America, The Country Of Contrasting Vacation Destinations

By Connor Sullivan

Vacations allow a family to escape from their everyday life and refresh the entire group. It's fun to have a favorite vacation spot that becomes your home away from home. The family gets to know it and you learn many of the fun places to see. But maybe you are more adventurous. Maybe you want to see different places every year and have new experiences. A simple way to find new places to stay is to find timeshare rentals. Timeshares are located all over the country allowing you to visit a new location every year. People who own a timeshare may sometimes not want to use their assigned week and may prefer to rent it out to a responsible, courteous family.

So, what part of the country do you want to see? That is what everyone wants to know. Someone once said that there are four types of outdoor vacation. These four types correspond to the four original elements defined by the Greeks back in their ancient days. These four elements, if you remember, are earth, air, fire, and water. The application of the four elements to four types of vacation needs a bit more explanation. An Earth vacation is a visit to the prairie, somewhere in the middle of the United States. An Air vacation is a mountain vacation. The best mountains in the United States can be found in the East (the Appalachians) and in the West (the Rockies). A Fire vacation is a desert vacation in our southwestern part of the country. Finally, a Water vacation, of course, takes place on a lake or the ocean. Michigan, Wisconsin, and Minnesota has the best lakes. These three States are dotted with small natural lakes and, of course, the Great Lakes. Ocean vacations are a fun choice on either the East Coast or the West Coast, the farther south, the better.

My feeling is that a Prairie vacation is the least attractive, but that's probably because I am ignorant of the attraction of these places. There are lovely cities in the prairie that will give you a good time. In St. Louis, there is an arch which is a famous landmark. Mt. Rushmore is in that area, but does it count as an Earth vacation or as an Air vacation? I'm not sure.

A Fire vacation can take a family to an area that is a total change from home (unless you happen to live in the Southwest). No place in America has a stark, beautiful landscape as is found in the desert. Our desert region has many attractions, such as the Grand Canyon, Carlsbad Caverns, the Painted Desert, and the Petrified Forest.

But, to me, the best vacation is a Water vacation. There's something about sitting on the sand watching the water and also splashing around in the water that is most relaxing and refreshing vacation of all. Just give me an inflatable swim ring, a sunny, hot day, and a gentle breeze, and I will be happy for most of the day. Of course, a liberal quantity of sunblock is required. - 31515

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