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Fort myers / Cape coral / Sarasota / Naples area
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I can see why some just stay in a place for a week or 2. We may need to curb our program in the future.. We are fast paced . like touristy stuff, big city stuff, broadway shows, events, even fairs and swap meets..We are not nature people, or hikers. We eat on the fly, where we are.. food is food.. and it's seem...
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The Junkman
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Eureka to Yosemite
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Anybody have any suggestions on the best route to take in an RV to go from Eureka, Ca to Yosemite, Ca? 101 south seems nice but I'm concerned about the traffic & best route passing through the whole Sacramento / San Francisco area. Also, although I'm interested mainly in getting from point A to poin...
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Over White Pass in Washington State
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Just curious if anyone has driven a big rig over White Pass in WA? Yakima to Centralia? Thanks Dave
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Capital Reef, Zion, Bryce question
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We are staying in Moab for 2 weeks right now and plan to head to Torrey Utah next to experience Capital Reef, then Bryce and then Zion. Time is of no concern to us but don't need to hang around an area a bunch more than needed to tour it so my question is, How much time is needed to experience each spot?
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Taking your RV to Copper Canyon, mexico
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I have an article in RV Times this month on this subject. See http://www.rvtimes.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/RVT166reduced.pdf I am wagon master on 3 caravans there this upcoming season, but for those who wish to venture there on their own I have GPS co-ordinates in the article on where to st...
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telco
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Traveling the West Coast
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For those of you in other parts of the country, if you have any rain, please, please send it out to the west coast. We came through southern Oregon today and the smoke is so bad you couldn't see Mt. Shasta (or any other mountains) because of all of the smoke. Medford, Or, looked like it has fog - but it was j...
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Barbaraok
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If you're traveling in Indiana...
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Just received this notification from my GPS service.... Rand McNally has released a construction file to the Dock to reflect the ongoing closure of the northbound I-65 bridge between Lebanon and Lafayette. The Indiana Department of Transportation recently announced that the bridge will not re...
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cherylbrv
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I-80 to I-70 Rock Springs to Grand Junction
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We want to go from Rock Springs, WY on I-80 to Grand Junction on I-70. Has anyone traveled Highway 191 to Vernal, then Highway 64 to Highway 139? We drive a 40ft. Motorhome with a Jeep tow. Any advice / tips would be appreciated. Thanks.
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FreeToRoam
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Has anyone driven the Natchez trace parkway with your RV?
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Has anyone traveled the Natchez Trace Parkway with your RV? If so, how was it?
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DeltaDonna
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Nomination to the "Interstate from Hell" list.
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I'm going to nominate I-40 from Flagstaff to Kingman as one of the Highways from Hell!  The road is almost as bad as I-10 from New Orleans to the Texas state line. We came across Friday and it is awful, at least the west travel section. Road really, really needs a lot of work. Barb
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Atlanta to Las Vegas via I-40 to San Diego
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Leaving Saturday July 11 to August 6. We know this is a long trip with a short amount of time. We both drive so we will share the driving. Will drive 6 to 7 hours a day it will really depend on how we feel changing driver ever 2 1/2 hours. Plan on starting out at 7:00 each morning. Have loosely planned t...
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pwdestiny
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Ca Route 395
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Anybody have experience with route 395 in California? I'll be traveling from Yuma, Az to Susanville, Ca (northern California) & Good Sam's RV trip planner has me going over 400 miles on Ca 395. Any difficult mountain passes to worry about? Is this the best route to take? Also, does anyone know of a...
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DreamerBob
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Escapees Day's End Directory
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Just recently subscribed to this and I'm finding it less useful than I had hoped. We were primarily looking for yet one more "tool" to help us plan enroute stops when we're stopping for just one night and needing somewhere quick and easy to get to. However, it's a text directory without ma...
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Travel thru Cincinnati
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If you have plans to travel through or around Cincinnati, Ohio. I-275 west bridge connecting KY to IN and I-74 west is down to onr lane in each direction. Traffic back ups in the morning and evening can last for hours. Best time to cross bridge is midday or after 8:00 PM. We went north on I-275 to northern...
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A fun way to avoid I-5 from northern CA to mid-OR
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Thought I would share this, we're planning to skip I-5 as much as possible this year, so this route caught my eye. Won't have time to do all of it this spring but we might cover some of this in the fall as we come south again https://roadtrippers.com/stories/volcanic-legacy-byway?a1=x!-96.675278...
