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I really want to go to Mexico but everyone keeps teling me how 'dangerous' it is. Pfft. I was also going to travel around the USA for about a month. Any suggestions on staying safe/fun things to do in the USA? I'm really looking for an adventure so stuff thats 'off the beaten track' would be awesome
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San Diego is one of the nicest cities in the country. It's a major tourist destination and there are tons of things to do. There are youth hostels here where people start their trip and never leave.
http://sandiegohostels.org/
Start in San Diego and work your way up the coast.
Mission and Pacific Beach are your best bet for fun in the sun. Belmont Park has a vintage wooden roller coaster (one of two remaining seaside coasters on the west coast) as well as other rides. There is a boardwalk that runs the entire 3 mile length of both beaches. It's a great place to walk, run, rent a bike or skates.
Some must see attractions are the world famous San Diego Zoo, Sea World, and Balboa Park. Balboa Park is the largest urban cultural park in the country. You can get a park passport which allows you entry to a dozen museums as well as the zoo.
http://www.balboapark.org/info/passport.â¦
Other attractions in the park are the Air and Space Museum, Ruben H. Fleet Science Center, the Natural History Museum, the Museum of Man, the Automotive Museum, the Hall of Champions, the Botanical Gardens, and the largest outdoor pipe organ in the world (free concerts on Sunday).
North County San Diego is home to the Zoo's Safari Park. There are multi acre enclosures where herds of wild animals roam plus lots of hiking trails. It's worth the visit and is a different experience from the zoo. You can ride a zip line, tour the park on a Segway, or take a photo caravan into the enclosures and feed the giraffes.
La Jolla offers great views, great surfing, great food, great theater, and great shopping.
Check out the surfers at historic Windansea Beach. At low tide you can walk out onto the tide pools. Walk along the Cove and check out the caves. Visit the Museum of Contemporary Art. Take a stroll on Prospect St and check out the shops, galleries, and have some authentic Mexican food at Alfonso's. Then head to the Birch Aquarium at The Scripps Institution of Oceanography. It has a spectacular view of the bluffs over the Pacific Ocean. The Tony award winning La Jolla Playhouse is located nearby on the campus of UCSD.
http://aquarium.ucsd.edu/
Take the trolley from Downtown to Old Town. There is a state park there that recreates life in the Mexican and early American periods of 1821 to 1872.
For nightlife, the Gaslamp Quarter offers dining. It's also the home of Petco Park and the San Diego Padres major league baseball team.
Check out these sites for discount coupons and other info
http://www.sandiego.org/nav/Visitors
http://thebestplacesinsandiego.com/
After San Diego, head to LA. Los Angeles has all the major tourist traps like Disneyland, Magic Mountain and Universal Studios, but try and take in some sights like the Getty Center. It has one of the largest art collections in the world and because of it's large endowment, it's free to visit. The campus is covered in 1.5 million sq ft of travertine stone with the fossils still visible.
Head up to the Central Coast on US 101 past Santa Barbara. Go to San Simeon and spend the night. The next morning, tour Hearst Castle. After lunch, continue up the coast on CA 1 to Big Sur and the Monterey Pennisula. Stay the night and the next day visit the Monterey Bay Aquarium then ride along 17 mile drive in Carmel. From there, head to SF.
http://www.hearstcastle.org/
http://www.montereybayaquarium.org/
When in California be sure to visit Yosemite. It's is one of the most unique places on earth. It's one of those places you must see before you die.
After a few days in SF, go to Yosemite. Cross the park via CA Route 120 to US 395 and head back to LA. CA 120 takes you to the east entrance to Lee Vining near Mono Lake. The lake is in a caldera of an extinct volcano. CA 120 crosses Tioga Pass, the highest vehicle pass in CA. You climb thousands of feet on a mountain road and reach the Alpine meadows of Yosemite. Very scenic.
http://www.nps.gov/yose/
If you want stunning vistas, Yosemite is the place. Glacier Point is breathtaking.
http://www.yosemitefun.com/glacier_point.htm
If you want to see big trees, there are groves of Giant Sequoias in Yosemite (they are the largest trees on earth, bigger then the redwoods)
http://jrabold.net/yosemite/intro4seq.htm
BTW Mexico is very dangerous. Mass executions daily. It's a lawless corrupt country. If the criminals don't rob you the police will. Kidnapping is a major industry. I know Mexicans who live in San Diego who now refuse to cross the border anymore. U.S. State Department has warned visitors to stay away.
San Diego is one of the nicest cities in the country. It's a major tourist destination and there are tons of things to do. There are youth hostels here where people start their trip and never leave.
http://sandiegohostels.org/
Start in San Diego and work your way up the coast.
Mission and Pacific Beach are your best bet for fun in the sun. Belmont Park has a vintage wooden roller coaster (one of two remaining seaside coasters on the west coast) as well as other rides. There is a boardwalk that runs the entire 3 mile length of both beaches. It's a great place to walk, run, rent a bike or skates.
