Red dot = Wilmington NC
Purple = Charleston, SC
The South didn't surrender until Wilmington fell.
THIS is the South. (and I'm being liberal with the boundaries.)
Nice places though.. the Redneck in my is itching to go back.. soon.
I'm sure we will be discussing the next venue whilst in Hanoi. May not be in the South, though.
What is Texas?
>Texas
A barren, desolate place. We certainly don't claim it.
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We really don't give a crap about Arkansas, either. Nor most of Louisiana.
That's sort of how I see it too, the US equivalent of the Australian outback but with more guns.
I think the Australian outback may be hip & metrosexual by comparison to TX.
"I'm sure we will be discussing the next venue whilst in Hanoi. May not be in the South, though."
Somewhere within driving distance from VEGAS ? ;D
[ducks]
>Vegas
Travoli has done a cross-country trip last year and he & I have been comparing notes. Trav is right, using Vegas as a cheap airport hub for an epic redneck roadtrip tour of some of the country's most incredible national parks makes sense. We'll run it by NFFC while in VN and report back.
"National Parks"
ergophobe might be up for that ;D
vegas=in
Quote from: Mackin USA on May 12, 2016, 12:53:35 PM
"National Parks"
ergophobe might be up for that ;D
Maybe so! Mrs Ergophobe aka SimplyTheresa is going to Viet Nam, but in July...
But a National Parks tour would be pretty easy to get her to sign on for. And if it were to be in Yosemite... we can help with planning ;-)
>>Real South
As a native Vermonter who has never done anything except change planes in the South (unless you count a few days in Miami), that's pretty much how I see The South - would not include Texas or most of the east coast of Florida (a friend who's father relocated there in retirement from New York says everyone he meets is from New York).
>vegas=in
Ahh, the A-Team has started to assemble.
Trav says Moab, Zion, Grand Canyon, etc. I've done it before, it's both spectacular and alien. But it's a hard-driving tour. You'd be ridden hard and put up wet for 6 or 7 days straight. Probably cover 2k miles.
Did we get a commit from the vietnamese european?
I'm testing this route in August. I should have a better understanding of logistics and amenities by the end. This route is only 20 total hours of driving, probably over the course of 7-9 days.
Las Vegas
Grand Canyon National Park
Horseshoe Canyon Page AZ
Antelope Canyon
Monument Valley
Arches National Park
Canyonlands National Park
Bryce Canyon National Park
Zion National Park
Las Vegas
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"I'm testing this route in August. I should have a better understanding of logistics and amenities by the end."
And?
My traveling companions changed the trip. We started West, but headed East to Colorado after a few days.
We still visited some of the places listed in the previous post.
http://imgur.com/a/WPPK0 (http://imgur.com/a/WPPK0)
Here's a better idea:
1. Fly to Las Vegas (overnight las vegas)
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2. Hoover Dam, Sedona AZ (4.5hrs driving, overnight at a Sedona resort)
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3. Drive to Grand Canyon South Rim (2 hours driving, overnight at Grand Canyon Village)
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4. Drive to Page AZ, See a slot canyon. Horseshoe Bend at sunset (2.5 hours driving, overnight in Page AZ)
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5. Drive to Zion NP, See Zion (2 hours driving, overnight in Springdale UT)
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6. Drive to Bryce Canyon NP, See Bryce Canyon. Drive to Arches NP. Moab. (6 hours driving, overnight in Moab UT)
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7. Drive to Glenwood Springs, CO (3 hours driving, overnight in Glenwood Springs, CO)
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8. Drive to Boulder, CO (3 hours driving, overnight in Boulder CO or Denver CO)
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9 Fly out of Denver
Pretty relaxed schedule, with the exception of day 6. No hiking required, but short hikes will be available. Most of the overnights would be at nice resorts, with highly-rated restaurants nearby. I believe there would be a good mix of sightseeing and conference session time. The scenery is a mix of desert and Rocky Mountains.