Where would YOU recommend?

theCryptofishist · Post by **theCryptofishist** » Thu May 18, 2006 10:23 am

So where are you camping anyway?

nogganoodle · Post by **nogganoodle** » Thu May 18, 2006 10:34 am

So where are you camping anyway?

Anywhere really. Contemplated hooking up with a theme camp but decided against it, I dont want to be tied to a camp when there are going to be so many wonderful things to see and do. It's probably a bad idea as we have no clue what we are doing! (We will do by August I hope!)

theCryptofishist · Post by **theCryptofishist** » Thu May 18, 2006 10:41 am

*fishy shreds eplaya bar camp invite*

nogganoodle · Post by **nogganoodle** » Thu May 18, 2006 10:43 am

oh no, don't!!

I'm sure we could be easily swayed! What, where, how, why?!

regynalonglank · Post by **regynalonglank** » Thu May 18, 2006 11:10 am

Oh, you wouldn't want to camp with them anywayz, they're just a bunch of really cool, diverse, interesting folks working to bring together all of the e-playans for fun, debauchery and general mayhem...nothing to see here, move along :)

nogganoodle · Post by **nogganoodle** » Thu May 18, 2006 11:11 am

Please, please, please!

theCryptofishist · Post by **theCryptofishist** » Thu May 18, 2006 12:04 pm

Bribing the mayors might tape that back together.

Bin Noddin · Post by **Bin Noddin** » Thu May 18, 2006 12:05 pm

Please, please, please, RockDad, Mozy or Fishy - send her an invite! An English accent will add such class to the outfit.

theCryptofishist · Post by **theCryptofishist** » Thu May 18, 2006 12:18 pm

Wait a minute. If she's coming from england, she won't have much playa wear. I can dress her like a barbie! Use ball gowns have class...

nogganoodle · Post by **nogganoodle** » Thu May 18, 2006 12:33 pm

Bribing the mayors might tape that back together.

I'll bring something yummy! But I'll warn you,my accent isnt that classy,

theCryptofishist · Post by **theCryptofishist** » Thu May 18, 2006 12:35 pm

ooooh, are we going to have a brash cockney?

incomprehensible liverpudlian?

deeply rural yorkshire?

nogganoodle · Post by **nogganoodle** » Thu May 18, 2006 12:37 pm

sorry nothing quite so exciting, middle of the road derbyshire

nogganoodle · Post by **nogganoodle** » Thu May 18, 2006 12:37 pm

but not posh so dont panic!

theCryptofishist · Post by **theCryptofishist** » Thu May 18, 2006 12:41 pm

The real secret is we will all be amazed anyway. Heck, you could have a new zealand accent and we wouldn't know.

Miss_Malibu · Post by **Miss_Malibu** » Thu May 18, 2006 1:10 pm

wow I never get invited anywhere! thats cool cheers my new fishy friend

lol

well I dont know about classy, nogganoodle (aka sam) is slightly posher than me (aka kim) as she is originally from down south, I sadly am derbyshire born and bred, but dont worry its not as annoying as a liverpool or yorkshire accent lol if it pisses you off we can always try an american accent lol

Im SOOOOO excited now cant wait for august!

regynalonglank · Post by **regynalonglank** » Thu May 18, 2006 1:19 pm

don't say i didn't warn you :) heh...

blyslv · Post by **blyslv** » Thu May 18, 2006 3:40 pm

It's a big frikken country and after a week on the playa I question how ambitious you will be. Go someplace with a hot spring, anyplace with some water really and a pool and you will need a day or three to sleep, eat and soak. Hookers and blow will sound like a peachy idea as you exit the big dusty.

It's 8-10 hours driving Vegas to Gerlach, to give you an idea.

Have fun on your grand tour. It's hard to go wrong in the western US, there's a lot of jaw dropping beauty whereever you look.

akmojo · Post by **akmojo** » Fri May 19, 2006 1:34 am

I'd rent a houseboat on Lake Powell and motor to a remote bay and loose the clothes and use the boat as a base camp for hiking, swimming, relaxing....(or take a water taxi to a remote spot and get dropped off)
the hot springs mentioned near Austin, Nv (Spencers Hot Springs are east of Austin on 50 and south on SR376 for 10 miles).. concrete bath tub size, no facilities at all... Dianas Punch Bowl is a cauldron further south from there, cool to look at.. I was a USFS Ranger based out of Austin back in 79

Rockdad · Post by **Rockdad** » Fri May 19, 2006 8:54 am

Just a thought BRC -> Reno -> TAHOE -> YOSEMITE

nogganoodle · Post by **nogganoodle** » Fri May 19, 2006 9:15 am

We were thinking Tahoe. I have been there before and it is quite possibly the most beautiful place I have ever been. Never done Yosemite though

theCryptofishist · Post by **theCryptofishist** » Fri May 19, 2006 9:22 am

Yosemite is pretty spectacular. NOt it's best time of year, although the crowds may be beginning to thin out after labor day. However, if you want to camp there, BOOK NOW. It may already be too late.
Be aware that nearly all reservations for the months of May through September and for some other weekends are filled the first day they become available (often within a few hours)!
Main Site Of course you can stay in a motel outside the park and come in every day.

