Ray ; Thanks for the flee market info, I missed it. Sounds good for the
next Carlisle run.
Jim , 91 Dak 318 LA
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ray Grose" <snow5box1@westelcom.com>
To: <dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net>
Sent: Friday, March 30, 2007 7:22 PM
Subject: Re: DML: FOR THOSE ABOUT TO ROCK!!!!!!!!!!!
>
> 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
>
>
> ---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
> 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
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> 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?
>>
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>>
>> 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-
>>
>> .- Jon Steiger -- jon@dakota-truck.net or jon@jonsteiger.com -.
>> | '96 Kolb Firefly, '96 Suzuki Intruder, Miscellaneous Mopars |
>> `-------------------------------- http://www.jonsteiger.com --'
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