vacation ideas

[Rad Diver]

when did you go there, my eldest brother was there for a while. was one of the leaders in the Sigma Alpha Mu frat-s there.

I started in Summer of 1995 and graduated in December of 1996. I didn't have to much of a social life. I was newly married and moved to Pcola from the central east coast of Fl.

I was the vice-prez for the environmental club and with the help of a few got the club respect, recognition, and increased membership to total approx. 120 persons, of which about 60 were active members. We did alot of volunteer work for the forest service and local agencies of all types.

[mcsap]

I'm intrigued about the white water rafting. Has anyone been? TPD, what state?

The Green River at the Dinosaur National Monument in Utah had some WILD white water rafting. !!

A little closer to home in WV, they have the Cheat River and another I think it is called the Gauley River with some nice rapids.

[Stump]

The Green River at the Dinosaur National Monument in Utah had some WILD white water rafting. !!

By any chance, is that one of the places Pee-Wee went on his Big Adventure? I remember him watching the sunrise inside this huge dinosaur.....

[Bearcat06]

Stump.....two words...

WALLY-WORLD! :D

[bobcoop06]

Correction, Bob! ;) It used to rule before Hurricane Ivan. Now it looks like doo-doo. Half the condos are on the ground, Hooters is on it's side, the little fair is gone, no boardwalk, the fishing pier is gone, most of the shops are gutted and you certainly don't want to walk the trails because the gators are livid. They are trying to re-establish their grounds and are out of control. The soundside is littered with debris and the beachside is all piled up because they are re-silfting the sand. :( I live right around the corner in Pensacola near Perdido Key which is also a mess right now.

I'd go to New Orleans. It's mardi gras season! We have the mardi gras here too but this place looks worse than Gulf Shores right now.

Riiiiight....forgot all about that. Damnit. You ever been to Florabama? My uncle practically lives in there.

[sgtbear111]

I'll have to second the suggestion wild800 had on Ferndale California. Spent a nite there late last Oct. Two very good restaurants, and maybe three motels. My third visit, and recommend it very much. The county road out to Cape Mendecino is great, go with a full gas tank and a camera, very wild ocean beach. Swimming and surfing not recommended, but spectacular view. Follow the road thru Petrolia and over the mtns into the Redwood forests. Trailers not suggested on this winding road.

North of Eureka is a town called Orick on Hwy 101. Go just 2 miles north of Orick, to a roadside cafe called Rolf's - best German food in the area.

CA Hwy 34 from Hwy 101 south of Ferndale at Fortuna is a scenic trip to Red Bluff across the Coast Range. Again, no trailers due to winding road, and have a full gas tank. Just a logging road with asphalt, occasionally a center stripe. The eastern 30 miles of 34, east slopes to Red Bluff, is curved and supered for driving with both hands, a great place to wring out a sports car, or a Crown Vic if you work near there.

Closer to home -
If you have a week and a car, just throw some gear into the car and leave. Destination - what ever way you want to go. No plans. Take off your watch an dturn off the cell phone No destination permitted just stop where you end up and when (as early or late) you feel like it. Don't tell anyone you are going to visit them, as that will tie you to someone else's sked. Stay off the freeways and turnpikes; secondary 2 lane state hwys and county roads are the way to see places. The key is to not plan, or set a sked.

Try it thru the Adirondacks, avoid the Thruway and take the back roads across Vermont, NH, into Maine.

[Old Trooper]

Laughlin, Nevada- a smaller toned down Las Vegas, right across the Colorado River from Arizona...a very relaxing, fun place to visit.