Miss_Malibu · Post by **Miss_Malibu** » Fri May 19, 2006 9:35 am

Right this is what I have come up with so far...

Way up- Las vegas->Death valley->Yosemite->Tahoe->Reno->Gerlach

Way down- Gerlach->Humboldt->Austin->Rachel->Las vegas

We arrive in Las vegas on 24th aug and leave on the 7th sept,
Do you recon we can fit all these places in realistically?

EDIT: Oh crap I forgot to include Bodie!

Rockdad · Post by **Rockdad** » Fri May 19, 2006 9:46 am

nogganoodle wrote:We were thinking Tahoe. I have been there before and it is quite possibly the most beautiful place I have ever been. Never done Yosemite though

Love Tahoe!

thisisthatwhichis · Post by **thisisthatwhichis** » Fri May 19, 2006 9:51 am

Yes, that's plenty of time to see a lot of things. 3-4 days to get to Gerlach..... 3-4 days back.

Rockdad · Post by **Rockdad** » Fri May 19, 2006 10:06 am

Miss_Malibu wrote:Right this is what I have come up with so far...

Way up- Las vegas->Death valley->Yosemite->Tahoe->Reno->Gerlach

Way down- Gerlach->Humboldt->Austin->Rachel->Las vegas

We arrive in Las vegas on 24th aug and leave on the 7th sept,
Do you recon we can fit all these places in realistically?

Since your going all the way to Gerlach you might as well come to Burning Man and spend a week in Black Rock City.

Humboldt - County?

Austin - Texas?

Rachel - UFO's Area 51?

Miss_Malibu · Post by **Miss_Malibu** » Fri May 19, 2006 10:12 am

"Since your going all the way to Gerlach you might as well come to Burning Man and spend a week in Black Rock City"

Well yeh thats a given lol

"Humboldt - County?"

Not sure, assume so, someone mentioned it on here, I hear they have fresh herbs there! lol

"Austin - Texas?"

No austin nevada, apparently theres a nice hot spring there?

"Rachel - UFO's Area 51?"

Yes thats the fella, gonna get me abducted! Perfect end to a perfect holiday!

theCryptofishist · Post by **theCryptofishist** » Fri May 19, 2006 10:28 am

Careful, there are two Humboldt Counties. One in Nevada, one in California. Get a map and plot it. For the California county use "Eureka" that's in or near it. THe American West is B-I-G, it's a real adjustment from England. I would suggest getting a road atlas--and there should be little charts that do driving times and kilometrage/milage. Decide how much time you want to drive each day and use that as a basis. I'm getting old so the idea of just picking one or two places and spending some time there to see it in different moods is appealing. But really, the west is out of scale to what you're used to. I'm betting lake tahoe is bigger than any freshwater lake or loch in the british isles, and it's not our biggest lake.

thisisthatwhichis · Post by **thisisthatwhichis** » Fri May 19, 2006 10:30 am

Miss_Malibu wrote: Way up- Las vegas->Death valley->Yosemite->Tahoe->Reno->Gerlach

Way down- Gerlach->Humboldt->Austin->Rachel->Las vegas

We arrive in Las vegas on 24th aug and leave on the 7th sept,
Do you recon we can fit all these places in realistically?

EDIT: Oh crap I forgot to include Bodie!

I think Tish meant Humboldt CA, on the coast, which will be out of your way down, if you go the way you've listed.

I'd recommend: Way Down - Gerlach > Reno (Hwy 395 So.) > Bodie, Austin hot springs, Mono Lake, Mammoth Mt area > Rachel > LV.
Assuming that's the way you wanted to go.....

Lassen Forge · Post by **Lassen Forge** » Fri May 19, 2006 1:55 pm

Yeah, Humboldt county, Nevada, is NOTHING like Humboldt county, California. (And no, it's not the Nevada one that is known for it's herbals...) And it's a full day from Gerlach just to get to Humbolt County, CA, in the wrong direction.

Also... 100 miles is a LOT further than 100 KM. Almost twice as far. (In fact, yeah, find the distance in miles, and multiply that by 1.6 for an idea how far it really is in KM, then think of someplace in England that far from where you live - you may be shocked!!)

If you do go that way (the highway is 395 through Mammoth) when you get to Bishop there's an awesome bakery there (Schats, it's on the right hand side heading south through town) - people drive for hours (literally) to go there. Worth the stop!!!

akmojo · Post by **akmojo** » Fri May 19, 2006 2:08 pm

I miss my bohemian days at Camp 4 in the Valley.... back then there were no boulders for campsite boundaries and the rangers never bothered the climbers there...
if the Meadows (Tuolumne) are open thats the place to be in late summer....
Mt Lassen would also be an awesome place, especially that late in the year...