Some must see attractions are the world famous San Diego Zoo, Sea World, and Balboa Park. Balboa Park is the largest urban cultural park in the country. You can get a park passport which allows you entry to a dozen museums as well as the zoo.
http://www.balboapark.org/info/passport.â¦
Other attractions in the park are the Air and Space Museum, Ruben H. Fleet Science Center, the Natural History Museum, the Museum of Man, the Automotive Museum, the Hall of Champions, the Botanical Gardens, and the largest outdoor pipe organ in the world (free concerts on Sunday).
North County San Diego is home to the Zoo's Safari Park. There are multi acre enclosures where herds of wild animals roam plus lots of hiking trails. It's worth the visit and is a different experience from the zoo. You can ride a zip line, tour the park on a Segway, or take a photo caravan into the enclosures and feed the giraffes.
La Jolla offers great views, great surfing, great food, great theater, and great shopping.
Check out the surfers at historic Windansea Beach. At low tide you can walk out onto the tide pools. Walk along the Cove and check out the caves. Visit the Museum of Contemporary Art. Take a stroll on Prospect St and check out the shops, galleries, and have some authentic Mexican food at Alfonso's. Then head to the Birch Aquarium at The Scripps Institution of Oceanography. It has a spectacular view of the bluffs over the Pacific Ocean. The Tony award winning La Jolla Playhouse is located nearby on the campus of UCSD.
http://aquarium.ucsd.edu/
Take the trolley from Downtown to Old Town. There is a state park there that recreates life in the Mexican and early American periods of 1821 to 1872.
For nightlife, the Gaslamp Quarter offers dining. It's also the home of Petco Park and the San Diego Padres major league baseball team.
Check out these sites for discount coupons and other info
http://www.sandiego.org/nav/Visitors
http://thebestplacesinsandiego.com/
After San Diego, head to LA. Los Angeles has all the major tourist traps like Disneyland, Magic Mountain and Universal Studios, but try and take in some sights like the Getty Center. It has one of the largest art collections in the world and because of it's large endowment, it's free to visit. The campus is covered in 1.5 million sq ft of travertine stone with the fossils still visible.
Head up to the Central Coast on US 101 past Santa Barbara. Go to San Simeon and spend the night. The next morning, tour Hearst Castle. After lunch, continue up the coast on CA 1 to Big Sur and the Monterey Pennisula. Stay the night and the next day visit the Monterey Bay Aquarium then ride along 17 mile drive in Carmel. From there, head to SF.
http://www.hearstcastle.org/
http://www.montereybayaquarium.org/
When in California be sure to visit Yosemite. It's is one of the most unique places on earth. It's one of those places you must see before you die.
After a few days in SF, go to Yosemite. Cross the park via CA Route 120 to US 395 and head back to LA. CA 120 takes you to the east entrance to Lee Vining near Mono Lake. The lake is in a caldera of an extinct volcano. CA 120 crosses Tioga Pass, the highest vehicle pass in CA. You climb thousands of feet on a mountain road and reach the Alpine meadows of Yosemite. Very scenic.
http://www.nps.gov/yose/
If you want stunning vistas, Yosemite is the place. Glacier Point is breathtaking.
http://www.yosemitefun.com/glacier_point.htm
If you want to see big trees, there are groves of Giant Sequoias in Yosemite (they are the largest trees on earth, bigger then the redwoods)
http://jrabold.net/yosemite/intro4seq.htm
BTW Mexico is very dangerous. Mass executions daily. It's a lawless corrupt country. If the criminals don't rob you the police will. Kidnapping is a major industry. I know Mexicans who live in San Diego who now refuse to cross the border anymore. U.S. State Department has warned visitors to stay away.
My son has a diamondback coil 24 and he needs a new fork we don't know what size to get and a good site?
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youth diamondback coil 24 it needs to have a shock on it. we also want a site to buy it from we prefer it to be a good brand.
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Check http://diamondback.com for the exact specs and purchase according to your needs.
It is NOT easy to install a new fork correctly so I would strongly encourage you to seek the help of a professional.
EDIT: The SR M2200 shock on that bike is a 63mm travel, but you MIGHT be able to get away with an 80mm travel. That is a VERY inexpensive fork that deserves an upgrade, but note that any fork you put on the bike, if it is ridden hard, will eventually fail. This is a case of an all terrain bike (intended for on road and riding unpaved trails) being mistaken for a mountain bike (off road riding).
Check http://diamondback.com for the exact specs and purchase according to your needs.
It is NOT easy to install a new fork correctly so I would strongly encourage you to seek the help of a professional.
EDIT: The SR M2200 shock on that bike is a 63mm travel, but you MIGHT be able to get away with an 80mm travel. That is a VERY inexpensive fork that deserves an upgrade, but note that any fork you put on the bike, if it is ridden hard, will eventually fail. This is a case of an all terrain bike (intended for on road and riding unpaved trails) being mistaken for a mountain bike (off road riding).
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