Date: Sat, 21 Jun 2008 22:45:30 -0700
Reply-To: Roger Whittaker <rogerwhitt1@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Roger Whittaker <rogerwhitt1@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Denver to NY
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the camp ground is attached to the park
very clean washrooms and showers
really nice and well worth the drive ...
yours
On Sat, Jun 21, 2008 at 7:03 PM, Max Wellhouse <dimwittedmoose@cfu.net>
wrote:
> At 05:06 PM 6/21/2008, John Drew wrote:
>
>> John: if you come up through Texas and Arkansas, you could stop at
>> Crater Of Diamonds State Park in Murfresboro Arkansas(a bit south of
>> Hot Springs) and for like $4 park entry fee, you can dig for
>> diamonds til you drop. You get to keep anything you find and the
>> park rangers can assist in identifying the diamonds. Don't remember
>> if there's a state campground there, but Googling Arknasas Parks
>> and Tourism will eventually get you the info you need. It's the
>> only self service diamond mine in this hemisphere.
>>
>
>
> DM&FS
>
>
>
>
> Hi everyone:
>>
>> On my way back to NY after spending the last 3 months traveling the length
>> of the US-Mexico border. Prior to this trip I traversed Mexico to the
>> Michoacan coast, which is all to say that my 87 Westy has acquired more
>> than
>> 9000 hard earned miles in the last half year and is need of a well
>> deserved
>> respite. I have 2000 miles to go though before I reach my home in NY's
>> Hudson Valley and hence, I thought I would ask the group for some
>> overnight
>> pop-the-top destinations between Denver and NYC' ish. I'm fairly tired of
>> being on the road so I plan to more or less B-line it but I also want to
>> be
>> cautious not to push the vehicle too much: top speed 60 mph, perhaps 8
>> hours
>> a day, which means 4-5 nights between Denver and NY. I'm fairly accustomed
>> to pulling off highways to find random places to catch some shut eye but
>> of
>> course, the rest is always best when the camping spot is actually
>> recommended. I'm basically following the google map directions for Denver
>> to
>> Catskill, NY but am willing to detour if anyone recommends good over-night
>> camping spots. I'm traveling with a dog so places that allow for pre and
>> post driving walks are always much appreciated. Thoughts/recommendations?
>> Shooting to leave tomorrow after the Spain/Italy match.
>>
>> Pura Vida,
>> John Drew
>> 87 Westy 171,000 (2000 more on the way)
>> www.borderstories.org
>>
>
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roger w
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Picking up garbage and telling people things.
Successful people do both, with the same good attitude. (riw)
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