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PLAN P as of 6/14/97 12:00pm
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P01 07/03/97 Thursday Silver
Spring, MD >> Columbus, Oh
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Departure Driving Time Stops
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Distance
6:00amEDT 10:00hr 2:00hr
12:00hr 6:00pmEDT
450 miles
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Camp @ Enon Beach CG, $14 without hookups. 2401 Enon Rd, Springfield, OH
CAMP RSV 5/30/97 @ Enon Beach CG deposit $14, Chk #1310 mailed 5/30/97
1 Night
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P02 07/04/97 Friday
Columbus
>> St. Louis, MO
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Departure Driving Time Stops
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Distance
6:00amEDT 7:00hr 2:00hr
9:00hr-1hrTZ 2:00pmCDT 410
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Camp at St. Louis RV Park Downtown. 900 N. Jefferson St. 63106 (314)241-3330
- 100 Trailer sites, $23.59-$25.50. We get electric but not water.
- near corner of Jefferson
and MLK Blvd.
- 22 blocks from Arch. City Bus from 2 blocks, or from Union Station 6 blocks.
8:00pm - Fireworks at Arch. Can
see high fireworks from CG.
CAMP RSV 5/30/97 @ StL RV Pk__ deposit VISA hold__ Conf#______ Agent______________
1 Night
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P03 07/05/97 Saturday
St. Louis >>
Grain Valley, MO
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8:00am- 10pm St. Louis,
Mo - see Westward Expansion Museum
8:30am- St. Louis, Mo -
see Gateway Arch,
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Departure Driving Time Stops
Total Time ETA
Distance
12:00pmCDT 5:00hr 1:00hr
6:00hr 6:00pmCDT
250 miles
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Camp near Grain Valley @ Trailside Camper's Inn of KC
CAMP RSV 5/30/97, deposit _VISA hold,_$14.00, Conf#______, Agent_Opal___
1 Night
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P04 07/06/97 Sunday
Grain Valley, MO >> Garden City, KS
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7:00am Mass
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Departure Driving Time Stops Total
Time ETA
Distance
8:00amCDT 8:00hr 2:00hr
10:00hr 6:00pmCDT 400 miles
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-Stop at Fort Larned Hist Site, open 8am-6pm
-see nearby Santa Fe Trail Wagon
Ruts. - Hour long tours
Camp at Garden City KOA in Garden City, KS.
1-800-KOA-3361 or 316-276-8741
CAMP RSV 5/30/97, deposit $15 on VISA_, Conf#C6255, Agent__Peggy______
1 Night
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P05 07/07/97 Monday
Garden City, KS >> Great Sand Dunes
NM, CO
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Departure Driving Time Stops
Total Time ETA
Distance
8:00amCDT 6:00hr 3:00hr
9:00hr-1hrTZ 4:00pmMDT 301
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- *** Stop at Bent's Old Fort Hist Site, $3,
8am - 6PM
- Park 1/2 mile away. walk in
as 1830'3 & 1840's travelers did.
- *** Stop at Comanche Natl Grasslands, (719) 384-2181.
pristine canyons
& prairies.
- Vogel Canyon has loop trails
to see rock art, stagecoach stop, homestead.
13 miles S of La
Junta on 109. Just beyond intersection w/ county 802
is access road.
- Picketwire Canyonlands. Hiking trails, historic remnants, dinosaur footprints
s on 109 to county
802, turn r, go sw 8 miles to county 25. Head s on canyon
access in 5 miles.
- Along Rt 350, several pulloffs
w/ interpretive info.
*** Great Sand Dunes. Visitor Cntr 8am-8pm
1st Camp in Park at Pinon Flats CG fills up quickly, FCFS, $8, 719-378-2312,
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no showers, interpretive program.
2nd Camp near entrance at Great Sand Dunes Oasis $10, (719)378-2222. Restaurant.
3rd Camp at Rio Grade NF has many CG that accept travel trailers.
- sites at Big Meadows,
Lake Fork, Elk Creek, Aspen Glade, Mogote
can be
reserved (800)-280-2267, fees $5 to $10.
CAMP RSV __/__/__ @ no RESV__ deposit ____________ Conf#______ Agent________________
1 Night
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7:00pm Evening hike in dunes.
Great Sand Dunes National Monument
- Hike from Visitor Center to top of tallest dune takes 1.5 to 3 hours
- Back Country sites available for hikers, get permit from ranger.
