did spend days hiking in the Valley of Fire, Red Rocks Canyon, and Death Valley. Death Valley is awesome in the late winter/early spring with some flowers blooming and it mild enough to really enjoy a day of hiking.

---------- Post added 11-06-18 at 09:28 AM ----------

Originally posted by boriscleto

Come to upstate New York. You can be cold and miserable with the residents...Although Weather Channel says the temperature is going to be above average. So you can be wet and miserable with the residents...

There are plenty of good photo opportunities and things to do in upstate NY in the winter. It obviously isn't everyone's cup of tea but for people in the lower latitudes who have never experienced a real winter, it may be an option but as boriscleto mentioned, if it's a mild winter, don't bother. Lake Placid is jumping in winter and the Saranac Lake Winter Carnival is considered the Mardi Grau of the north. Old Forge is the snowmobile capital and the steelhead fishing in February in the rivers running into Lake Ontario is some of the best there is.

11-05-2018, 09:39 AM	#57
onlineflyer Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: NW Ohio Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,090	Originally posted by micromacro Perfect, thanks! It's a very popular destination in the summer. There are only 2 lane roads into and around the area. Best time to visit is when schools are in session. I visited mid Sept 2017 and it wasn't overly crowded. Fayette State Park is also in the vicinity. It's a very picturette old community. Last edited by onlineflyer; 11-07-2018 at 11:46 AM.

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11-03-2018, 02:18 PM - 1 Like	#46
UncleVanya Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2014 Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 28,398	Originally posted by micromacro Thanks, too bad I missed the foliage time this year. We had an odd year. The leaves are just turning here in Charlotte and even in the mountains there are still many green leaves. The fall color explosion has just not happened this year.

11-03-2018, 04:21 PM	#47
onlineflyer Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: NW Ohio Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,090	What about Washington DC. Lots and lots to see, and photograph. Plenty of historic sights nearby, along with Great Falls National Park in Maryland.

11-04-2018, 09:02 AM - 2 Likes	#48
robgski Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Shenandoah Valley, Virginia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 8,794	Originally posted by micromacro Well, seems like I found a good plan with United credit+roundtrip tickets (with 1 stop ) +stay in 2bd apartment for 9 days all together for about $700 ... in Lisbon. . I love touring America, but I would not turn down a trip to Portugal for that price.

11-04-2018, 12:48 PM - 1 Like	#49
micromacro Pentaxian Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Florida Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,722 Original Poster	Originally posted by robgski I love touring America, but I would not turn down a trip to Portugal for that price. Yes, it seems better bang for the buck than any other combination I've searched all over here. Portugal is so beautiful, I have to go there. And it's good destination for solo traveling.

11-04-2018, 03:44 PM	#50
jddwoods Pentaxian Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Newark, Delaware Posts: 1,035	Originally posted by UncleVanya We had an odd year. The leaves are just turning here in Charlotte and even in the mountains there are still many green leaves. The fall color explosion has just not happened this year. Fall foliage color was really late this year. We travelled up to Montreal and Quebec City driving through the adirondacks in upstate New York in the first week of October. The leaves were just beginning to change in the Adirondack mountains and around Quebec City in early October and still mostly or completely green elsewhere, including around Montreal. Normally they would have been peak to past peak at that time Here in Northern Delaware, Southeast Pennsylvania and Northwest Maryland tri-state area they just started changing about 8 days ago and now are already past the peak. So they started late and unfortunately the fall colors did not last long.

11-04-2018, 04:13 PM	#51
robgski Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Shenandoah Valley, Virginia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 8,794	Originally posted by UncleVanya We had an odd year. The leaves are just turning here in Charlotte and even in the mountains there are still many green leaves. The fall color explosion has just not happened this year. I hope that is true, I'll be in Greensboro next week.

11-04-2018, 05:08 PM	#52
UncleVanya Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2014 Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 28,398	Originally posted by robgski I hope that is true, I'll be in Greensboro next week. I drove up to Lexington today and the fall color is muted there. Some green left and almost no bare trees except for the very earliest.

11-05-2018, 07:31 AM	#53
micromacro Pentaxian Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Florida Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,722 Original Poster	One more question, where in US can I find places like this one? http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HsIvdhsSNPw/U7f40IAfhhI/AAAAAAAAGVs/kr1o8IYpu0Y/s1...u.blogspot.jpg

11-05-2018, 07:58 AM - 1 Like	#54
onlineflyer Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: NW Ohio Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,090	Originally posted by micromacro One more question, where in US can I find places like this one? http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HsIvdhsSNPw/U7f40IAfhhI/AAAAAAAAGVs/kr1o8IYpu0Y/s1...u.blogspot.jpg Pictured Rocks National Shoreline on Lake Superior in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Just don't go there in the winter season.

11-05-2018, 09:23 AM	#55
micromacro Pentaxian Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Florida Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,722 Original Poster	Originally posted by onlineflyer Pictured Rocks National Shoreline on Lake Superior in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Just don't go there in the winter season. Perfect, thanks!

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11-05-2018, 09:33 AM - 1 Like	#56
DeadJohn Pentaxian Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: New York Posts: 4,833	Originally posted by micromacro One more question, where in US can I find places like this one? http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HsIvdhsSNPw/U7f40IAfhhI/AAAAAAAAGVs/kr1o8IYpu0Y/s1...u.blogspot.jpg Mono Lake, California. Some west coast beaches. Big Sur, California. Oregon.

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onlineflyer Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: NW Ohio Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,090	Originally posted by DeadJohn Mono Lake, California. Some west coast beaches. Big Sur, California. Oregon. Agree, the Monterey Peninsula in California is a sight to see.

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reeftool Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Upstate New York Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 9,553	Originally posted by micromacro Zion is beautiful, and I thought about that park, but it seems too much hiking involved for solo. Same may be true for Death Valley as well. Vegas for New Years will be costly for sure, I can substitute that for Miami fireworks under the bridge for the price of gas Zion will stay in the list for now, thank you! I did that trip in March 2015 and highly recommend it as a winter get away. I didn't didn't pay any more for hotel rooms in Vegas than anywhere else and they may have been even a little cheaper. We didn't have time to visit Zion but we did spend days hiking in the Valley of Fire, Red Rocks Canyon, and Death Valley. Death Valley is awesome in the late winter/early spring with some flowers blooming and it mild enough to really enjoy a day of hiking. ---------- Post added 11-06-18 at 09:28 AM ---------- Originally posted by boriscleto Come to upstate New York. You can be cold and miserable with the residents...Although Weather Channel says the temperature is going to be above average. So you can be wet and miserable with the residents... There are plenty of good photo opportunities and things to do in upstate NY in the winter. It obviously isn't everyone's cup of tea but for people in the lower latitudes who have never experienced a real winter, it may be an option but as boriscleto mentioned, if it's a mild winter, don't bother. Lake Placid is jumping in winter and the Saranac Lake Winter Carnival is considered the Mardi Grau of the north. Old Forge is the snowmobile capital and the steelhead fishing in February in the rivers running into Lake Ontario is some of the best there is.