SteveL
Reged: 07/21/03
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Loc: Blacklick, OH (Columbus)
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My best friend and I get together for some sort of short, relaxing trip every year (we've done this for over 30 years and some day I'm going to write a book about the trips). We're tired of Vegas and I'm not up for a golf resort for some reason, although I haven't ruled that out. We like outdoorsy activities for the most part. I had a great idea, the Monterey Jazz Festival, but the timing wasn't quite right. There are no good festivals anyplace in the US the days we can go.
Although my list is getting larger, not smaller as I'd prefer, I'm not quite as excited about any of my ideas as I should be. We want to make this a fairly cheap trip (that's how we don't get flack from our wives).
So, I'd like any good ideas and I'd also like to ask two specific questions.
#1 - MikeR - what would you suggest for either a Colorado or NH trip based on the criteria I suggested? How is the weather in mid-September?
#2 - What are the FL Keys like? What is there to do, which key is the best for what we want, and how's the weather at that time?
Note that trips outside continental US or Canada are ruled out. I'd thought of Bahamas or Bermuda, but they were vetoed.
Consider also that I'll be traveling from Columbus, OH and he's traveling from Milwaukee.
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Mike R
Reged: 05/26/03
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Loc: Stinson Lake - New Hampshire
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SteveL
Flaming Gorge in Wyoming/Utah border...its where we are going in Sept for a weekend..we love it....gorgeous country....look it up
Moab/The Arches Utah....great Sept weather..great biking..amazing scenery
Cape Cod after Labor day weekend....great weather without the crowds...fishing..hiking...beaching....plus you can partake in the most popular off season activity there with the locals....drinking
Colorado and NH can be pretty boring in Sept...no foilage yet...but....great weather, although you can see snow in higher elevations in CO in Sept...but hiking a fourteener would be fun and an accomplishment to be proud of...or hiking the Presidentials in NH and staying in Appalachian Mountain Club Huts along the way is great too....
Grand Canyon National Park....great weather in Sept and tons to do...and no crowds
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SteveL
Reged: 07/21/03
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Loc: Blacklick, OH (Columbus)
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Thanks Mike! Excellent ideas. I've always wondered about that area of Utah and also figured that it was always either too cold or too hot! Kidding of course, but I wasn't sure when was a good time. Also really like the Cape Cod suggestion. Did not realize that it was ever good weather AND uncrowded. I'm going to look further into all your ideas.
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andynap
Reged: 10/24/02
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Loc: Philadelphia
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I went to Cape Cod 4 years ago right after Labor Day and it was crowded as hell. All the parents with their toddlers were there. Nantucket was just as bad.
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Mike R
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Loc: Stinson Lake - New Hampshire
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Andy...then you ve got bad luck...because, when I lived there, the week after Labor Day you could have shot a gun down Front Street in P town and not worry about hitting anyone......
Edited by Mike R (05/24/04 12:33 PM)
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Maureenm
Reged: 03/19/03
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Grand Canyon is fabulous, and Sept weather is perfect. Of course Iwent ten days after Sept 11 so it was really quiet, almost eerie. I also love Yosemite in Ca. and my favorite national park is Acadia in Bar harbor.
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Mike R
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Loc: Stinson Lake - New Hampshire
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Acadia rocks and is an excellent idea....hike Cadallac Mt.....eat lots of seafood....go on a whale watch...
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SteveL
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Loc: Blacklick, OH (Columbus)
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Would Acadia be really croweded Sep. 18-23 with leafpeepers? I had Acadia on the list originally, but then thought it might be busy.
Yosemite is out, because we've been there pretty recently, but Grand Canyon is definitely still in as it has been a REALLY long time since I've been there and my friend has never been there.
Presumably Sep 16 is well past the Labor Day crowds on Cape Cod. Certainly the rentals are much less than high season at that time. BTW, where is a good place on the Cape to stay? Truro looked nice.
Had another idea (which I got from thinking about Cape Cod/Nantucket) - the San Juan Islands. Any thoughts re the San Juan Islands? Also, still wondering if anybody has thougts on the Keys.
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SteveL
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Loc: Blacklick, OH (Columbus)
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Also, if goping to Acadia and not camping, where's a good place to stay? Quiet, 2 beds, FP, nice, but not expensive.
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Mike R
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Loc: Stinson Lake - New Hampshire
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That should be too early, by a week, for leaf peepers...you want some killer good places to stay on Cape??.....Masthead in P Town is a good one....Chatham Bars Inn in Chatham is good but its old stuffy money which is a turn off for me...but it is very nice
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Maureenm
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We were in Acadia area last October, October 16-19 to be exact. I think it was a late color season, but it was not even peak then. We stay at a lovely bed and breakfast in Northeast Harbour which is a quaint little town-- quiet and beautiful.
The place we stay at is Grey Rock Inn and they do have a website. It's not cheap but not outrageous. AFter what we spend in SBH, everything looks good. It is run by a British woman and her two sons and they know every trail in the park. They are wonderful people and will plot our trails for you if you are into hiking. Also they can recommend good restaurants like Cafe 151 in Northeast Harbour.
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SteveL
Reged: 07/21/03
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Loc: Blacklick, OH (Columbus)
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Maureen:
Very nice! Do you know if any of the rooms have two beds?
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