- Nightly Campfire Program
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P06 07/08/97 Tuesday Great
Sand Dunes NM, CO >> Mesa Verde NP
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Departure Driving Time Stops
Total Time ETA
Distance
8:00amMDT 4:00hr 3:00hr
7:00hr 3:00pmMDT 200 miles
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-Explore Great Sand Dunes NM 4WD up to Medano Pass and Medano Lake?
-Stop at *** Durango & Silverton RR?
******* Mesa Verde area local road conditions 970-565-4511
- Dolores, CO area visitor info -- url http://www.swcolo.org
- Dolores, CO - Natl Forest Office 970882-7296.
1st Camp in Mesa Verde at Morefield CG, 550 sites $6-16. 970-529-4474 (4465,HQ4421).
-E&W avail, laundry, groc,
showers, Fee pancake breakfast, lunch dinners.
2nd Camp across from entrance at A&A Mesa Verde RV Park Resort$16, 970-565-3517
- groc, laundry, lots of activities.
3rd Camp Mesa Oasis CG, 4.5 mi s of Cortez. $14+ 970-565-8716
4rd Camp at Ute Mtn Ute Tribal Park.
Permit rqd. (970)565-3751.
- Ute Mountain Tribal Park HQ
- 800-847-5485
CAMP RSV __/__/__ @ _________ deposit ____________ Conf#______ Agent________________
4 Nights
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P07 07/09/97 Wednesday
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Explore *** Mesa Verde
- Farview Visitor Center, start
here, 8am - 5pm
get free tickets
for Cliff Palace & Balcony House, FCFS
- Hikers must register at Park
HQ at Chapin Mesa, 8am-6:30pm.
TOUR RSV __/__/__ @ _________ deposit ____________ Conf#______ Agent________________
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Explore
- *** Ute Mtn Tribal Park. (970)565-3751.
twice size of Mesa Verde, less crowded.
Ute guided tours,
bring lunch, water, vehicle w full tank, 800-847-5485 x282.
or guided backpacking
trip.
TOUR RSV 06/05/97 Full Day Tour_________
deposit $50.00, Check #1313, Be at Tribal Pk Visitor Cntr ar 8:00am
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P09 07/11/97 Friday
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- Visit Four Corners, CO/NM/WO/AZ (Tourist Trap).
-Explore Cortez, CO;
- *** Cortez Culture Center,
excellent evening progs except Sundays.
25 N Market (970)565-1151
- ** Anasazi Heritage Center
free, access road has spectacular views.
Includes
handling artifacts and short hike to sites.
- ** Crow Canyon Archaeological
Cntr. Dig w/ professional Archaeologist. 565-8975
- or Go on to Colorado NM early,
- or swing up to Arches/Canyonlands
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P10 07/12/97 Saturday Mesa
Verde NP, CO >> Colorado NM, CO
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Departure Driving Time Stops
Total Time ETA
Distance
8:00amMDT 6:00hr 3:00hr
9:00hr 5:00pmMDT 240 miles
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- Alt route stop at Black Canyon of Gunnison NMon. Visitor Cntr 8am-4:40pm
1st Camp in park at Saddlehorn CG $8, 970-858-3617, no showers, has laundry,
view.
2nd Camp near Fruita, at Fruita Monument RV Park $15, 970-858-3155,
- I70 exit 19, 0.3 mi s on SR340. laundry, limited groc,
3rd Camp near Grand Junction, CO at Junction West RV Park, $15, 970-245-8531,
- I70 exit 26, just w on US6
& 50 then 0,5 mi n on 22 RD., groc, laundry
NO CAMP RESV NEEDED
2 Nights
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- *** Explore Colorado NM, CO. Visitor
Cntr 8am-4:30pm
- 32 sq miles of Colo's most
exquisite and unspoiled
wilderness. Formations sim to Grand Canyon, Zion, Bryce Canyon, Canyonlands.
- Rimrock Drive, 42 miles of
trails, Visitor Cntr 8am-8pm.
- Serpent's Trail:
slowly ascends into the high country over 54 switchbacks.
- Devil's Kitchen:
short trek
- Independence Monument:
5.5 mile trail winds past Kissing Couple, Squaw Fingers,
on to
Independence Monument
- ** Dinosaur Valley 362 Main, 9am-5:30pm, Dinosaur Robots.
7:00pm Do Laundry ?
