Summer vacation suggestions

Mitchell, South Dakota.

Visit the Corn Palace.

 

Well the group is pretty flexible.
Vegas, whitewater rafting, Vegas, Florida and deep sea fishing, Vegas, D.C., Philly/Jersey. But those are the past trips. It started in 2001 and the smallest group was 10, the largest was, umm, more. A couple of those trips were for weddings. This time around, no weddings.
Some have included baseball game outings.
Shortest trip was four days, longest was eight.
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On a side note: I heart Chicago. My favorite big city or at least the ones I've been too.

 

We did horseback rides, white water rafting (and canoing for the younger ones), fires at night and lots of alcohol. Wouldn't be a get together with my family if there wasn't a lot of beer and other alcoholic beverages.

 

Grand Canyon
Yosemite
Pac Northwest
Maine

 

Tahoe

 

Everyone can be there on 15 minutes.

 

If you love Chicago, find a rental on the lake north of the city. best of both worlds.

I prefer Sanibel Island, Fla.

 

Does the party play golf? Because if so, then Cape Cod offers beach plus great public courses. Of course, so does Hilton Head, Myrtle Beach, etc.

 

Actually, I did all of the above this summer, and had a blast doing it. I left Tacoma, headed south to Crater Lake, along Hwy. 395 to Reno/Tahoe, Yosemite, Death Valley, Vegas and the Canyon.

It took me about 10 days to visit all those. You could cut a couple out, like Tahoe (not the best in the summertime) and Vegas (since you've already done it).

Everyone fly to Seattle, rent cars, pile in and go.

Or, http://www.crater.lake.national-park.com/lodge.htm, there was a ton to do around crater lake, if you like the out of doors, like hiking and camping.

Or, if you guys are waterbugs, you could do Tahoe. Rent a cabin and some boats. Do some hiking, gambling and eating in between.

I'd pay a bunch of money to do Yosemite again, when I had more time. Hiking, lodging, watersports, simply too much to do at Yosemite.

Or, if your pockets are a little deeper, head to Alaska for a fishing/sightseeing/canoeing trip.

 

Santa Fe is great, but not for kids. I remember going as a kid an being soooo bored while my parents oohed and ahhed over the museums and shopping and history and stuff. Great place for adults, though.