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Date:         Fri, 10 Apr 2009 20:30:44 -0700
Reply-To:     Roger Whittaker <rogerwhitt1@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Roger Whittaker <rogerwhitt1@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Cross Country Travel Tips Wanted
Comments: To: Robert Stewart <robertmstewart@mac.com>
In-Reply-To:  <12C6E943-19AE-45A9-AE73-96DF37800135@mac.com>
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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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