Where are you from? And fave local spot.

<p>Just curious to see where everyone is from. Post where you live and your favorite local spot (within a few hours drive) to take photos. Maybe this can build up a little database of photograpic destinations that can be referenced when traveling.</p>

<p>I'm from Louisville, Kentucky and Red River Gorge is my favorite local spot (45 minutes east of Lexington, KY). There are lots of natural arches and rock formations. A beautiful area that is hard to believe is in Kentucky. Fall is my favorite time of year b/c of the fall colors and great weather.</p>

<p>Montreal, Canada.</p>

<p>Lots of favorite spots but this one in particular; by the lake where a windmill resides:<br>

<a href="http://maps.google.ca/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&sll=49.891235,-97.15369&sspn=50.81846,135.263672&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Pointe-Claire,+Communaut%C3%A9-Urbaine-de-Montr%C3%A9al,+Quebec&t=h&layer=x&g=Pointe-Claire,+QC&ll=45.425481,-73.825003&spn=0.006709,0.016512&z=17&iwloc=poi0"></a><a rel="nofollow" href="http://maps.google.ca/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&sll=49.891235,-97.15369&sspn=50.81846,135.263672&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Pointe-Claire,+Communaut%C3%A9-Urbaine-de-Montr%C3%A9al,+Quebec&t=h&layer=x&g=Pointe-Claire,+QC&ll=45.425481,-73.825003&spn=0.006709,0.016512&z=17&iwloc=poi0" target="_blank"><Link></a></p>

<p>Southern California near San Diego. My favorite local spot is the coastline. This is Solana Beach, less crowded than most.</p><div></div>

<p>I'm currently living near Leavenworth Kansas about 30 minutes from downtown Kansas City, MO.<br />We have an extremely large (20,000+ acre) wildlife area within an hour south of KC. It's mostly a Waterfowl refuge with all sorts of wildlife subjects. Best in the Fall and Winter. I lived in the area for 20+ years so I'm very familiar with the more remote and less traveled parts of the refuge.</p>

<p>Otherwise, there is much to photograph in and around the Kansas City area.<br />I'm starting to work on more documentary type photography. Leavenworth and Kansas has some great historical areas and it needs documented to pass on to future generations before it's gone.</p>

<p>Minneapolis and within walking distance of the Mississippi.</p><div></div>

<p>I am in CT...Southford Falls in Southbury, CT is one of my favorite spots, as is Elizabeth Park in Hartford, CT.</p>

<p>Forgot to upload a picture with my post above - winter is a favorite time.</p><div></div>

<p>I live just west of London, my favourite places are; my local stretch of the Thames at Cliveden Reach, Kew Gardens and Lord's Cricket Ground<br /><a title="Evening on the river by Peter Meade, on Flickr" href=" src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/226/464881429_566b26aa23.jpg" alt="Evening on the river" width="500" height="333" /></a><br /><a title="The Palm House at Kew Gardens by Peter Meade, on Flickr" href=" src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/247/529548095_efa733e16a.jpg" alt="The Palm House at Kew Gardens" width="500" height="334" /></a><br /><a title="The view from the boundary by Peter Meade, on Flickr" href=" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3522/3466724258_3056e59ca6.jpg" alt="The view from the boundary" width="500" height="333" /></a></p>

<p>I live in the historic Hampton Roads area of Virginia, on the Chesapeake Bay. My favorite place to photograph is Colonial Williamsburg. I love photographing the interpretors and artisans there. They are a small, close-knit community and a living anachronism:</p>

<p><img src="http://www.graphic-fusion.com/phapothecarysm.jpg" alt="" /><br>

"The Apothecary"</p>

<p><img src="http://www.graphic-fusion.com/phcobblersm.jpg" alt="" /><br>

"The Cobbler"</p>

<p>I live in Gloucestershire, England. Within a few hours drive I've got most of Great Britain! Within an hour or so's drive I have the Cotswolds, the Wiltshire Downs, Stonehenge, Avebury stone circle and the Brecon Beacons in South Wales. Within twenty minutes drive I have the Golden Valley where the River Boyd flows past the remains of the old ochre works, plus the Frome valley.</p><div></div>

