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ontrider Ladies Man
Joined: 30 Jul 2003 Posts: 16491 City: Russia
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Posted: Jan 04, 2015 8:30 pm Post subject: Road Trip Ideas |
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I might be driving out to California in the spring, I'm wondering if there's any must see stuff or suggestions for the best route to take. I'd love to see Yellowstone, but I'm not sure what else there is if we go out that way and without it taking forever. Originally I'd looked at doing something like MI, IL, MO, KS, CO, UT, AZ, CA... but I'm not sure there's really much to see until Colorado. Alternatively, I imagine there is jack stuff going through Iowa and Nebraska. Could probably fit about a week of driving in total.
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chavez Ladies Man
Joined: 22 Sep 2003 Posts: 27375 City: Roseville
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Posted: Jan 05, 2015 7:55 am Post subject: |
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Yellowstone and Glacier National Park are somewhere on my road trip to-do list. Maybe RV it with my son and my dad when he gets old enough to appreciate it.
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goofyboy Wakeboarder.com Freak
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Posted: Jan 05, 2015 8:58 am Post subject: |
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your dad should be old enough to appreciate it now.
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chavez Ladies Man
Joined: 22 Sep 2003 Posts: 27375 City: Roseville
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Posted: Jan 05, 2015 9:06 am Post subject: |
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goofyboy,
You haven't met my dad - if you had you probably would change that statement!
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Okie Boarder Ladies Man
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Posted: Jan 05, 2015 9:27 am Post subject: |
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I would definitely make sure Yellowstone is on the list.
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ontrider Ladies Man
Joined: 30 Jul 2003 Posts: 16491 City: Russia
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Posted: Jan 12, 2015 7:46 pm Post subject: |
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Okie Boarder wrote: | I would definitely make sure Yellowstone is on the list. |
I think that's the plan now... gonna try to boot it out to Yellowstone in 2-3 days and then take our time coming down through Utah and Arizona.
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E.J. Ladies Man
Joined: 15 Jan 2003 Posts: 7597 City: Mogadishu
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Posted: Jan 12, 2015 8:08 pm Post subject: |
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Going to look at this and see if I can make any sort of relevant suggestions...
Early or late Spring?
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ontrider Ladies Man
Joined: 30 Jul 2003 Posts: 16491 City: Russia
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Posted: Jan 12, 2015 8:38 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks E.J., any help is great. I've never been driving out in any of these states before. Will be heading out likely from around April 23 to May 4th.
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Aubs Motorboat Queen
Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 9167
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Posted: Jan 13, 2015 2:46 pm Post subject: |
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Yellowstone is BEAUTIFUL! I went in early fall (September I believe) and it was beautiful. Jackson Hole, WY was absolutely gorgeous with tons of stuff to do.
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Faust Wakeboarder.Commie
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Posted: Jan 13, 2015 3:39 pm Post subject: Re: Road Trip Ideas |
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You could try this for a little nicer scenery.... doable in a week if you don't mind driving 8 hours each day... assuming you are going from Toronto to Los Angeles
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ontrider Ladies Man
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Posted: Jan 13, 2015 7:42 pm Post subject: |
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That's pretty much the route I was looking at, except we'll probably end up going through the grand canyon, then through flagstaff, ending in Palm Springs.
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eeven73 PityDaFool Who Posts This Much
Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Posts: 5377 City: Halfway
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Posted: Jan 13, 2015 8:20 pm Post subject: |
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I would go through south dakota instead of north dakota. You could hit the black hills and Mt Rushmore.
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ontrider Ladies Man
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Posted: Jan 14, 2015 5:56 am Post subject: |
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eeven73 wrote: | I would go through south dakota instead of north dakota. You could hit the black hills and Mt Rushmore. |
Ah... see, these are perfect suggestions. Things I would never know about
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chavez Ladies Man
Joined: 22 Sep 2003 Posts: 27375 City: Roseville
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Posted: Jan 14, 2015 7:47 am Post subject: |
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ontrider, I found the perfect route for you. It includes St. Louis, Dodge City, the Grand Canyon, and if you detour just a little bit, the world's biggest ball of twine.
