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Websites >Neat-Fun-Info on camping others will enjoy

PostPosted: Fri Oct 06, 2006 10:52 pm
by sdtripper2
Hello, All: :)

Lets play a game? :thumbsup:

The goal of this thread it to have a collective website database of fun travel
and camping routes and destinations along with anything that would help
your mind wrap around quality camping. The key here is to be creative and
share your favorite websites that a person could explore for a while and
get enjoyment from what the site has to offer there.

Let this thread be the sharing of websites that would help people enjoy their trailer?
It could be a specific driving trip & map like This trip through time in Utah?

Your sharing might include a destination in the USA. It could be the a
website that shows a specific travel trip that so stirred you to build, like this
Travelogue of a trip to Alaska (and back) that affected me strongly.
It could be the story or it could be some entertainment site you liked that
relates to camping? It could be a website say on "Chuck-Wagons" or some
other interest that could be tied into trailers or camping.

Maybe there is another forum or community online that reflects your
interests that has tied you to camping and they are like minded with the
people here?

It could be a gadget website that has all sorts of items you like to imagine
camping uses for?

I have listed a few more choices below to get the ball rolling.

Road Trip America
http://www.roadtripamerica.com/index.htm
http://www.roadtripamerica.com/mainmenu.htm
http://www.roadtripamerica.com/travelpl ... htm#events

American Road magazine
http://www.americanroadmagazine.com/

Boon-docking
Came across a website that has much info and a section on boon-docking
for the snow birds so to speak. Wanted to share with you just in case you
ever decide to plan a trip to the southwest during one of your winters.

There is a thriving community in Arizona and the California boarder run
along hwy 10 near Quartzite AZ and Blythe CA. Google them and you will
see. Phoenix as well as these places cater to retired people big time with
discounts galore.

Here are those links to Boon-docking & BLM Information:
http://www.boondockingguide.com/
http://telusplanet.net/public/waters/links.htm

Yahoo Group on Boondocking:
http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/boo ... locations/

The Complete Book of Boondock RVing
http://www.rvwheellife.com/?p=209
http://rvbookstore.com/shop/detail.aspx?m=2&p=1087

The idea here is to think and share and have fun:
"What have I seen on the web that is neat that
someone else here could benefit from relating to camping in some way?
"
.

Thank You in advance for playing the game: :eyebrows:

PostPosted: Fri Oct 06, 2006 11:57 pm
by GHOSTSSX
For those who enjoy offroading or just beautiful country:

http://www.windrockcampground.com/

CHUCK

PostPosted: Sat Oct 07, 2006 7:44 am
by RAYVILLIAN
Okay Steve here's one that I found a while back. It's a list of camping ezines.

http://camping.about.com/cs/outdoorezines/

Gary

One for COlorado

PostPosted: Sat Oct 07, 2006 10:34 am
by dacrazyrn
Here is a link for ALOT of Colorado stuff, with a link to another
http://www.resourceanalysis.com
A PDF
http://www.fs.fed.us/r2/arnf/recreation ... nalweb.pdf

PostPosted: Sun Oct 08, 2006 8:19 pm
by sdtripper2
Thanks Guy's good entries:

To keep the website game rolling:

The Wilderness Tripper's Portal:
http://therucksack.tripod.com/index.htm


Canoeing and Kayaking Links:
http://www.paddling.net/Jumplist/Links.html


Unplugged Living:
Many links, helping you freeload off Mother Nature:
http://tinyurl.com/jvxmn

PostPosted: Tue Oct 10, 2006 12:48 pm
by Scooter
Anybody ever use http://www.reserveusa.com?

PostPosted: Tue Oct 10, 2006 1:12 pm
by sid
sdtripper2 wrote:Thanks Guy's good entries:

To keep the website game rolling:

The Wilderness Tripper's Portal:
http://therucksack.tripod.com/index.htm


Canoeing and Kayaking Links:
http://tinyurl.com/k42y4


Unplugged Living:
Many links, helping you freeload off Mother Nature:
http://tinyurl.com/jvxmn


The Canoeing and Kayak link takes you here.....? "Wacky idea on a heater!!!"

