[JONAT-chat] RE: [JONAT-chat] Mesa Verde (Colorado sector) l
odging
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jonat-chat@autox.team.net
Tue, 23 Mar 2004 16:33:01 -0600
Hopefully I didn't miss anything - I think I'm up to date on the itinerary.
There is a pending change upstream of Robert though that he and Mark
(Houston) are working on.
Bob
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[mailto:jonat-chat-admin@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Mark Stephenson
Sent: March 23, 2004 2:42 PM
To: jonat-chat@autox.team.net
Subject: [JONAT-chat] Mesa Verde (Colorado sector) lodging
Robert,
You have me totally confused. Here's the itinerary cut and pasted from the
website:
OKLAHOMA CITY
April 23 Friday Dallas / Ft. Worth to Oklahoma City
April 24 Saturday Oklahoma City to ?
April 25 Sunday ? to Garden City OK
DENVER
April 26 Monday Garden City OK to Golden CO
April 27 Tuesday Golden CO to Gunnison CO
April 28 Wednesday Gunnison CO to Mesa Verde National Park CO 3 hour
park tour
Is there a route change not posted? Bob! Help! :-)
Does this revision mean you want to do the hand-off in Cortez? Yikes! My
sector is already to go with Mesa Verde as the handoff. I could redo it
starting at Cortez. Either that or we should keep the handoff at Far View.
If we are down to a week or less to go and we don't have a bunch of people
trying to join us at Mesa Verde, then we can wing it and cancel and Mesa
Verde and book in Cortez. Or book both places for the 28th, but a bunch of
cancellations at the last minute seems unfair.
Dick, what are you planning?
While I like the idea of cutting off a half hour at the beginning, the drive
to Page is almost all 65 mph 2-lane highway, According to my calculations it
should be about 5 hours, 45 minutes of driving time for 292 miles.
Mark
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Sent: Tuesday, March 23, 2004 1:00 PM
To: jonat-chat@autox.team.net
Subject: [JONAT-chat] Re: [JONAT-chat] Mesa Verde (Colorado sector)
lodging
Dick, thanks for making the effort! Apparently the electronic reservations
system for Aramark is down, and Orbitz was simply defaulting to "no rooms
available." Good news for us.
Here is the official Motels list for the Colorado Sector:
Night of:
April 24 Golden Hotel, Golden CO
April 25 Golden Hotel, Golden CO
April 26 Best Western Tomichi Village Inn, Gunnison
April 27 Far View Lodge, Mesa Verde NP
alternate: Best Western Durango Inn And Suites, Durango
April 28 Best Western Sands, Cortez
alternate: Far View Lodge, Mesa Verde NP
Details are attached as ColoradoLodging.pdf for Dick and Mark. Anyone else
who is interesed can read it at http://tinyurl.com/2j8kd
I will be staying at home for the Golden/Denver nights, and the listed
motels the other nights. Right now no one but myself and my rider are
joining at Golden.
I will change my own reservations to Far View Lodge on the 27 and Best
Western - Cortez on the 28. The drive to Page will be a long one, and the
half hour head start will help lengthen the time available for sightseeing.
Being half the price helps, too. Those who value peace and quiet over a
telephone connection, and not having to vacate their room every single
morning, will probably prefer to stay both nights at the Lodge.
The afternoon tour of Mesa Verde is unavailable until after May 1,
unfortunately. The morning and all-day tours, however, are available and I
shall probably be taking the all-day tour myself. Tour-free exploration is
available for those who prefer it, except for key ruins. Those require a
Ranger escort, but are inexpensive ($2.75 for a one hour tour) and run
hourly for the ruins open this early in the season. If you do not wish to
devote an entire day to the Park, stay in Durango Tuesday night and spend
the morning seeing the sights there.
By the way, Best Western shows all their rates on their own site, and these
match the best which can be gotten from the discount websites such as Orbitz
and Travelocity. You should be aware that the cheapest rate for one BW is
NOT necessarily the cheapest rate at another. I am AAA rate at two of them
and "BestRates" at the third.
Dick and Mark, you are two thirds of the Colorado contingent at the moment.
Your input is welcome.
--
Robert MacLeay - Denver, CO
1990 VDP Majestic
Coordinator, Colorado Sector
<http://homepage.mac.com/robertmacleay/.Public/JONAT-CO/COHighlights.html>
Jaguar Owners North American Tour 2004 - http://jonat.org
In a message dated 3/23/04 11:53:57 AM, dhile@enterprise-lakepowell.com
writes:
We have a group of rooms reserved at the Far View Lodge at Mesa Verde.
Participants are to call 1-800-449-2288, which is a direct line to
Reservations and mention JONAT ( or "the Jaguar Group")
We are receiving a 25% discount and the rate is $82.00/night plus tax.
NOTE: This is the ONLY lodging in the Park and those who miss out will
probably have to find accommodations in Cortez or Mancos (good luck) which
will complicate things if they want to tour the ruins, etc.
I strongly advise that participants contact Far View IMMEDIATELY and
reserve
a room. The General Manager will hold them as long as possible but they
won't last forever. This is a very popular tourist attraction and bus
tours
are common, so one bus can wipe out a lot of rooms.
BTW, the GM at Far View is also interested in buying a 120FHC, so let me
know if anyone has a line on one.
Dick Hile
Arizona ASC
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