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On the road again
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Well after a winter in Mesa, we fired up the motorhome and headed out yesterday towards Dallas to see our kids. Ran into cross-winds (or micro-burst) west of Lordsburg, NM in the midst of a thunderstorm (actual RAIN) and lost the shroud for the front air conditioner. Dave got is daily walk in going ba...
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Barbaraok
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How RV Friendly is NOLO?
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We are planning our month long vacation for this year and New Orleans is on the list. Any good RV spots down there close to it all? We don't tow but are willing to call Enterprise! Thanks J&J
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Headed to Vermont?
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I lived in northern Vermont for most of my life, and on a few other boards I have answered a ton of questions about visiting there. So if anyone has questions about sight seeing, restaurants, and other 'insider' information, I will be happy to chat (type) your ears off. Northern Vermont is my primary ar...
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Budget for NE States trip ??
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I don't know if I am asking a question that can be answered but.... and I know different folks have different tastes and needs... BUT.. Any idea of what it will cost to stay and visit western New York, New Hampshire and Maine area for a month this next mid Sept to mid October. Diesel costs? Do we nee...
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Planning a trip to Maine
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We are planning on taking a trip to Maine in late July and early August. Planned on going to the north and working our way down the state. I was talking to a guy today that said there is nothing to see up north and I should just stay to the south. Our "toad" is a motorcycle, so we like to ride the s...
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bronco865
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NOLA to Roanoke--just how mountainous?
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I would love to head up rt 11, as it parallels 81 for so long, but am afraid I will encounter some steep grades, which I'd rather avoid while hauling. Or to be safe is it wisest to head due east on 10 and head north after I pass the tail end of the Appalachians, and btw where is that exactly?!! tia, and happy tr...
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Traveling South from Sevierville, TN - Advice needed
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Hi All, we will be attending the Spring rally in Sevierville, TN and on the Monday after will be heading south to visit friends in Beverly Hills, FL. I read on another post that some of the roads going to NC are twisting and narrow. Would any of you Eastern travelers have advice for this Midwest flatlan...
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How to hit 48 states
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Interesting article. A scientist and journalist put together a loop trip around the US that hits all 48 states in the most efficient routing. http://news.discovery.com/tech/gear-and-gadgets/how-to-really-drive-across-the-us-hitting-all-major-landmarks-150309.htm
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The Bear II
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Strawberry Festival in florida going on now..fyi
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http://www.flstrawberryfestival.com/
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The Junkman
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Travel Advice
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Since moving into our rig last Summer we have stayed in Canada. Now we are planning our first six month snowbird excursion for Fall 2015-16 and are having some difficulties choosing where to stay. We had hoped to travel around mid to south Florida for the beaches, but finding available places to boo...
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Lake Mead?
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We're considering a 2-3 week stopover next spring as we leave AZ headed to central CA and thought it would be fun to see Lake Mead, never been there before and know very little about the area. I've started researching all the different possibilities for camping and given how huge the lake is, not reall...
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NWescapee
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Western trip from Florida suggestions
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We are in process in the early stages of planning a month long rv trip from Florida to th Rockies with 4 grandchildren aged 6 to 13. We want to do it for both education and of course to create memories. Obvious stops for us are Grand Canyon, Yellowstone, Tetons , and Mount Rushmore. Any ideas on other "...
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Researching Begins Again
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Jo and I have a nephew who is a contract employee for the Air Force overseas. Sometime in the next year to a year and a half, he plans on returning back to the U.S. One of the things he has wanted to do for some time is to take his mother (Jo's middle sister in Colorado Springs) on a long sightseeing trip, and...
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Terry and Jo
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Looking for websites having to do with "stuff to do" -Activities, Events, Art/craft shows, car shows,Fairs, Anythetc..
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Looking to "get ahead" of my travel plans and form my own calendars of "stuff to do" when I am in a specific area or state.. We are not the nature type.. More like big events where I can drink beer, maybe a band, and have fun.. But we settle for arts/crafts too. In fact, thinking about...
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The Junkman
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Road to Myrtle Beach?
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I'll be heading there from Raleigh, NC. Looking at Google maps, there seem to be 3 different ways to go after getting off I95 - each within 5 miles of each other distance wise. All appear to be state routes. Not knowing the area, can anyone recommend the best way to go? I ruled out one because it's taki...
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