On Mon, 30 Jul 2012 20:39:31 -0400, wrote:

On Mon, 30 Jul 2012 19:52:13 -0400, Wayne.B
wrote:

On Mon, 30 Jul 2012 17:45:55 -0400, John H.
wrote:

we took the 18'er for three and a half weeks to southern Utah, and had a spectacular time.

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We are planning to spend some time in southern Utah later this year?

Any recommendations?

We rented a house boat on Lake Powell, that was cool.

We didn't. That was uncool. Ran out of time. Want to go back and spend a few days on the lake.

In article m,
says...

On 7/31/2012 8:35 AM, John H. wrote:
On Mon, 30 Jul 2012 18:19:45 -0400, Wayne.B wrote:

On Mon, 30 Jul 2012 16:38:52 -0400, X ` Man
wrote:

all we do in the hotel is take a shower before
bed, sleep, take another shower in the morning

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Sounds like you folks are really cleaning up your act.

I've always been able to think of additional things to do with my wife in a hotel room!


Harry buys her a package of Hebrew Nationals. That gives her something
to do while he's hooked to his machine catching some shut-eye.

snerk

On 7/31/12 10:51 AM, iBoaterer wrote:
In article m,
says...

On 7/31/2012 8:35 AM, John H. wrote:
On Mon, 30 Jul 2012 18:19:45 -0400, Wayne.B wrote:

On Mon, 30 Jul 2012 16:38:52 -0400, X ` Man
wrote:

all we do in the hotel is take a shower before
bed, sleep, take another shower in the morning

===

Sounds like you folks are really cleaning up your act.

I've always been able to think of additional things to do with my wife in a hotel room!


Harry buys her a package of Hebrew Nationals. That gives her something
to do while he's hooked to his machine catching some shut-eye.

snerk


I have no idea what "machine" the asshole is talking about here...do you?



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I'm a liberal because the militant fundamentalist ignorant
science-denying religious xenophobic corporate oligarchy of modern
Republican conservatism just doesn't work for me or my country.

On Tue, 31 Jul 2012 10:55:23 -0400, X ` Man wrote:

On 7/31/12 10:51 AM, iBoaterer wrote:
In article m,
says...

On 7/31/2012 8:35 AM, John H. wrote:
On Mon, 30 Jul 2012 18:19:45 -0400, Wayne.B wrote:

On Mon, 30 Jul 2012 16:38:52 -0400, X ` Man
wrote:

all we do in the hotel is take a shower before
bed, sleep, take another shower in the morning

===

Sounds like you folks are really cleaning up your act.

I've always been able to think of additional things to do with my wife in a hotel room!


Harry buys her a package of Hebrew Nationals. That gives her something
to do while he's hooked to his machine catching some shut-eye.

snerk


I have no idea what "machine" the asshole is talking about here...do you?

You do understand the Hebrew Nationals part, I hope.

On 7/31/12 11:09 AM, John H. wrote:
On Tue, 31 Jul 2012 10:55:23 -0400, X ` Man wrote:

On 7/31/12 10:51 AM, iBoaterer wrote:
In article m,
says...

On 7/31/2012 8:35 AM, John H. wrote:
On Mon, 30 Jul 2012 18:19:45 -0400, Wayne.B wrote:

On Mon, 30 Jul 2012 16:38:52 -0400, X ` Man
wrote:

all we do in the hotel is take a shower before
bed, sleep, take another shower in the morning

===

Sounds like you folks are really cleaning up your act.

I've always been able to think of additional things to do with my wife in a hotel room!


Harry buys her a package of Hebrew Nationals. That gives her something
to do while he's hooked to his machine catching some shut-eye.

snerk


I have no idea what "machine" the asshole is talking about here...do you?

You do understand the Hebrew Nationals part, I hope.


Sure...more 7th grade insults from one of our junior high schoolers.



--
I'm a liberal because the militant fundamentalist ignorant
science-denying religious xenophobic corporate oligarchy of modern
Republican conservatism just doesn't work for me or my country.

In article , dump-on-
says...

On 7/31/12 11:09 AM, John H. wrote:
On Tue, 31 Jul 2012 10:55:23 -0400, X ` Man wrote:

On 7/31/12 10:51 AM, iBoaterer wrote:
In article m,
says...

On 7/31/2012 8:35 AM, John H. wrote:
On Mon, 30 Jul 2012 18:19:45 -0400, Wayne.B wrote:

On Mon, 30 Jul 2012 16:38:52 -0400, X ` Man
wrote:

all we do in the hotel is take a shower before
bed, sleep, take another shower in the morning

===

Sounds like you folks are really cleaning up your act.

I've always been able to think of additional things to do with my wife in a hotel room!


