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Date:         Thu, 3 Aug 2017 23:53:09 +0000
Reply-To:     Patrick Seurynck <climb12@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Patrick Seurynck <climb12@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Senior Pass purchases
Comments: To: Richard Koerner <rjkinpb@sbcglobal.net>
In-Reply-To:  <1223403436.6974630.1501804065858@mail.yahoo.com>
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I got mine a couple of weeks after my 62nd at Grand Canyon NP last August. Life is good! ps

On Thu, Aug 3, 2017 at 5:49 PM Richard Koerner <rjkinpb@sbcglobal.net> wrote:

> I got the Senior Pass on my 62nd birthday upon driving into Yosemite 2 > years ago. Hands down one of the greatest things about turning 62! FREE > admission into National Parks and Monuments, and 1/2 off camping fees on > federal lands. Ha-ha!...recently camped in a place in Eastern > Sierras....total bill for lovely camping was $2.50 a night with the senior > pass. (Of course, there are ample places for free too, and I use them > depending on the situation at the moment. Just so easy in a Vanagon.) > > So, I'm always inclined to head for federal lands like National Forest > campgrounds and BLM stuff and east of the Mississippi I totally love the > Core of Engineers places like near some dam and lake. Man...in > California....the State Parks are CRAZY expensive!! And don't even think > about the beach campgrounds....about $35 to $50 a night depending how close > you are to the water. And crowded and stinky and dirty and noisy. Take it > from a local. > > Rich > San Diego > > > From: David McNeely <davmcneely40@GMAIL.COM> > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Sent: Thursday, August 3, 2017 4:28 PM > Subject: Senior Pass purchases > > For those of you who have been told at federal facilities that they are out > of passes and you'll have to wait, the policy has evidently changed. They > will sell you the pass, issue a voucher which you may use as if it were the > pass, and send you the pass when they get more in stock. > > This was reported today in the Spokane newspaper. The article also said > that some places have sold more passes in a month than they typically sell > in a year. > > mcneely > > > > -- Sent from Gmail Mobile


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