Travel Forum / Destinations / USA and Canada / July 2008

I have been away from rec.travel.usa-canada for a while and see now
that it has gotten worse in terms of jackasses peddling their junk and
stupid irrelevant opinions. Too bad. it used to informative and fun to
be part of the various threads.

Heard this on the radio: he was talking about the origin of the
states/shapes.
The original 13 colonies had defined their areas, and when the US
accumulated the rest of the country there came a point in time when it was

We are a group of 6 people from San Jose going overseas with one luggage for
each.
We need to travel to SFO to catch a flight.
What kind of local ride options are there?

Going to Florida late August. Planning to spend 5 days in Florida
before the East Caribbean cruise.
Like to spend some time in Miami and Key West, may be Ft. Lauderdale.
Family of three, a ten years old daughter.

Due to naughty airlines changing schedules an itinerary I had put
togther that included a leg from Dayton Ohio to Chicago in August got
screwed up. Anyone got some novel ideas (no horseback please) on a
good cheap way to make that journey on a sunny August Sunday? I am

At school, of course. Day before yesterday.

A lawn mower was shot to pieces by the angry owner who couldn't start the
bloody engine.

Baptist church of Windsor Hill, Oklahoma City is distributing semi automatic
rifles for free to lure young people to attend Sunday ceremonies. Praise the
lord! Jesus Saves! In which school we will witness next mass murder?
Somewhere in Oklahoma?

Once again! A shooting incident in Arizona. Several people severely injured.
Time to collect firearms away from the civilians.

Several years ago while visiting the States I stopped at Rocky Mountain
National Park and was duly impressed. This summer I'll be driving from
Chicago to San Francisco with some friends who have never been to
America before. The question is, do I take them to see RMNP, or is there

http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2007-11-07-finland-shooting_N.htm
Once again!!!  Horrors!!  Time to collect all the weapons from the
civilians!!!!

i have a dream country to visit
but i dont have enough money to have a trip
than i hope there is a kind person who will give me the free tour
holiday

Did anyone ever stay in either the Chisos Mountain Lodge or in The
Mining Company? Maybe any other suggesgtions close to the park?

I have family (in their 50's and 60's) visiting Los Angeles for the
next week.  I took them to Wicked and they loved it...now I have them
for one more week without much else to do (should have saved that for
last).  Any recommendations for things to do that are along the same

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