Jim,
while at carlisle did you happen to visit the silversprings flee market. It is north on route 11. on the left side of the road. It is held on sundays spring, summer and fall. they have most everything there. food,tools,car and trucks parts, antiques, sporting equip, clothes. Some people will empty there barn,garages and houes to sell the stuff. there is two good size buildings and depending on the weather people even set up in the parking lots and the grass. It is worth the visit. Plan to spend at least two hours and take plenty of money.
ray snowbox
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From: "JAMES KNOX" <knox.james@sympatico.ca>
Reply-To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2007 18:30:51 -0500
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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