Date: Fri, 10 Apr 2009 20:30:44 -0700
Reply-To: Roger Whittaker <rogerwhitt1@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Roger Whittaker <rogerwhitt1@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Cross Country Travel Tips Wanted
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dear traveler
ideally I would like to camp on an Indian reservation
how interesting ...
why is this?
is it something you have done in the past ...
camped on a reservation?
On Fri, Apr 10, 2009 at 8:08 PM, Robert Stewart <robertmstewart@mac.com> wrote:
> Thanks Jerry,
> Great idea.
>
> I am only 40 so I will have to get the annual passport. Do you know
> what website I would go to get this?
>
> Fortunately I have a friend I can stay with Sedona so it should not be
> that bad, but I want to camp in a not populated place with little to
> no people around if possible if you have any suggestions. Something
> with the canyons nearby. Ideally I would like to camp on an Indian
> reservation.
>
> Robert
> NY
>
> On Apr 10, 2009, at 4:01 PM, azsun99 wrote:
>
>> Go here and get the Vanagon Rescue Squad list:
>> http://www.vanagonauts.com/index.phtml?catid=74
>> There is also a link to Larry Chase's list of repair shops and the
>> Air Cooled
>> Interstate Rescue list.
>> If you are over 62 and don't have one, get the Golden Age pass. It
>> will get you into
>> any NATIONAL (not state or local) park, monument, recreation area
>> free and half off
>> camping fees including those in national forests. Or if not over 62,
>> and plan to visit
>> those places, get the annual passport or whatever it is called.
>> Those fees can add up.
>> The Grand Canyon entrance fee is $25 and camping is $18.00.
>> I see you mentioned Sedona AZ. A very scenic, but high-end tourist
>> trap. It's also a
>> "fee-demo" area. Can't even park to take a photo without paying, but
>> if you have the
>> Golden Age pass, you can get a mirror hanger card (at the VC in
>> town), no charge, and
>> insert the pass in it and hang on rear-view mirror. There are NF
>> campgrounds in Oak
>> Creek Canyon just north of town, but they look to get pretty crowded
>> in season. I
>> haven't used them; too close to home.
>> Instead of Sedona, try nearby Jerome, an old copper-mining town.
>> More laid-back and
>> two nice FS campgrounds nearby.
>>
>> Make friends with list-members who may reside in areas you will be
>> visiting.
>>
>> Jerry in AZ
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Robert Stewart" <robertmstewart@MAC.COM>
>> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
>> Sent: Friday, April 10, 2009 9:17 AM
>> Subject: Cross Country Travel Tips Wanted
>>
>>
>>> I know a lot of you have taken amazing travel trips in your van, do
>>> you mind sharing some key tips that might ease the pain and make it
>>> more enjoyable for me.
>>>
>>> I would like to hear about:
>>>
>>>
>>> Best places to visit in each area?
>>> i.e. Sedona AZ- Go visit the Energy Vortex's
>>>
>>>
>>
>
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