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P11 07/13/97 Sunday
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7:00am Mass
- *** Explore Colorado NM, CO
- *** Grand Mesa, world's largest flat top mtn at 10,000ft.
- from Grand Junction, S on US 50 to Whitewater, E on Lands End Rd,
(gravel, many switchbacks
near top), on to "Lands End Observatory",
great views in all
directions. On to Rt65 S to Cedar Edge,
Pioneer Town 10am-4pm,
$3adult. $1.50 under 18. (970)835-8231
by Surface Creek
Hist Soc., remarkable collection, incl arrowhead collection.
- Grand Mesa - Crag Crest Trail - check with district ranger (303) 242-7006
From Grand
Junction take Hwy 65 to Island Lake. Follow signs to "West Trailhead"
10 mile hike,
full day, moderately difficult, Altitude 11,000 feet.
7:00pm Do Laundry ?
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P12 07/14/97 Monday
Colorado NM, CO >> Rocky Mtn NP, CO
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Departure Driving Time Stops
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Distance
6:00amMDT 6:30hr 2:00hr
8:30hr 2:30pmMDT 270 miles
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- stop at Georgetown Bighorn Sheep Viewing Area?
- Georgetown Loop Narrow Gage RR $11, to Lebanon Silver Mine. $4
- to West side RMNP.
Camp at Back country Sunset: 3 mi from trailhead
via Green Mountain Trail & Tonahutu Trail.
- Kawuneeche Visitor Cntr (west side) (970)627-3471 7am-7pm
exhibits, back country permits.
- Stop at Kanawachee Visitor Center Back Country Office to pick up permit and
packet.
- Provide Vehicle Tag Number adn $15 fee.
Get directions for where to park the trailer.
(or write Back Country Office,
Rocky Mountain NP, Estes Park, CO 80517. )
- Park at Green Mountain Trailhead.
- Hike to Bigmeadows area, turn North then East on Tonahutu Creek Trail
to Sunset campsite.
CAMP RSV 5/30/97 @ Sunset BkCntry_ deposit $15 due at checkin, pick up permit
then.
1 Backpack Night.
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P13 07/15/97 Tuesday
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- Lulu City trail follows Colorado River.
1st Camp in park 7mi n of Grand Lake at Timber Creek CG, $8, 303-586-2371.
no resvs, no showers. At
start of Trail Ridge Rd.
2nd Camp in Grand Lake Elk Creek CG $15 (970)627-8502 or (800)ELK-CREEK
Resv accepted, laundry,
limited groc.
- or, if early, go over Trail Ridge Road today,
- Camp on East side somewhere
CAMP RSV __/__/__ @ NO RESV_ deposit ____________ Conf#______ Agent________________
1 Night
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P14 07/16/97 Wednesday Grand
Lake, CO >> Moraine Park, CO
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Departure Driving Time Stops
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Distance
8:00amMDT 2:00hr 7:00hr
9:00hr 5:00pmMDT 65 miles
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- Trail Ridge Road, to 12,183 ft., 2hrs to drive one way, 48 miles.
- Alpine Visitor Cntr. Also 6
miles east of cntr 1mile Toll Memorial Trail.
- East side Park East Unit 970-586-1242
Explore Rocky Mtn NP
- Bear Lake
- Fall River Road
- Beaver Dam
- Camp at Moraine Park, Reservations (800)365-CAMP (800)-436-PARK
CAMP RSV 05/30/97 @ Moraine Pk, deposit $14 VISA Debit, Acct# 119592, Agent_Jean
1 Night. call 970-586-2231
if late. Checkin after 11:am. Check
out by noon.
Call 1-800-388-2733 to cancel with cancel fee.
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P15 07/17/97 Thursday
Moraine Park, CO >> Custer SP,
SD
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Departure Driving Time Stops
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Distance
8:00amMDT 6:30hr 2:30hr
9:00hr 5:00pmMDT 350 miles
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-Stop at Big Thompson River Canyon to watch Bighorn Sheep?
Camp in Custer SP @ Sylvan Lake Site 24, $11, plus Resv Fee 605-255-4515
- from Custer, SD: 6 mi
n on 89N, 0.5 mi s on Needles Hwy.
CAMP RESV made at (800)710-2267.
- Additional Entry to Park $3/person or $8/vehicle
CAMP RSV 5/30/97 @ Sylvan Lake CG site 24, deposit $44 VISA Debit, Conf# 79772,
3 Nights
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