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Re: 2020 Driving Vacation Ideas....
[Re: erathar]
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The Shenandoah Valley is absolutely amazing. Monticello is great. Ive picked up on something new I missed every time I've been. Take your time. Thank you....and you are right....amazing area....
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Re: 2020 Driving Vacation Ideas....
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Looks like a solid scenic route you picked
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Re: 2020 Driving Vacation Ideas....
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Looking for suggestions. One thought is a driving tour of Appalachia..... No interest in going back to the keys this year so Florida is out. Did Maine last year.... Though about a SW desert tour but the bride is less than interested in no trees.... she wants mountains.... So now I'm looking into an eastern mountain trip....Kinda thinking about eastern OK, northern AR, KY, southern OH, western PA, WV, western VA, western NC, and TN as a loop but just not sure.... Something like this....Not the exact route just a general loop. We avoid interstates and large cities...mostly try to stay the hell away from people. Thoughts about things to do/see along this trip or any suggestions of other places to go are greatly appreciated....no "touristy" places please....natural, scenic, and historical places. Need to drop down to Ashvile and go through the Biltmore estate. https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attract...s-Biltmore-Asheville_North_Carolina.htmlThis, used to drive through Stone Mountain Park every day on the way to/from work. It's pretty cool. If you are in Tennessee, maybe Jack Daniels Distillery, I liked it. Chattanooga has Ruby Falls and other tourist traps.
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Re: 2020 Driving Vacation Ideas....
[Re: SnakeWrangler]
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09/13/20 07:27 PM
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we kinda did that route last summer. didnt go that far north, just to bristol tenn. left dallas and went through ark. to tenn. and on to bristol. saw lots of stuff. came back through the smokey mtns. and did the jack daniels tour in lynchburg. that was interesting to me. our trip was about 2200 miles over 7 days. memphis sux imo, nashville not much better, grand ole oprey is cool, only country music or blue grass i heard live the whole trip was at a mcdonalds some dude playing in the corner for tips. rap and pop music in all the cities.. i can understand why ray wylie hubbard hates the nashville record producers so much.
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Re: 2020 Driving Vacation Ideas....
[Re: SnakeWrangler]
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09/13/20 07:43 PM
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Time window is the last couple weeks of October
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Re: 2020 Driving Vacation Ideas....
[Re: SnakeWrangler]
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09/13/20 07:49 PM
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We did South Dakota this summer and Big Bend last weekend. SoDak was all open except for one reservation. We hit Wind Cave National Park, Custer State Park, Mt Rushmore, and Badlands NP. It was an incredible trip and journey.
The bride is from East Tennessee and we do that trip a few times a year; can’t go wrong with the Smokeys in the Fall! Deals Gap and the Dragons Tail is a must drive!
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Re: 2020 Driving Vacation Ideas....
[Re: SnakeWrangler]
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09/13/20 07:58 PM
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Time window is the last couple weeks of October should be some fall color by then. i would like to drive that area when no leaves are on the trees to be able to see all the shacks up in the hills.
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Re: 2020 Driving Vacation Ideas....
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09/13/20 08:01 PM
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We did South Dakota this summer and Big Bend last weekend. SoDak was all open except for one reservation. We hit Wind Cave National Park, Custer State Park, Mt Rushmore, and Badlands NP. It was an incredible trip and journey.
The bride is from East Tennessee and we do that trip a few times a year; can’t go wrong with the Smokeys in the Fall! Deals Gap and the Dragons Tail is a must drive! Thanks! We did those you listed four years ago on our 10k mile western states trip.
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Re: 2020 Driving Vacation Ideas....
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Anyone have a good website for finding scenic routes, waterfalls, historic sites, etc.
I found a couple but not really impressed with them.
Thanks!
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Re: 2020 Driving Vacation Ideas....
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Im not an authority by any means, most of the really good scenic drive sites are members only or pay type sites. Many you can enter your start & furthest distance point and it will give all sorts of options & info up to making a printable trip map. ---> RT---> TL---> SB
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Re: 2020 Driving Vacation Ideas....
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Im not an authority by any means, most of the really good scenic drive sites are members only or pay type sites. Many you can enter your start & furthest distance point and it will give all sorts of options & info up to making a printable trip map. ---> RT---> TL---> SBThanks
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Re: 2020 Driving Vacation Ideas....
