Date:         Sat, 2 Aug 2008 09:44:52 -0700
Reply-To:     Roger Whittaker <rogerwhitt1@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Roger Whittaker <rogerwhitt1@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Cross-country trip
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dear travelers
it has been suggested crater of diamonds is out of the way
is there really a place that is out of the way when commencing a cross
country trip in a vanagon /westie
west in the usa has many meanings
unlike in canada where a trip west means one f two things
1. you are going to travel from one side of the country to the other on
highway 1 and miss at least 3 provinces
2. you are going  to travel from one side of the country to the other-on
secondary roads- meet lots of indians and mostly avoid mcdonalds
2a by choosing to travel through reservations you are opting to move at a
very slow pace

when traveling the usa ... destination is reached by avoidance of major
highways
or complete emergence with them which includes bypass routes around cities
we prefer to move south to west and south to east ... in a combination of
highway designation

happy trails
yours


On Sat, Aug 2, 2008 at 6:13 AM, Oliver Mueller-Heubach <
groundhogging@mac.com> wrote:

> I'll second Crater of Diamonds [isn't that way out of the way, though?].
>  Wife and I are rockhounds and we went there one time on our honeymoon and
> once a couple years before. The showers are excellent and the campground in
> general is very nice. You pay about $6 if you bring your own tools (rentals
> are more plus a deposit). On the other hand, this would be kind of a
> miserable time to be down there digging- it is pretty hot and miserable
> because you are in a big clay field in direct sun (though I guess you could
> stay shaded if you dug your dirt early and then stayed under the covered
> sluices). If you like campy vintage road attractions/ photo ops, there is
> Roadside America in Sharttlesville, PA (including a few antique shops and
> giant Amish statues and a riverboat), the Shoe House, and Coffee Pot
> building in Bedford, PA. Jim Thorpe is a neat little town along the way.
>
> http://www.jimthorpepa.com/
>
> http://www.roadsideamerica.com/story/2202On Aug 2, 2008, at 1:41 AM, Roger
> Whittaker wrote:
>
> http://www.roadsideamericainc.com/
>
> dear pickle
> http://www.craterofdiamondsstatepark.com/
> well worth the drive camp ground attached with excellent showers etc
> plan to stay at least two days searching in the dirt
> note murfreesburough looks like an easy walk from camp ground ...
> it is not ... especially after supper ... at excellent local burger joint
> in
> love with razor backs
> we are going back in this life time at least twice ...
> have fun
> yours
>
> On Fri, Aug 1, 2008 at 9:26 PM, pickle vanagon <greenvanagon@gmail.com
> >wrote:
>
> It looks like we're going to be able to take our planned cross country trip
> in "pickle" this month.  Gas prices aren't cooperating, but it looks like
> our schedules are!
>
> We're hoping to start (from NJ) about week from now, heading west.  I have
> a
> lot of places in mind that I'd like to go, but if people have "favorite
> places" they went to somewhere in between NJ and Cali, I'd love to hear
> about them.  Also, any long-trip-in-a-vanagon related advice is welcome!
>
> I'll update the list on our route once we get going...
>
> -Wes
> '83 1.9l westy
>
>
>
>
> --
> roger w
> There are two kinds of jobs in the world:
> Picking up garbage and telling people things.
> Successful people do both, with the same good attitude. (riw)
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> Oliver Mueller-Heubach
> groundhogging@mac.com
>
>
>
>


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roger w
There are two kinds of jobs in the world:
Picking up garbage and telling people things.
Successful people do both, with the same good attitude. (riw)
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