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Is mid-May a good time to visit Mesa Verde and Shiprock areas?
We are considering a trip next spring to sw Colorado and nw New Mexico, about 2 weeks in length, and I am likely to have the middle 2 weeks of May available to do so. With altitude/mountain territory in mind, but being farther south than we live, I'm wondering if that time of year is generally a good time to travel towing (we have a 29' trailer). Thanks in advance for any info you can provide -502Views0likes2CommentsRe: Alternate routes into Jackson, ID Summer 2024
Agreed, take US 26 east (use GPS to avoid Idaho Falls in-town traffic) to Alpine, Wyoming, then north to Jackson and GTNP. Beatiful scenic drive from Idaho Falls all the way to GTNP, takes longer than you might think, but no major hills or mountain passes to deal with.428Views0likes0CommentsRe: Fishing Bridge Campground to Livingston
Best route IMO is Fishing Bridge to Canyon Jct to Norris Jct to Mammoth area, then take the "new-old" road to the north entrance & Gardiner. Definitely go slow & careful down to Mammoth (lots of switchbacks) and then follow signs at the north end of Mammoth area (past the post office) to Gardiner. The old road was washed out by a flood a couple years ago and the new one is actually a paving over of the old stagecoach road. Take that one slow too - not as many switchbacks as the old north entrance road, but still some good stretches of downhill with lots of traffic both directions, and not super wide. We haven't towed on the new road yet but did drive it in our pickup last summer. It's been a lifesaver for the folks in Gardiner, Cooke City and Silver Gate!508Views0likes0CommentsRe: Itinerary for southern Oregun and northern Cal
Some of the confusion about Redwood NP may come from the fact that it is partly national park and partly state park, and is interwoven in patches, with private property in between. We wanted FHUs and stayed in the Crescent City KOA - great location, typical KOA but it does have some huge stumps of previously-logged redwood trees (makes for a fun walk in the evening, as cabins & tent sites are located in among these stumps - pretty cool.) Anyway, we stayed there several days and did day trips from there, which worked out well.1.4KViews0likes0CommentsRe: Maybe getting a longer trailer
Whangler, I think you'll be all right. We went from a 25' hybrid to a 34' TT and had a 90 degree angle into our driveway from a road probably about the size you have. It took a lot of getting used to, and a lot of tries, but fortunately I never put it in the ditch (we had a ditch about 4' deep and 8' wide alongside the road), and we had some very patient neighbors. 27' to 31' isn't a huge difference; just take it slow. Good luck!496Views0likes0CommentsRe: Long route travel plans
I'm a planner, and I don't like having to "make do" in a case when no CGs would be available. In the fall, that's a special consideration on the route you're thinking of, since many CGs that far north will have closed by October, certainly by the end of October. Anyway, given those 2 points, I would be starting to plan - especially pinning down the general route - about now, a year or so ahead, and looking to making reservations in places like national & state parks, other popular tourist areas, and on weekends, between 6 and 8 months ahead (many state parks allow that much advance time for reservations, and usually fill up pretty much right away - especially these days, with RVing so popular.) That's just how I'd handle it. (Since you asked. :) )524Views0likes0CommentsRe: Idaho & Montana Trip
Idaho's Sawtooth Mts are well worth the stop, as is Craters of the Moon Nat'l Monument, if you haven't been there. (That's more south-central Idaho, but perhaps could be on your route.) The McCall area of Idaho is gorgeous! Camping in/near the Sawtooths is pretty much no-hookup; we've looked at a couple of CGs in/near Stanley with hookups and were not impressed. However, there's a dandy little RV park with water & electric hookups in between Stanley & Challis, called Torrey's. It's on the Salmon River in a canyon (little to no phone service or wifi). Beautiful spot and a good base camp for a few days from which to visit both Stanley & Challis, plus some old gold mining ghost towns and the gold dredge. With no big trees, this CG would fit your rig well. Only about a dozen sites, so reservations advised. We haven't seen the private CGs in McCall, but if you can snag a site in the RV section of Ponderosa State Park, it's WELL worth visiting. Beautiful wooded CG on a lake, and the RV sites are all FHU, I believe, and just as pretty as the "regular" ones. It's extremely popular, so reservations well in advance are essential.349Views0likes0CommentsRe: Do you do this in the US?
I've seen it for weekend stays, but not so much in recent years. Could be we are staying in the wrong places for this - it's more prevalent in state parks and destination campgrounds, not so much in RV parks dominated by pullthrough sites and large RVs.153Views0likes0Comments
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