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Date:   Wed, 19 Mar 2003 23:12:01 -0700
Reply-To:   Bob Stevens <mtbiker62@HOTMAIL.COM>
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From:   Bob Stevens <mtbiker62@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject:   Re: DVD Player; Recommendations
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Start: Denver (county), Colorado, United States End: Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Total Distance: 759.1 Miles Estimated Total Time: 11 hours, 50 minutes

The above is predicated on using I-70 west to I-15 south to Vegas.

There are really too many "scenic" places to see along the way. My favorites come along when you get to about Frisco, CO, Then taking a "veer" south on 191 to the Moab and Canyonlands area. You'd have to stay overnight then travel the 30 miles back north to I-70 from Moab and onto Vegas. You'll also pass by Zions in the early season, on I-15, about 50 miles north of St. George, UT, just before leaving Utah at the Virgin River Gorge. Some pics of the Moab/Canyonlands area at the link below my sign.

Bob Stevens '87 Syncro Westy

http://groups.msn.com/BobsPhotoShare

Subject: Re: DVD Player; Recommendations Date: Thu, 20 Mar 2003 00:47:36 -0500

Get a laptop computer, such as an Apple Powerbook or iBook. $1800 will get you a base model which should be able to play DVD's will have a bigger screen (12 inches) than a mounted system, better resolution and is more easily transported. PC Laptops (low to mid range) are probably similar. You can power the laptop off a convertor from the cigarette lighter. Plus you can also put games on it to give a different pace from the movies...

Denver to Las Vegas in one day is possible, I think. I did Montrose to the California line (past Las Vegas) in one day..and I wasn't trying to make it as fast as I could. But it will be a LONG day (and certainly isn't possible right now with the blizzard they've got...but which will probably be cleared up by May...)

On Wednesday, March 19, 2003, at 10:27 PM, Jon Kanas wrote:

>If you have seen any neat products along these lines, or better yet >have >had a wonderful experience with one, please advise at your convenience. >A reply to both the list and my personal email address is appreciated, >as I don't always make it all the way through the digests. > >PS: Is it reasonable to try to get from the Denver area to Las Vegas >in >one day? Any suggestions for really neat or unusual things to see or >do >on the way?

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