Your favorite place in the world..

This is my first thread here at Prairie! And I thought I'd make it something everyone could really share in..

I'd like to see pictures of your favorite place in the world to be.. it could anywhere.. there's no rules here except that it's a place you love very much and is dear to your heart.. here's mine..

This is Belmont Lake State Park.. It's on Long Island where live, and it's so beautiful.. I grew up there as a child playing in the woods and fishing in the lake.. we rode our mopeds on the horse trails.. I still go there all the time and just walk and look at the beauty..

I took all these pictures myself.. I'm only an amateur, but they're still pretty good.. *smiles*

Beautiful pics!

Those are pretty pictures!
This is one of my places....anywhere with mountains, pretty much. I love mountains.

Farmer Girl wrote:

anywhere with mountains, pretty much. I love mountains.

Me, too. Beautiful pictures, too! I love the stormy mountain pic. Did you take those?

My favourite place in the world might not be such a pretty place but it's my favourite because I have been to our church family camp every summer since I was 6. I haven't missed a summer in 36 years! It's like reuniting with family every year.

Poo_cat that looks awesome! Great fall colors

Okay, one of my favorites places is Carmel, also known as Carmel by the Sea. It's about 2 1/2 hours from where I live but I like to go there in the summer to escape that really hot summer weather here in the central valley.



The village itself is located on a gradual slope down to the beach, the trees in this area thick and hearty and adding just a little of that Hansel-and-Gretel forest feel to go with the storybook cottages.

I like Carmel because when you go there, it feels like if you have stepped into a Thomas Kinkaid storybook. No kidding! There are many beautiful cottages. When I go there, I always like to go for a walk to all the small shops and art galleries, buy an ice cream cone and sit in a table with a book while I see the ocean in front of me... it's really neat. They don't have franchises, chain stores (which means no McDonalds or Walmart lol), they don't have street signs or traffic lights.... instead the names of the streets are written on poles and everyone drives around careful at a careful speed. Carmel residents have to pick up their mail at the post office but they don't mind at all. It's kind of a town gathering spot, and they enjoy it. I'm telling you, it's like a Thomas Kinkaid story where everyone knows each other. I would love to live there...

Carmel is described as a quaint and picturesque one-square-mile village with a beautiful white sand beach and story book cottages. Cheryl, I believe you would like it here because it is a mecca for artists, writers, playwrights. Savannah, I think you would also love it. I have gone there for the past 2 summers and can't wait to go again... it's like a fairytale.

I didn't take these myself, but here are some pictures.

My Fortress of Solitude...Clinch Mountain, TN, where my family is from.

I'll be back someday buddy...dead or alive.

What great pictures everyone. We love the Outer Banks of North Carolina. Here are a few pictures:



The beach in Kill Devils Hills



Sand castle in the Dunes along Rte 158 or 168



Waterfront in Manteo



The Lost Colony Theatre



The Roanoke Water Festival Park



The Cape Hatteras Light

Those are nice pictures, everyone!!

Savannah, I think my dad may have taken those pictures. Or my mom, or me. I'm not sure. We all had the camera! lol

Carol! :faint2: I would love to visit Carmel! It looks utterly charming!

Farmer Girl, whoever took the pictures did a very nice job. :CoolSign:

I've stayed at a hotel that looks out over the Charles River before. I don't even remember why we were there, but it was probably hockey related. I've seen Old Ironsides once or twice too. The Boston Museum of Science is really neat. I just wish Boston didn't have all those darn one way streets. If you get lost you can spend an hour going in circles.

This is a view of the Smokey Mountains, from the deck of a cabin we rented. My favorite thing to do was to go out on the deck and sit on the swing in the morning, with my cup of coffee, looking out at the beautiful view. It was so peaceful.

Lily wrote:

Poo_cat, Belmont Lake State park is one breathtaking place!! I've been there a few times and it's a beautiful park!!

Hey! A fellow city girl! *waves hello!*


And yeah Lily, it sure is beautiful! I know every single trail like the back of my hand.. I've spent many a wonderful time there.. those woods fill me with joy..

Carol, I love those pictures, they are so beautiful!!!