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More suggestions? Greatly appreciated.... Looking for suggestions. One thought is a driving tour of Appalachia..... No interest in going back to the keys this year so Florida is out. Did Maine last year.... Though about a SW desert tour but the bride is less than interested in no trees.... she wants mountains.... So now I'm looking into an eastern mountain trip....Kinda thinking about eastern OK, northern AR, KY, southern OH, western PA, WV, western VA, western NC, and TN as a loop but just not sure.... Something like this....Not the exact route just a general loop. We avoid interstates and large cities...mostly try to stay the hell away from people. Thoughts about things to do/see along this trip or any suggestions of other places to go are greatly appreciated....no "touristy" places please....natural, scenic, and historical places.
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Re: 2020 Driving Vacation Ideas....
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09/17/20 12:40 PM
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Re: 2020 Driving Vacation Ideas....
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Since you're not going to Alaska you probably have a lot of room in the vehicle. I suggest you pick up Oxner and take him with y'all. It'll be a hoot, trust me..
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Re: 2020 Driving Vacation Ideas....
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09/17/20 12:50 PM
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Re: 2020 Driving Vacation Ideas....
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09/17/20 01:01 PM
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Re: 2020 Driving Vacation Ideas....
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09/17/20 01:12 PM
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Tropical storm Sally is now moving into the southeastern states.
Morning email from Cathy.
"It's been raining up a storm here. We got a flash flood warning this morning, but everything looks AOK right now. "
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Re: 2020 Driving Vacation Ideas....
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we kinda did that route last summer. didnt go that far north, just to bristol tenn. left dallas and went through ark. to tenn. and on to bristol. saw lots of stuff. came back through the smokey mtns. and did the jack daniels tour in lynchburg. that was interesting to me. our trip was about 2200 miles over 7 days. memphis sux imo, nashville not much better, grand ole oprey is cool, only country music or blue grass i heard live the whole trip was at a mcdonalds some dude playing in the corner for tips. rap and pop music in all the cities.. i can understand why ray wylie hubbard hates the nashville record producers so much. I thought it was funny learning after the tour we took at JD is that they are in a dry county.
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Re: 2020 Driving Vacation Ideas....
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09/17/20 01:25 PM
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Since you're not going to Alaska you probably have a lot of room in the vehicle. I suggest you pick up Oxner and take him with y'all. It'll be a hoot, trust me.. Not the way my wife packs.....sometimes I’m not sure if there will be enough room left for me.....
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Re: 2020 Driving Vacation Ideas....
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09/17/20 11:11 PM
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The section thru OK could use some improvement. Take US 271 across the corner to Paris from Ft Smith.
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Re: 2020 Driving Vacation Ideas....
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Arizona, huh?! Couldn’t stop by and say hi?
So that route you have on the top of the map looks very similar to the route I take to Ohio. Does that include highway 60 across the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers (Cairo Bridge?)
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Re: 2020 Driving Vacation Ideas....
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Since you're not going to Alaska you probably have a lot of room in the vehicle. I suggest you pick up Oxner and take him with y'all. It'll be a hoot, trust me.. Pass.
Quail hunting is like walking into, and out of a beautiful painting all day long. Gene Hill
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Re: 2020 Driving Vacation Ideas....
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we kinda did that route last summer. didnt go that far north, just to bristol tenn. left dallas and went through ark. to tenn. and on to bristol. saw lots of stuff. came back through the smokey mtns. and did the jack daniels tour in lynchburg. that was interesting to me. our trip was about 2200 miles over 7 days. memphis sux imo, nashville not much better, grand ole oprey is cool, only country music or blue grass i heard live the whole trip was at a mcdonalds some dude playing in the corner for tips. rap and pop music in all the cities.. i can understand why ray wylie hubbard hates the nashville record producers so much. I thought it was funny learning after the tour we took at JD is that they are in a dry county. and the whole county is basically covered/owned by jd.
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Re: 2020 Driving Vacation Ideas....
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hope ya didnt pay much for them boots
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Re: 2020 Driving Vacation Ideas....
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The section thru OK could use some improvement. Take US 271 across the corner to Paris from Ft Smith. Good info...thanks!
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