Hmm, avoiding Texas might be hard.  Go to Austin, it's a cool town.  Stop in
Phoenix and visit Karl Wolz and in Tucson to visit Larry Chase.  Actually,
get them to meet each other while you're at it!  It's too late in the year
for that crazy town in western Arizona - Quartzsite.  The snow bird capital
of the world.

Definitely stop at Hot Wells Dune in south east Arizona, and hang out for a
few days talking to the other folks passing through.  Especially if you like
hot springs.  Though it will be warm when you're there - it was great in the
cold.

I liked coastal Louisiana - very quiet and watery.  You have to like water,
though.

El Capitan, in Texas - amazing landscape.  That's a national park in south
west Texas.  Definitely not flat, Matilda chugged pretty slowly up those
hills.

Carlsbad Caverns in New Mexico is pretty interesting.

I went tearing through Alabama and Georgia and the Florida panhandle - I
can't make recommendations there.  But I'm sure others can!

Joy

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Joy Hecht
and Matilda, 1989 Burgundy Vanagon

For musings about life and the vanadventures:
http://users.rcn.com/jhecht/gypsy

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:::-----Original Message-----
:::From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf
:::Of Stan Wilder
:::Sent: Tuesday, April 12, 2005 2:12 AM
:::To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
:::Subject: Re: Coast toCoast!
:::
:::Avoid Texas .............. It's a long flat boring drive. I think it's
:::close
:::to 900 miles to cross via I10.
:::
:::Stan Wilder
:::Engine Ceramics
:::214-352-4931
:::www.engineceramics.com
:::----- Original Message -----
:::From: "Sam Johnson" <wrey45@YAHOO.COM>
:::To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
:::Sent: Monday, April 11, 2005 5:52 PM
:::Subject: Coast toCoast!
:::
:::
:::> Hi All,
:::>        Planning to drive my '84 Westy from Menlo Park CA to Boynton
:::Beach
:::> Florida beginning of May this year mostly along highway 10. Any
:::interesting
:::> places to see/avoid, stay or scenic views not too far off the main
:::> expressway or even a better route suggestion?
:::>      Will not be in a hurry and would love to share a beer/lemonade
:::with
:::any
:::> listees in towns along the way.
:::>
:::> Sam
:::>
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