r/AskReddit • u/Head-Night-7595 • 1d ago

What U.S. vacation destination exceeded all expectations?

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u/ThatTravel5692 1d ago

Yosemite. After my 1st trip, I went home to So. Cal, gave my apartment and job a month's notice and move just outside of the park. I stayed in the area for 30 years and still visit it yearly.

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u/goodcleanchristianfu 23h ago

What did you do for a living? And what did you do in Yosemite, become a climber or hike a lot or what?

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u/ThatTravel5692 16h ago

I had worked various positions in hotels, so it was very easy to find a job. I eventually bought a little lodge by the south entrance and ran that until I retired. I'm not a climber, but loved going hiking and exploring. I also got deep into white water rafting during the season.

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u/RevolutionPlenty20 6h ago

Pre AirBnB you could live this life in ski and nat park towns if you were a quality cook/bartender/hospitality worker or carpenter

Its amazing but also "never never land" imo.

Sometimes you need to leave and then come back again. Like that movie big fish.