Ya'll could look up Unca Joel! That'd beat the socks of'n any other
entertainment!

Jim

----- Original Message -----
From: "Dave Mcneely" <mcneely4@COX.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Wednesday, January 06, 2010 11:26 AM
Subject: Re: [VANAGON] heading through the deep south soon, anyone on my
route?

> Joy got it right, except I'd include S. Carolina.  The ones you
> mentioned are border states (other than Louisiana, which is just
> Louisiana, like Texas is just Texas.  Florida, same story as Texas.
> But, in both Texas and Florida, there are sections more akin to the Deep
> South than the rest of the state -- Florida the Panhandle, Texas, East
> Texas.
>
>
> On Wed, Jan 6, 2010 at 12:42 PM, Tom Buese wrote:
>
>> On Jan 6, 2010, at 11:35 AM, Joy Hecht wrote:
>>
>>> Deep south, for me = Alabama & Mississippi.  Maybe Georgia?
>>
>> Howzabout Arkansas, Louisiana, & Tennessee, not to mention Florida?
>>
>> Surely there are vanagonauts/other interesting things to see & do in
>> those areas?
>>
>> YMMV,
>>
>> Mr. BZ
>>>
>>> Texas is visiting friends in Austin and Ft. Worth, and a cousin in
>>> Dallas.
>>> I've been to San Antonio - alas, over a very cold Christmas, when it
>>> snowed
>>> on the Mexican border.  Not much fun!
>>>
>>> Oklahoma, of course, is visiting Larry & Maggie in Ponca City!
>>>
>>> Colorado is visiting friends in Denver & Boulder.
>>>
>>> The deep south is the great unknown for me....
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Joy
>>>
>>> On Wed, Jan 6, 2010 at 1:24 PM,  wrote:
>>>
>>>> Are you including Texas as part of the "Deep South"?  It's not of
>>>> course
>>>> (it's Texas, which is its own special place), but some folks from
>>>> the East
>>>> and the North consider it so out of ignorance.  If you want
>>>> pointers in
>>>> Texas and Oklahoma (also not part of the South of course), give me
>>>> an idea
>>>> of your route and whether you are looking for nature or other kinds
>>>> of
>>>> spots.  I can suggest places better with that information.  Lots of
>>>> really
>>>> neat places of course.
>>>>
>>>> David McNeely
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Wed, Jan 6, 2010 at 11:30 AM, Joy Hecht wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Hi all,
>>>>>
>>>>> I'm planning to head across Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi &
>>>>> Louisiana to
>>>>> Texas late January-early February, en route to visit friends in
>>>>> Texas,
>>>>> Oklahoma, and Colorado.
>>>>>
>>>>> I'm interested in interesting suggestions on places to stop in the
>>>>> deep
>>>>> south.  I've been saying ever since I first traveled in my van
>>>>> that I
>>>>> wanted
>>>>> to spend some time in the south in the winter, and I've never
>>>>> actually
>>>>> done
>>>>> it.  I don't know how much time I'll actually end up with, but
>>>>> hopefully
>>>>> at
>>>>> least a couple of weeks for the Georgia-through-Mississippi
>>>>> stretch. (I
>>>>> have done a bit of exploring in Louisiana already.)
>>>>>
>>>>> Suggestions?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Joy
>>>>> and Matilda
>>>>> and the kayak, who would love to get out onto the water on the way
>>>>> as
>>>>> well...
>>>>>
>>>>