<p>I live in the heart of Germany, close to several borders: Luxemburg is 5 miles out, Belgium and France 50 miles, and the Netherlands and Switzerland 250 miles. I think you'd go the same distance if you'd want to go to Czechia. Before our time, the Romans have lived here and left their mark - there's quite some nice places to visit. Half of my city is built on their foundations.<br>

<br /> The region where I live - on the banks of the Mosel (where all that good wine comes from!) has rolling hills and a soft feeling, a bit like Tuscany one one side of the river, and slightly alpine with lots of fir trees and rocks on the other. Harsh and cold in the winter, it's balmy and warm throughout the summer. I love standing somewhere on heights overlooking these hills, preferably with summer fields around me.<br /> <br /> <img src="http://www.abload.de/img/865747619_sundaynazg.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="505" /></p>

<p>Meanwhile, the fields have turned red from poppies.</p>

<p>I live in Crossville, TN (about 70 miles west of Knoxville). It's hard to pick a single favorite spot because there are so many of them. Every little back road seems to contain a photographic treasure or two. But, to name a few: Fall Creek Falls State Park, Cumberland Mountain, Walden Ridge, Tennessee River Valley and, of course, the Great Smoky Mountains and the Southern Appalachians down into Georgia...</p>

<p>I'm just outside Poughkeepsie,NY. Along the Hudson River, midway between NYC and Albany. The river, it's valley and the local mountains would be my favorite spot.</p><div></div>

<p>Steve - I lived in New York for a little while, is that the Bear Mountain bridge? I had to cross that almost every day.</p>

<p>Well, if you want to know where I'm <em>from</em>, I was born in New Orleans and one of my fav spots there is the Metarie Cemetary. (sorry, no pics available on this computer)</p>

<p>As for where I live, I'm in the North Georgia Mountains, about an hour drive from Atlanta. This pic is just up the road from my house, and it's always a favorite during fall.</p>

<p>double post, here's the pic:</p><div></div>

<p><a href="../photo/11072670&size=md"></a>Riverside California and my current favorite place is The San Diego Wild Animal Park.<a href="../photo/11072670&size=md"></a></p>

<p>Ok her is the image</p>

<p>Forgot to post mine:</p><div></div>

<p>Double post, I forgot to post mine too!<br>

Building Circa 1880's</p><div></div>

<p>I live in Washington State, my heart lives in Montana, and my favorite place is any gravel road that I've never traveled before.</p>

<p>Here's the photo to accompany my post.</p><div></div>

I live near Parry Sound Ontario in the heart of the Georgian Bay UNESCO world biosphere reserve. With over 30,000 islands the area is home to the largest freshwater archipelago in the world.<div></div>

<p>I'm from the Netherlands... One of my favourite spots was a tiny nature area called Hatertse Vennen, very close to the city of Nijmegen:</p>

<p><img src="http://d6d2h4gfvy8t8.cloudfront.net/10462190-md.jpg" alt="" width="680" height="451" /><br>

Nowadays living in Siracusa, Sicily, where my favourite spot is definitely Ortigia, a small island with the historic city centre of this very very old city.<br>

<img src="http://d6d2h4gfvy8t8.cloudfront.net/11065445-md.jpg" alt="" width="680" height="1024" /></p>

<p>Can recommend both places :-)</p>

<p>Lots of neat places and awesome photos. Keep 'em comin. I plan on bookmarking this page so next time I travel somewhere I can reference it to see if I'll be near any of the places listed.</p>

<p>I am from the city of San Francisco and feel I am truely blessed with what is in a 50 mile radius. The list of wonderful places is unending.. the Sonoma coast, the Marin coast, the San Mateo and Santa Cruz coasts.. then all the National, State and County parks - Point Reyes, Pescadero Creek, Sunol, Mt. Diablo, Sweeny Ridge, San Pedro Valley.. then all the beautiful vistas and wacky goings-on in San Francisco itself. Then Sears Point Raceway for beautiful cars, Palo Alto Baylands for beautiful birds.. If you don't hate me, you should. ;)</p><div></div>