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re: One night stopover - Santa Fe or Taos - nctiger71
[quote]Driving to Colorado this summer and aiming to spend one night in New Mexico to break up the trip. We typically stay somewhere in southeastern Colorado, but we want to try something different this year.[/quote]Have not been to Taos but we left the Denver area last spring, road trip back to NC,...
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re: Bachelor party in Key West - nctiger71
[quote]you should be within walking/biking distances from most places.[/quote] [img][url=https://imgur.com/7XIAXSA][img]http://i.imgur.com/7XIAXSAl.png[/img][/url][/img] And there is a free circulator bus that will save you steps. We drove to KW, parked the car at the hotel and didn't move it unt...
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re: Outer Banks must do's. - nctiger71
Someone else asked about the OBX recently. This is the link to the travel board post. [link=(https://www.tigerdroppings.com/rant/travel/outer-banks/106227735/)]Outer Banks recent TB question[/link]...
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re: Rocky Mtn MP Late May trip recommendations - nctiger71
(970) 586-1222 Use this # to get Trail Ridge Road information....
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re: question about Glacier National Park - nctiger71
[quote]I’ve got a trip lined up late summer from Calgary to Banff to Jasper back down to Glacier. The planning to enter Glacier is a pain in the arse it seems. Should I just cut that out. ? Is Glacier better then Canada ?[/quote]I don't know, this is my first trip to both. We thought that if we...
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re: Cool roadside attractions... - nctiger71
[quote]Divinity Statue at a rest stop off I-90 near Chamberlain, SD. that’s willie nelson[/quote]LOL; now that you mention it I can see the resemblance. ...
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re: Cool roadside attractions... - nctiger71
Are you planning a trip to South Dakota? The rest stop is on a bluff overlooking the river/lake. Lewis & Clark passed there and camped on the other side of the river. There is a Lakota (Sioux) museum in the town that’s worth a visit if you go there....
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re: San Diego recs for first trip - nctiger71
There was a similar question a few days ago about SD and LA. It a a few pages back now but this is the link. [link=(https://www.tigerdroppings.com/rant/travel/la-and-san-diego-must-dos/107103497/)]San Diego - LA trip question[/link] Behind your hotel is a nice park, Embarcadero Marina Park No...
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re: Cool roadside attractions... - nctiger71
[img][url=https://imgur.com/5KpFy3v][img]http://i.imgur.com/5KpFy3vl.jpg[/img][/url][/img] Divinity Statue at a rest stop off I-90 near Chamberlain, SD. [img][url=https://imgur.com/0hnUd9y][img]http://i.imgur.com/0hnUd9yl.jpg[/img][/url][/img] Coon Dog Cemetery, north Alabama, we rode down a sm...
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re: Buffalo NY and Toronto - Car Rental and Border Crossing - nctiger71
[quote]Going to Canada the border crossing was a clusterfrick and I picked the wrong line. [/quote]Where did you cross? We’re flying into Calgary & going to Glacier NP this summer. Will cross into the US and then back into Canada. Hoping to avoid any clusters....
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re: Fill me in on Cape Cod - nctiger71
[quote]Yarmouth make a point to eat at Skippers Chowder house.[/quote]We stayed in Yarmouth last summer for 3 nights then went to Boston. We had been told to go to the Cape during the week and to Boston on the weekend because the Cape gets really crowded on the weekend. That seemed to be true....
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re: Vacation Suggestions / Ideas help - nctiger71
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re: Vacation Suggestions / Ideas help - nctiger71
[quote]Vancouver Island. Huge island that you'll barely scratch the surface on. [/quote]We’re going to VI in July; we’ll be there 3 nights but really just have 1 full day on the island. Other than Butchart Gardens do you have any recommendations? And, what’s the name of that Florida BBQ place yo...
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re: question about Glacier National Park - nctiger71
[quote]Locoguan I'd contact the park directly and inquire about services for seniors. If one of them has a handicap designation, even better.[/quote]My wife has a handicap placard now but it expires before our trip and she does not expect her Dr. to renew it. She has had one on trips before and i...
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re: Maine Trip - nctiger71
[quote]The wife and I are going up the second week in April. Plan to drive up to Bar Harbor..... Would love any suggestions on towns I need to stay in, restaurants, activities etc. Boston is my favorite city, [/quote]Only been to Maine once and it was August. It might be a little cool in April. ...
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re: question about Glacier National Park - nctiger71
Thanks for the information; it's all helpful. :bow: This is our first trip to GNP and probably last. We're two married couples that are all 70+ and all our hikes will be relatively short ones. We have several boat tours booked and are going to try and get at least one dinner reservation at ...
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re: question about Glacier National Park - nctiger71
[quote]there are free shuttle buses[/quote]Thanks, a few questions and I think I will understand the shuttle. To use the free shuttle I guess you need a park pass but that's all? It's first come - first on the bus? The shuttle only operates on the GTTSR; and not Many Glacier or Two Medicine...
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re: question about Glacier National Park - nctiger71
[quote]it's my understanding you can use the shuttle system to get around the park but I'm not certain. that's what i'm trying to determine.[/quote]I looked at the web site and see that there is a shuttle service. I missed that in our planning. It looks like with planning and probably luck you ...
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re: question about Glacier National Park - nctiger71
[quote]Glacier National Park will implement a vehicle reservation system in the summer of 2023. From 6 a.m. to 3 p.m., a vehicle reservation is required for four areas of the park: Going-to-the-Sun Road, the North Fork, Two Medicine, and Many Glacier. [/quote] I take that to mean you can enter befor...
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re: question about Glacier National Park - nctiger71
[quote]I used the shuttle system[/quote]By shuttle system do you mean the Red Bus Tours? We’ve been planning a GNP trip for about 3 months and I don’t recall seeing anything about a shuttle. Just wondering if I’m missing something....
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