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eeven73 PityDaFool Who Posts This Much
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Posted: Jan 14, 2015 8:03 am Post subject: |
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^ be sure to stop at Cousin Eddie's Farm.
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brew Wakeboarder.com Freak
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Posted: Jan 14, 2015 8:15 am Post subject: |
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I don't know if it fits, but Denver and 70W out of Denver has plenty to see and do.
Mount Evans and Echo Lake is 100% worth the drive. Went in June for the first time and I will go back.
You can drive down to Colorado Springs and drive Pikes Peak or walk through Garden of the Gods.
See a concert at Red Rocks also (doesn't matter who it is), the best venue I've ever been to.
Off 70W you can hit Breck, Vail, and a lot of different areas that are great in the summer too.
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ontrider Ladies Man
Joined: 30 Jul 2003 Posts: 16491 City: Russia
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Posted: Jan 14, 2015 8:18 am Post subject: |
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I'll be driving a wood panel station wagon if you want to keep an eye out for me.
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Okie Boarder Ladies Man
Joined: 03 Mar 2008 Posts: 10056 City: Edmond
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Posted: Jan 14, 2015 10:29 am Post subject: |
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Don't let Christie Brinkley distract you while driving...that could end badly.
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eeven73 PityDaFool Who Posts This Much
Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Posts: 5377 City: Halfway
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Posted: Jan 14, 2015 10:36 am Post subject: |
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ontrider wrote: | I'll be driving a FAMILY TRUCKSTER if you want to keep an eye out for me. |
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ohsix PityDaFool Who Posts This Much
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Posted: Jan 14, 2015 10:57 am Post subject: |
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eeven73 wrote: | I would go through south dakota instead of north dakota. You could hit the black hills and Mt Rushmore. |
And Devil's Tower just west of Mt. Rushmore.
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Bambamski Wakeboarder.com Freak
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Posted: Jan 14, 2015 2:11 pm Post subject: |
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I would suggest taking "going to the sun" road in Glacier national park. Easily the most spectacular drive you'll ever do. It typically doesn't open up till at least mid June though.
EJ my bucket list is southern Utah for sure. We take for granted our drive through the Rockies every year, southern Utah would be so much different than what we are used to.
Yellow stone, is ok I guess, Jackson is a bit better, the grand Teton's are worth a look.
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eeven73 PityDaFool Who Posts This Much
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Posted: Jan 14, 2015 5:07 pm Post subject: |
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Southern Utahis visually spectacular. One of the most visually stunning places on Earth.
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ontrider Ladies Man
Joined: 30 Jul 2003 Posts: 16491 City: Russia
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Posted: Mar 18, 2015 7:39 pm Post subject: |
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Anyone here who is an expert on Yellowstone by chance? After looking at the website, I see a lot of the roads don't open until May 1st... any ideas how much we can actually do or how accessible things are if I hit it around April 23-27? It looks like some of the roads are supposed to be open then to things like mammoth hot springs, but it's hard to tell based on what the actual weather does. First hand knowledge would be great.
Thanks for the Colorado suggestions Brew, will definitely be looking at doing Pikes Peak. Didn't see anything interesting going on at Red Rocks unfortunately, but would still like to check out the venue too.
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eeven73 PityDaFool Who Posts This Much
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Posted: Mar 23, 2015 7:50 am Post subject: |
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It would usuallly be a coin flip regarding access in Yellowstone in late April.
This year has been incredibly mild for winter in the west. That said Yellowstone could still get blasted with snow really up until sometime in May. Each week that passes though works in your favor.
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ontrider Ladies Man
Joined: 30 Jul 2003 Posts: 16491 City: Russia
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Posted: Mar 24, 2015 5:55 am Post subject: |
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Yeah, it's throwing a wrench into my plans of how much time to allocate to Yellowstone.
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