Date: Wed, 6 Jan 2010 11:42:00 -0700
Reply-To: Tom Buese <tombuese@COMCAST.NET>
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From: Tom Buese <tombuese@COMCAST.NET>
Subject: Re: heading through the deep south soon, anyone on my route?
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On Jan 6, 2010, at 11:35 AM, Joy Hecht wrote:
> Deep south, for me = Alabama & Mississippi. Maybe Georgia?
Howzabout Arkansas, Louisiana, & Tennessee, not to mention Florida?
Surely there are vanagonauts/other interesting things to see & do in
those areas?
YMMV,
Mr. BZ
>
> Texas is visiting friends in Austin and Ft. Worth, and a cousin in
> Dallas.
> I've been to San Antonio - alas, over a very cold Christmas, when it
> snowed
> on the Mexican border. Not much fun!
>
> Oklahoma, of course, is visiting Larry & Maggie in Ponca City!
>
> Colorado is visiting friends in Denver & Boulder.
>
> The deep south is the great unknown for me....
>
>
>
> Joy
>
> On Wed, Jan 6, 2010 at 1:24 PM, <mcneely4@cox.net> wrote:
>
>> Are you including Texas as part of the "Deep South"? It's not of
>> course
>> (it's Texas, which is its own special place), but some folks from
>> the East
>> and the North consider it so out of ignorance. If you want
>> pointers in
>> Texas and Oklahoma (also not part of the South of course), give me
>> an idea
>> of your route and whether you are looking for nature or other kinds
>> of
>> spots. I can suggest places better with that information. Lots of
>> really
>> neat places of course.
>>
>> David McNeely
>>
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Jan 6, 2010 at 11:30 AM, Joy Hecht wrote:
>>
>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> I'm planning to head across Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi &
>>> Louisiana to
>>> Texas late January-early February, en route to visit friends in
>>> Texas,
>>> Oklahoma, and Colorado.
>>>
>>> I'm interested in interesting suggestions on places to stop in the
>>> deep
>>> south. I've been saying ever since I first traveled in my van
>>> that I
>>> wanted
>>> to spend some time in the south in the winter, and I've never
>>> actually
>>> done
>>> it. I don't know how much time I'll actually end up with, but
>>> hopefully
>>> at
>>> least a couple of weeks for the Georgia-through-Mississippi
>>> stretch. (I
>>> have done a bit of exploring in Louisiana already.)
>>>
>>> Suggestions?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Joy
>>> and Matilda
>>> and the kayak, who would love to get out onto the water on the way
>>> as
>>> well...
>>>
>>
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