What a great time of year for a cross-country road trip in a refreshed
Vanagon........ I'm envious!   :)

Have a terrific trip guys.

Jake

On 4/25/07, Jim Akiba <syncrolist@bostig.com> wrote:
>
> Thanks a bunch guys for all of the input. With work being so close to the
> wire, I have one day to pack and prepare for the entire trip. Needless to
> say that is going to be tough to do properly. Anyhow I've been forwarding
> all the posts to Ted one of our park ranger friends that is going to meet
> up
> with us at that point in the trip. Should be fun. Most of this is going to
> get sorted out on the road from Milwaukee to Hollister ha
>
> Thanks again!
>
> Jim
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tom Buese [mailto:tombuese@COMCAST.NET]
> Sent: Wednesday, April 25, 2007 12:06 AM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: Southern Utah Advice?
>
> On Apr 24, 2007, at 6:53 PM, honemastert wrote:
>
> > Jim,
> >
> > Zion NP is not to be missed.. it's a sandstone version of
> > Yosemite National Park.  You have to park and shuttle in, which
> > sucks a bit, but its not too bad really.
>
> Yep, it is a tourist wonderland.
>
> >
> > Do the "Angels Landing" hike, very cool..!
> >
> > I've been to Bryce, if youre already at Zion, it's
> > worth the detour.  There's a cool hike you can do that
> > takes you in/around the hoodoos.
> >
> > If you're headng up to the north, by way of Cayonlands/Arches
> > then by all means hit those.
>
> Take highway 12 past Bryce thru Grand Staircase National Monument,
> another huge incredible area which only has Monument status, but is
> as spectacular as the other NP's in the area. You can get to Moab,
> Arches, & Canyonlands from Boulder, Utah over the Burr Trail if you
> want to get off the paved road.
>
> >
> > The 'big ditch' er uh the Grand Canyon, is a bit of a sidetrip
> > from Utah.  North Rim is nice and less touristy that the
> > South Rim, but it's a ways off the main road from Jacob's
> > Lake, to get there.
> Check to see if the North Rim is open when you go in May, as it is
> alot higher than the south rim & doesn't open till the snow is gone
> in late spring.
>
> >
> > A week (plus driving time) will be hard to choose. I'd pick
> > Bryce/Zion over Canyonlands/Arches myself, but really depends
> > upon your route.
>
> They are closer to your eventual destination, SLC, but much more
> commercial & crowded than Canyonlands.  In any event practice your
> German, French, Japanese, etc. as many folks visiting those areas are
> European or Asian, & seem to appreciate the areas more than the locals.
>
> Tom B.- May can be peak time down there
>

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Jake
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