Might want to check that tiny url.....

PostPosted: Tue Oct 10, 2006 2:50 pm
by sdtripper2
Sid: :)

I made the correction...uP there and here is the link: :oops:

Canoeing and Kayaking Links:
http://www.paddling.net/Jumplist/Links.html

Thank you for pointing out that I had made a mistake.
I juggle many links in a day and mistakes can happen.

Scooter
Scooter wrote:Anybody ever use www.reserveusa.com?


The Reserve USA site is like a bread an butter site
for many but it is good to point it out for those that
don't know of it.

Thanks for playing the game. :D

PostPosted: Tue Oct 10, 2006 3:47 pm
by Scooter
Dunno how I've missed ReserveUSA, but looks like exactly what I need. Glad to hear it's reputable (or at least the implication to that effect).

PostPosted: Tue Oct 10, 2006 3:51 pm
by sid
Hey Steve,

Thanks for updating the canoeing/kayak link. Looks like some good info!

PostPosted: Tue Oct 10, 2006 8:33 pm
by cherokeegeorge
I use reservamerica all the time and havn't had any problems but their not cheap, $7.50 a pop other wise it runs very smooth.

PostPosted: Tue Oct 10, 2006 11:47 pm
by bledsoe3
This is link to a camp ground we've been to several times.
http://www.oregonstateparks.org/park_146.php
But you can access all Oregon State camp grounds from there too.
While I'm at it, here's one for Washington.
http://www.camis.com/wa/

PostPosted: Wed Oct 11, 2006 1:35 am
by Podunkfla
Well... Here's a couple I found interesting:

This guy did an 11,500 mile trip to Alaska... Ona MOPED!
http://wmuma.com/moped78/index.html

Herman and Cande Zapp did a 40,000 mile tour in a 1928 Graham-Paige touring car that will only do 35 MPH from Argentina to Alaska
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/132 ... ers28.html
http://www.thesourdough.com/index.php?a ... ctionID=75
http://www.hillmanimages.com/912/argentina-alaska.html

And then, In 1990 I rode a bicycle from Melbourne to Cambera to Sydney... down under. :)

(Prolly not what you're lookin for... but interesting anyway)

PostPosted: Wed Oct 11, 2006 2:47 am
by sdtripper2
Brick:

(Brick:) The Zapp adventure caught my imagination as well.
(I had done some more looking into their adventure about a year ago, and here are radio excerpts)

Herman and Cande Zapp did a 40,000 mile tour in a 1928 Graham-Paige touring car that will only do 35 MPH from Argentina to Alaska Part 2 Audio excerpts of their trip:
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All Things Considered (NPR) Radio Caught up with Candelaria and Herman Zapp on a few occasions

July 12, 2003 · NPR's Steve Inskeep checks in with Argentine couple Herman and Candelaria Zapp, who are continuing their trip from South America to Anchorage, Alaska. The couple, and their one-year-old son, are currently in Mendocino, Calif.

June 15, 2003 · Host Steve Inskeep speaks with Candelaria Zapp, a young Argentine woman who is traveling with her husband Herman from Buenos Aires to Anchorage, Alaska, in a 1928 Graham Paige touring car.

August 24, 2003 · Host Jacki Lyden talks with Candelaria and Herman Zapp, an Argentine couple who have been traveling across South and North America in a 1928 Graham Paige Touring Car. They have finally reached their goal -- Alaska.

September 13, 2003 · NPR's Steve Inskeep has a farewell conversation with Herman and Candelaria Zapp, an Argentine couple who have traveled from Buenos Aires in a 1928 Graham Paige Touring Car and have now reached their final destination -- Prudhoe Bay, Alaska.

PostPosted: Wed Oct 11, 2006 10:45 am
by coreyjhen
Try this one: http://www.lakesuperiorcircletour.com/

I did it on a Honda CB360T with just a sleeping bag when I was 17. Plan on a couple of weeks and bring along your mosquito repellant.