Date: Sat, 11 Apr 2009 11:38:23 -0400
Reply-To: Robert Stewart <robertmstewart@MAC.COM>
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From: Robert Stewart <robertmstewart@MAC.COM>
Subject: Re: Cross Country Travel Tips Wanted
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RE: "camp on an Indian reservation"
Never have done it but I assume there must be a way to ask permission
if you respectful to their elder council.
I have to start researching this.
Robert
NY
On Apr 10, 2009, at 11:30 PM, Roger Whittaker wrote:
> 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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> roger w
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