Hey Jon Last time I went to Carlisle I spent Sun afternoon and evening in
Gettysburg. 1/2 hr away from the motel where DML stayed. Battlefield is a
must and the town is great.
Jim 91 Dak
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From: <jon@dakota-truck.net>
To: <dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net>
Sent: Friday, March 30, 2007 1:47 PM
Subject: Re: DML: FOR THOSE ABOUT TO ROCK!!!!!!!!!!!
>
> "Josh Battles" <josh.lists@omg-stfu.com> wrote:
> : On Sun, March 25, 2007 7:45 pm, jon@dakota-truck.net wrote:
> :>
> :> With that much time, it might be fun to come the whole way
> :> without setting foot (tire) on an interstate. Last year on the
> :> trip to Carlisle, I took the direct route across the hills instead
> :> of the 90/79/76 interstates, and it was a heck of a lot more
> :> interesting. Ironically, it was also shorter time wise. We should
> :> have been doing that from the start with the Carlisle convoys, but
> :> the mapping software and stuff back then said it was longer this
> :> way. :-P Unless of course you have specific points that you'd like
> :> to hit in which case you'll probably want to stick to the interstates.
>
> : I was thinking that as well. Is there anything up near you worth
> checking
> : out that'll be on the way from the Blue Ridge?
>
>
>
> I'm not sure; if you are into history at all, I believe
> Gettysburg, PA is right between the Skyline Drive and my place.
> I've never been to Gettysburg myself, so I can't vouch for what
> sort of attraction it is. Of course, that means Carlisle is
> right on the way as well. The All-Ford nationals is held there
> the first weekend in June, though I suspect that probably wouldn't
> jibe with your schedule, unless you felt like taking a week to
> get from Carlisle to my place. :-) If you do come up that way
> though, you could always take the back roads from the Carlisle
> area to my place, and depending on how you do it that means you
> would also have the opportunity to drive for about 35 miles through
> a section of the Allegany National Forest, which might also
> offer some recreational possibilities if you are into hiking or
> rafting, etc. (http://www.fs.fed.us/r9/forests/allegheny/)
> Also on the way (depending on the exact route you take) is the
> Seneca Alleghany casino (which is having their grand opening today,
> I believe.) I'm not particularly interested in casinos myself, but
> I know lots of folks are so I thought I would mention it.
> (http://www.senecaalleganycasino.com/index.cfm)
>
> Of course, there is always Niagara Falls, though that isn't
> really on the way; its about an hour northeast of the BBQ. You're
> probably also not *too* far away from Washington, DC which some
> people seem to like as a tourist destination. (Its way too
> dangerous for me to ever want to set foot there, but if you
> are feeling lucky...) :-) I already mentioned Gettysburg, but
> I suppose there are bound to be a number of Civil War related
> attractions along the way, again if history is your thing.
>
> I'm sure there are a ton of other things to do on the way,
> unfortunately I've exhausted my extremely limited knowledge
> of the area; google might be of some help to turn up more.
>
>
> :> The only thing that immediately comes to mind is I think there
> :> might be some places in that general region of the country where
> :> you can "dig for treasure"; stuff like diamonds, rubies, gold,
> :> opal, etc. Which you are digging for depends on the part of the
> :> country. I have seen some TV shows about those kind of places,
> :> you basically pay an entrance fee and whatever you find you can
> :> keep; if you get lucky you might even pay for the vacation. :-)
> :> Anyway, that has nothing to do with anything, but the idea just
> :> sparked in my brain for some reason. I don't know if you're into
> :> that sort of thing (I don't know if I am either), it just sounded
> :> like something that would be fun to try.
>
> : Interesting. I'll definately have to check those out.
>
>
>
> I did some checking, but didn't turn up anything in the area.
> (The closest was diamonds in Arkansas, Amethest in Georgia, or
> Aquamarine in North Carolina.) If you do come across something
> though, please let me know. :-)
>
>
>
>
> :> If you are into geocaching at all, with a long trip like that,
> :> there are bound to be ample opportunities to hit some interesting
> :> ones.
>
> : No GPS. All of my extra funds went to the new digital camera and the
> mystery
> : project. I'd definately like to get into geocaching though, it sounds
> like
> : you guys have fun with it.
>
>
> Yeah, its probably a dorky thing to do, but its pretty fun;
> gets you outdoors and seeing stuff. Plus, it helps to fill
> that in-born desire to find hidden treasure. :-) I have a very
> simple GPS which was less than $100, and its fit the bill so
> far for everything I've wanted to do for the past few years.
> (Garmin Geko 201)
>
> --
> -Jon-
>
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