[Paddlewise] Tell me where to go :-)

"Hey" folks.

This question is directly related to the "can't see the forest for the
trees" syndrome, and I'm just wondering what I might be missing.  We've
all (haven't we?) been in situations where we failed to appreciate the
opportunities that nature has given us in our own back yards - kind of
like "the grass is always greener on the other side".  

I was recalling a comment my cousin made a few years ago.  She was
visiting here in Southeast Virginia from Idaho, and was amazed at how
"lush" the area was.  My response was "Huh?  What are you talking
about"?  She saw what I didn't, because I've lived here for so long, I
suppose.  I'm still not sure I'd call it lush, but compared to where she
is from, I suppose it is.

So, the question..... Because all of my dream trips require significant
driving or air travel (Virginia to Glacier Bay Alaska, or our Western
states - things including and West of the Apostle Islands or the
Boundary Waters) I fear that I've become blind to my own back yard.  My
typical day paddle is in the Chesapeake Bay, but my "trips" have been to
the Outer Banks of NC, one to Florida (and maybe another next February)
and a planned trip next September to Acadia in Maine.  So, what can't I
see?  If you had the opportunity to take a paddling trip in the Eastern
half of the country, what would your destination be and why?  

Thanks,

Rick
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