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RE: On my Way: Death Valley, Mojave, Josuah Tree
rabbitangel, based on your new information this is the route I would with your rig:
Pinnalce to Death Valley, Hwy 25 to Hwy198 to Hwy33east to I-5 south to Hwy58east to Barstow (298miles),If you wish to stop here there is free camping at Stoddard OHV area,we've used this place many times for overnight.
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Stoddard OHV
From Barstow take the I-15 south east to Baker and exit into Baker and take Hwy127 to Hwy190 into Furnace Creek Death Valley.(178 miles)
Baker
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Video Baker
Hwy127
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Hwy190
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Death Valley to Joshua Tree, 271 miles, Hwy 190 back to Hwy127 to I-15 south, get off at Harvard Rd,head south to Riverside Rd,make a right (west), make a left(south) on Newberry Rd,. This will take you to the I-40 go east, to get on the I-40 go back into Newberry Spring on the frontage road. Head east on The I-40 till you reach Ludlow and take National Trails Hwy aka Route66 to Amboy. There is also Amboy Crater we've also have used Amboy Crater for a over night camping since it run by the BLM.
Amboy Crater
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From Amboy Crater head to Amboy Rd this will take yo to 29 Plams and Hwy62 and the Oasis entrance to Joshua Tree. If you haven't done it yet go into the Truck Camper forum and read the posted trip reports in Truck Camper Trip Report stickie.
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c.traveler2
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03/11/10 03:57pm |
Roads and Routes
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Laptop power supply
The power supply to my Toshiba A135-S4527 died today, is there someplace I can buy a emo replacement without having but it from Toshiba?
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c.traveler2
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03/09/10 10:34pm |
Technology Corner
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RE: On my Way: Death Valley, Mojave, Josuah Tree
rabbitangel,
This is the problem with your routing efforts is Altadena, you aren't sure if you are going to stop there coming or going. It makes a big different in routing,mileage and camping along the way. If it was me I would go this way:
Pinnacles NM to Altadena- 291 miles
Altadena to Joshua Tree, Cottonwood Entrance-157 miles
Exit Joshua Tree thru the Oasis or Indian Cove entrances on the north side of Joshua Tree to Death Valley-271.5 miles
Most of this routing is interstate and no matter how one route the place you want to see your going to have some grades( 4-10%) of some type to climb.
There are several routing possibles, but again Altadena is the problem,before or after Joshua Tree. If you tell me for sure about Altadena I could help you much better, for there are many places to see and stay (some are free).
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c.traveler2
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03/09/10 10:05pm |
Roads and Routes
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RE: Closing some of AZ rest stops
This Az. rest stop LINK should help you out.
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c.traveler2
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03/06/10 11:47am |
Roads and Routes
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RE: My Temporary Cure For Winter Blues
Excellent photos of your journey to Bear Mountain along with very good narrative of your trail walk.
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c.traveler2
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03/04/10 03:15pm |
Truck Campers
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RE: Getting to Death Valley
Hello iradi8,
Death Valley is one of my favorite places.The 190 going through Towne Pass is a bit steep so going up will be slow. Make sure that you top off your tank before getting there for gas/diesel will run about a 1.50 more per gallon inside the park. Here's a link for current Road Conditions inside DV and this Link for DV weather. Furance Creek is the only place inside DV that you can buy diesel/gasoline and Stovepipe Wells has gas only. Scotty's Castle no longer has diesel/gasoline so top off before going there.I would suggest that you go to the Truck Camper forum and read many trip reports listed in the Truck Camper Trip Report sticky on Death Valley.If I can be of further help just PM me or post another question here.
http://travelingman2.smugmug.com/Travel/Death-Valley-part-3/Death-Valley2-105/401219048_3g7Tn-M.jpg
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c.traveler2
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03/03/10 11:48pm |
Roads and Routes
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RE: The Zion Tunnel
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Video Zion Tunnel
This video is us going through Zion Tunnel.
