[JONAT] Updated Itinerary

[Bob]

Mark / Ron

A couple of my own thoughts on taking the Tour through LV:

- we have no SC for Las Vegas at this point, so if the general consensus is
to take the Tour around LV, we still have that option.

- on the other-hand, I was there myself last September for a week and was
worried that I would be bored as I am not much of a gambler (I spent $0 in
the casinos - now THAT's willpower).  I found to my surprise that there was
a fair amount to do, including the Shelby factory, the Speedway, Hoover Dam,
the architecture on the strip, day trips to Valley of Fire and the like, and
of course the shows.

- on the other-other-hand, if we have a high percentage of locals on the
Tour (which I suspect will be the case), they will have probably been there,
done that, etc.

My vote would be to keep it on the tour (provided we get a volunteer from
that area), but I'd be interested to hear others comments.

Bob




-----Original Message-----
Ron, et. al.,

I'm not overly excited about a trip to Vegas, but I think people who haven't
been there might feel inexorably drawn to the lights. We really could use
some feedback from other JONATers. I don't know what the road is like, but
AZ 95 to I-40 to US 95 to Vegas might work.

As I see it, we have two options. It is a 90+ mile drive to Las Vegas. It
would be a very short day if we stay overnight in LV. Hoover Dam would be an
interesting stop along the way. >From LV to Barstow, about 150 miles, it's
all Interstate.

Surprisingly Needles to Barstow is only a few miles less, however we could
consider our Rt. 66 trek because there is quite a bit of old Rt. 66 left.
The drawback is that this crosses the Mojave desert -- a formidable place
even into the forties and fifties. If it's a hot day, that could be a
problem for old Jaguars. I don't have topo maps of CA, but I think we'll
face the same problem between LV and Barstow.

Mark