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Re: Montana trip.

To: Larry Macy <macy@bblmail.psycha.upenn.edu>
Subject: Re: Montana trip.
From: Phil Bates <jello@ida.net>
Date: Wed, 05 Jul 2000 18:03:42 -0600
I live about an hour drive from Craters - the last eruption is supposed to be
from 2000 years ago, and it is supposed to go off about every 2000 years - so
watch out.  I'm also about 2 hours from yellowstone, and 1 1/2 from Jackson.
They're all interesting places to see.

Phil Bates

Larry Macy wrote:

> If you go north from Laramie or NW from Denver - Don't miss the Tetons or
> Yellowstone. Unless you need to - I would stay away from the Denver -
> Cheyenne - Laramie area, way too flat and no place good to camp (except
> VedaVou, between Laramie and Cheyenne off I-80). Better to go up the western
> slope of the Rockies from Grand Junction to Jackson and the Tetons.
>
> In Idoho,if you have never been there, is the Craters of The Moon National
> monument. West of Jackson along some hiway I don't recall the number of.
> Cool place of recent volcanic eruptions in Idaho. (recent being in the last
> 1,000,000 years or so)
>
> Unfortunatley I won't be in WY then, but hey - have a good trip.
>
> Larry
>
> on 7/3/00 10:40 AM, Charley & Peggy Robinson at ccrobins@ktc.com wrote:
>
> >
> > Hay all,
> >
> > Peg and I are planning a camping trip in the B to the northern
> > Rockies in Montana, leaving within the next 10 days or so.  We'll
> > probably go up to Santa Fe by the back roads and then up I-25 thru
> > Denver and Laramie.  Not sure of the route after that but the plan is to
> > wind up around Flathead Lake and Columbine Falls.  We'll take our
> > backpacking gear and want to stay in or near the National Forest areas
> > and/or the scenic routes.  We'll be going from Montana down to NoCal,
> > through Idaho and western Oregon, to visit friends afterwards and then
> > on home, trying to stay in northern climes as long as possible.
> >
> > We'd like to get together with anyone on the list who lives in the
> > areas we'll travel through and swap LBC/travel whoppers.  Any takers?
> >
> > CR


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