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c.traveler2
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03/02/10 10:10pm |
RV Parks, National Parks, State Campgrounds & More
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RE: Death Valley from 190 to 374 to Beatty
You'lll have no problem on Hwy374, bit of a climb and a great view of Death Valley.
http://travelingman2.smugmug.com/Travel/Death-Valley-revisited-part1/Death-Valley-180/395294011_8CorG-M.jpg
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c.traveler2
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02/28/10 01:09pm |
Roads and Routes
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RE: Tsunami warning to Hawaii in 2.7 minutes!
My brother in Hawaii right now and has been sending me text and pictures,unfortunely I don't have the cable to down load to my computor from my cell phone. Been watching Fox New Channel, the tsunami suppose to reach Hawaii 4:05 EST.
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c.traveler2
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02/27/10 12:59pm |
Truck Campers
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RE: Grand canyon trip planning
Our 1st site
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Congratulation's on driving a hardside camper to Toroweap. Only the 2nd one I know of. Spectacular area.
http://www.ctwillis.com/CamperTrips/North%20Rim/photos/100_0552.JPG width=640
Mine's a popup, obviously.
These people were already at Tuweep, but didn't stay
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On our way out a Earthroamer was headed to Tuweep.
http://travelingman2.smugmug.com/Travel/NorthRim/Tuweep1-323/701907617_N49mY-M.jpg
We had a great time out there.
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c.traveler2
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02/25/10 12:50pm |
Truck Campers
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RE: Grand canyon trip planning
rodtermaat , Don't worry about getting in park campsite at the north rim. For there is plenty of room in the next door Kaibab Forest, we payed a visited last Sept/Oct to this area. Forest Road22 is 4 miles outside of the main entrance of the North Rim.
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Once at FR22 and FR462 you can head anywhere for camping,we found a long unused spot down FR766
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You can use the dumps in the North Rim even if you don't camp there. A different place along the north rim is the Tweep/Toroweap area
This is a rustic area with no rail between you and the Grand Canyon.
http://travelingman2.smugmug.com/Travel/Last-Chance-Get-Away-Of-2009/06600016/688811901_QocDu-M.jpg
This place sports one split level campground that has on site vaulted toilet,table and fire pit at each site(1st come 1st severed)
Our 1st site
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Our 2nd site
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Tuweep/Toroweap can be reached from 3 possible route:
Fredonia,AZ along Hwy 389 to CR109 and head south for 1 miles of graded dirt road.We exited Tuweep this way.
Colorado City,Az, take CR5 til you intersect CR109 to Tuweep,this is about 60 miles of traveling
St.George,Ut,this is the route we took in to Tuweep/Toroweep,this route take you through Mt. Trumbull area and along the way is Mt. Thrumbull School, a histortical stie.
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There's a lot of stuff to see in the Moab area,Moab BLM Campgrounds,Scenic Byway Hwy12,we been this way as well.For more photos of these two areas go to my Travelingman2 site and if I can help out further just PM me or post a question here.
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c.traveler2
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02/25/10 12:29am |
Truck Campers
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RE: The Bradshaw Trail - From Salton Sea to Colorado River
Hello hikerdmb,I've been looking Bradshaw Trail myself for a Spring Break excursion in April,thanks for posting your trip report on Bradshaw Trail.Here's some side area near Bradshaw Trail I've found on the internet.
Opal Hill Mine
Hauser Geode Beds
More Opal hill Mine
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c.traveler2
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02/20/10 11:43am |
Truck Campers
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RE: Last Chance Get Away of 2009 part5
Please post these on travelingman 2
Thanks, Clint
I had forgotten to reset the galley to public,all part5 pictures on Travelingman2 can now be viewed.
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c.traveler2
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02/19/10 02:10am |
Truck Campers
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RE: Need to install a truck bed receptacle
Here's another link to in the bed install Bed Plug
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c.traveler2
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02/18/10 11:25am |
Truck Campers
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RE: Mono Lake, California
Nice photos of your snowy trip,how well did your heater do in that type of cold?