Harry buys her a package of Hebrew Nationals. That gives her something
to do while he's hooked to his machine catching some shut-eye.

snerk


I have no idea what "machine" the asshole is talking about here...do you?

You do understand the Hebrew Nationals part, I hope.


Sure...more 7th grade insults from one of our junior high schoolers.

Oh, man! Harry commenting on someone else's 7th grade insults!! That's
just great!!!

"Wayne.B" wrote in message
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On Mon, 30 Jul 2012 15:01:20 -0400, John H.
wrote:

Well, I'm already carrying four 20lb tanks on the fiver, Not having to
carry gasoline may make it
worthwhile. The tanks run me $17 or so to fill. Don't know how long one of
those would last on the
generator. But, we'd be using it only when roughing it somewhere, like on
the side of a rode while
riding to Alaska.

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Are there any opportunities for renting an RV in Alaska or up in
Canada? I'd like to spend more time in Alaska but don't really want
to make a big investment in tow vehicles/campers.
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Yes they are. Friend a few years ago, rented a truck and camper. Truck
campers are really nice up there as you do not have to worry about turning
around on a dirt road you explore.

On Tue, 31 Jul 2012 10:46:10 -0700, "Califbill" wrote:

"Wayne.B" wrote in message
.. .

On Mon, 30 Jul 2012 15:01:20 -0400, John H.
wrote:

Well, I'm already carrying four 20lb tanks on the fiver, Not having to
carry gasoline may make it
worthwhile. The tanks run me $17 or so to fill. Don't know how long one of
those would last on the
generator. But, we'd be using it only when roughing it somewhere, like on
the side of a rode while
riding to Alaska.

===

Are there any opportunities for renting an RV in Alaska or up in
Canada? I'd like to spend more time in Alaska but don't really want
to make a big investment in tow vehicles/campers.
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Yes they are. Friend a few years ago, rented a truck and camper. Truck
campers are really nice up there as you do not have to worry about turning
around on a dirt road you explore.

Agreed. With a rig like mine, I don't go up roads without turnarounds. Luckily, I can park the rig
and take the pickup where I want to go. But, there are no 'spur of the moment' side trips up little
twisty roads!

wrote in message ...

On Mon, 30 Jul 2012 15:25:48 -0400, John H.
wrote:

On Mon, 30 Jul 2012 15:14:45 -0400, X ` Man wrote:



It's a joy if you want to say hello to Tim, see the Badlands of North
Dakota, visit Mt Rushmore,
spend a week or two in Yellowstone and Grand Teton, not to mention Glacier
National Parks, watch the
bears and moose alongside the road and see how beautiful this country you
despise really is.

There, you finally got noticed. Feel better?

WATOABH


I bet you will be pretty damned tired of the camper by then ;-)

The great thing about driving in Alaska is, you can get the hell away
from the cruise ships. We prefer driving and stopping at a real
building with hot water and electricity but we are old.
Some of the best places we stayed there were in the Kenai at B&Bs
If you are in Cooper Landing ask for Lovie and Willie's place
http://gfretwell.com/ftp/alaska/lovi...d%20willie.jpg

The Best Western in Homer is pretty nice in an Alaska sense and it is
reasonably priced (rare in Alaska). Homer is an interesting place ...
unless the cruise ships have found it.

This is the main tourist attraction
http://gfretwell.com/ftp/alaska/salty%20dawg.jpg


Seward is Key West without the charm.


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We drove to AK about 7 years ago. Fun for one time, but a lot of boring
road through Canada. But we saw a lot of interesting things along the road.
Camper for the trip was better than trying to get motels along the route.
We talked to a couple different couples that were doing the hotel/motel
route, and they said there were times where it was hard to get something
where you wanted to be. We could camp in remote locations, or even pull off
to a side road if needed. You can also stay in hotels at times when you
want to. We have a slide in truck camper and only stayed in hotels twice
during a 7 week trip. there were 4 couples and 3 had trailers. Most people
in AK stated my truck camper was probably the best choice as we could
explore side roads without worry. We would go down the roads and then radio
back to the others if it was possible to use the road with the trailer. If
you are in Fairbanks, Anchorage, Homer areas only via cruise ship, then
lodgings make sense. but if taking a couple weeks to explore then a camper
is better. That way we got to drive the Top of the World Highway, and visit
towns like Reno near the Arctic Circle.

"Wayne.B" wrote in message
...

On Mon, 30 Jul 2012 17:45:55 -0400, John H.
wrote:

we took the 18'er for three and a half weeks to southern Utah, and had a
spectacular time.

===

We are planning to spend some time in southern Utah later this year?

Any recommendations?

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From St. George go over to Cedar and the scenic highway. Lots of pretty
area there. We watched Heli-logging 2 years ago. No to far to Canyon de
Chelly. Higher a personal guide for the tour.