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c.traveler2
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02/17/10 09:26pm |
Truck Campers
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Last Chance Get Away of 2009 part5
Last Chance Get away of 2009
Our original plan was to visit Yosmite National Park and explore the surrounding area, but due to the spreading fire we change our plans at the time. After much discussion and some Internet searching it was decided to go a couple of areas that we hadn’t ever been to and re-visit a couple of national parks we’ve been to before.
On to Pipe Springs National Monument
Part5
September 30,2009
Once again nature has treated us to another helping of a glorious morning. We didn’t go as far into the forest as yesterday, for night had fallen before we had even reach FR22. Julie was doing her usual morning meal making while I stepped outside to snap a few photos. Our two neighbors were still hiding in their rigs, one of them we had met out at Cape Royal yesterday.
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With Julie’s special hot black brew (which always wakes me up), eggs and bacon on her fineness breakfast china (paper plate) indeed a fit morning meal. This morning was to be a quick run to the North Rim campground to dump tanks, refresh our water supply and pick up a couple of things from the campground store. It turned out not to be as quick as planned, for nature had another surprise waiting for us. Shortly after re-entering the NP laid before us was a heard of Bison only they looked not quite right, a little on the small size for bison.
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Video:Devil Horned Critters
A short few miles brought us to the campground and the dumps, fresh water and store items. On the road some trees had been remove that had fallen across the park road during the night due to the winds.
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Julie wanted to call her kids and the only place to get cell service was back at the lodge area. Calls were made and as we headed back for or rig what happens, but non other than a fire alarm and the clearing of the lodge. As it was just a monthly drill as require by law, most of the people there were very casual about this.
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Video;Lodge Fire Drill
Finally on the road, heading out of the park only to stop and gaze at the hybrids blocking the road out.
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Video There be More
A fellow Tcer pulled in behind us to take a look at the shaggy beasts. These folks were from Oregon and homeward bound.
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Before our final ado to this excellent area and diving into the forest to Fredonia, its sign picture time.
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A quick stop back at FR22 and FR462, for the Canadian couple we had met were up. He was looking under the hood for a problem; between the two of us we found a leaky vacuum line.
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The following photos are of Forest Road 22 going to Fredonia. Crossing the Kaibab Plateau we saw many future side trips along the way.
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Forest Road22 runs through a meadow area on its wandering route with locals looking at us as we cruse on by.
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As we travel to lower elevation the Aspens disappear and nothing but pine trees surround us.
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Traveling along we came upon Big Spring Field Station, what a gig, living in the middle of this beautiful forest and getting paid for it.
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Soon the dirt road of adventure is gone as well for the pine trees and shrubs step up along the road.
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Our road of asphalt runs straight across the high desert area of White Stage Flat towards distance mountains and Fredonia.
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Once again refueling in Fredonia and making a quick run into Kanab to find a hardware store, I needed a small wire round brush to clean the burner in the refrigerator. Making our turn in Fredonia towards Hwy 389 there’s this store on the corner boasting of no china junk here.
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Thankfully the distance to Pipe Springs NM flowed quickly by, I was getting tried and looking toward an early end of today’s adventure. A space was easily an acquired in the Kaibab Paiute rustic campground.
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After paying the camp host that goes by the name of Montana, dinner was in order and a good nights sleep. Morning came with the sound of a Bobcat loader and men working on the latest improvements.
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On our way out I stopped to thank Montana for the use of his ladder, had to clean out the pilot flame burner.
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Being so close to Pipe Spring Nation Monument the truck engine didn’t even warm up, but the day was warming up.
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Once inside friendly staff members, who will answer endless questions from all the school kids, greet you. Displays of long past life are well laid out for the visitor to gaze upon.
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Out to open space exhibits and I do mean open spaces, a small fort is located way back out there somewhere. Julie pointed out this old wagon with a little work would make a good trailer for our truck.
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Wandering along the pathway towards the garden area native desert shelters are there for anyone to try out.
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Entering the garden area one of the employees was showing off what is commonly called “Indian Broom” stalk. He talked about the different vegetables they had grown here, for this was the end of the season crop and we could pick and take anything we wanted for free.
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From garden’s delight to spring fed ponds for our fort tour would begin soon as kids poured out of the side door.
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One of the rangers’s made the call for the next tour of Winsor Castle and a bunch of us gathered inside the fort courtyard to see the inner workings of this place.
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Video Winsor Castle
(Pipe Springs Fort)
The first stop is the kitchen, equipped with wood burning stove, table on which plates were upside down to keep dirt out and chairs turned out for praying before meal was eaten.
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The room next to the kitchen was built right over the spring flow to protect it incase of any attacks. We were guide to the up stairs for a little information of this area of the fort.
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Following the herd out to the porch and across down the basement area where milk was processed into cheese, butter and other products.
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Inside this processing room you can see water from the spring being routed through here, it’s so clear that if it wasn’t for the surface ripples one would have a difficult time seeing it and yes it tasted as good.
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Exiting from our tour and wandering towards the animal pen for there was two rather large long horned bulls sharing this place. Julie and I walked around to several of the outlaying buildings; one is where seasonal help bunked.
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Time was ticking away so a harvesting we did up rooting peas, squashes, some potatoes and some leafy spinach from the garden area. Down hwy 389 we drove heading towards Hurricane enjoying the roadside sights.
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Making it to Hurricane went by quickly, this town was larger than I remember it to be. Zipping on through town, up the hill and on past Fort Zion,haven't stopped in there yet.
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Entering Springdale we soon ran into some road construction, a widening project. Julie and I rarely make reservations for a campsite; in this case there was no room at either campground in Zion. Dropping in at the visitor center was an adventure in finding parking, it was jammed.
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Heading back to Rockville for a BLM spot called Mosquito Cove at about mile maker 24 on Hwy9. This was the first time at Mosquito Cove, I remembered seeing it on the way in from Virgin to Rockville.
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Maneuvering around the trees on well traveled sandy paths we would discovered several other Rvers that had staked out their spot for the night.
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Julie and I claimed some ground near the bank of the Virgin River, setting up our little camp.
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A fellow TCer, pulling a horse trailer was setting up not too far from us would soon be joined by his traveling companions, also TCers.
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Sundown was closing in and time to burn a couple steaks for this evening meal was due. Near by TCer’s had set up a camp fire for their night’s festivities and we would be asleep long before the last spark of their camp fire.
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Tomorrow we begin the first of two days exploring Zion NP, till the next trip report thanks to all that have followed along.
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c.traveler2
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02/17/10 05:20pm |
Truck Campers
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RE: Dead Horse Point CG
Expect to see excellent in nature!
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c.traveler2
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02/16/10 04:36pm |
RV Parks, National Parks, State Campgrounds & More
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RE: Black cloud over Indianapolis???
There's a small campground in Jamestown,In. about 33 miles from Indianapolis off of I-74. Its a quiet place, nothing fancy. If your into golfing there's a course just down the road.
Over Night Camp Ground
10374 N. State Rd. 75
Jamsetown,In. 46147
(765)676-9521
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c.traveler2
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02/16/10 04:30pm |
RV Parks, National Parks, State Campgrounds & More
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RE: Grand Canyon Video
Grand Canyon is a magnificent natural wonder north or south of the Colorado River.
Clickable Grand Canyon
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c.traveler2
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02/15/10 03:04pm |
RV Parks, National Parks, State Campgrounds & More
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RE: Meramec State Park
KNSMCCL its been a few years since we've stop there for a overniter,June 2006, the next few photos should help you out.
Road into park
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Campsite:water and electrical
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Easy access to the river and it was cold
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A on site cave, we didn't do.
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The road in is a easy drive.
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c.traveler2
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02/14/10 04:14pm |
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