Hi William-
OK- keep it in mind i had a spectacular day there- BTW i am a Canadian
and live in Calgary Alberta so if you make it up here let me know and
we will throw a cow on the barbie.
-gord
On 4-Apr-09, at 3:42 PM, Wiliam Wagenaar wrote:
> Hi Gord,
>
> Thanks for your tip to go to the Valley of Fire. We'll take it into
> consideration. There is so much to see and so little time. Our total
> trip time will be 29 days, including flights. In that time we cannot
> see
> all the things to see in one of your states, let alone your whole
> country.
>
> Wiliam
>
>> -----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
>> Van: Gordon Ross [mailto:gordross@xxxxxxx]
>> Verzonden: zaterdag 4 april 2009 23:29
>> Aan: Olympus Camera Discussion
>> Onderwerp: Re: [OM] Trip to the US?
>>
>>
>> Hi William-
>>
>> you have to go to the 'Valley of Fire' about half hour drive out of
>> Vegas- three colour layers of rock forming canyons and rock
>> structures- a trail leading to a cauldren where there are original
>> artworks on the rock walls and reputedly the hideout of the last of
>> the aboriginals in the area. Fabulous landscape photo opps.
>>
>> -gord
>>
>> On 4-Apr-09, at 3:21 PM, Wiliam Wagenaar wrote:
>>
>>> Thanks for your recommendations Chuck. Hoover dam was already on the
>>> to
>>> must see list. We just added red rock canyon to the want to see
>>> list. I
>>> understand that Las Vegas is nothing like any place else in
>> the US (or
>>> elsewhere) I guess that is why we want to visit that too.
>>>
>>> Wiliam
>>>
>>>> -----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
>>>> Van: Chuck Norcutt [mailto:chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
>>>> Verzonden: zaterdag 4 april 2009 20:14
>>>> Aan: Olympus Camera Discussion
>>>> Onderwerp: Re: [OM] Trip to the US?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> You will most likely pass about 250 km south of Niagara
>> Falls. Enjoy
>>>> your trip but don't take Las Vegas as anything like the
>> rest of the
>>>> US. It is unlike any other city in the US. Also, smoking
>> is allowed
>>>> in most (if not all) casinos. And there is a lot of it. That's
>>>> unlike most places in the US today.
>>>>
>>>> But perhaps you'll plan a side trip to Hoover Dam. Recommended.
>>>> <http://www.usbr.gov/lc/hooverdam/service/index.html> The
>>>> shorter and
>>>> less expensive tour is probably adequate. Hoover Dam is
>>>> about 50km from
>>>> Las Vegas on mostly fast highway. You have to pass through
>>>> the suburban
>>>> areas of Las Vegas and Henderson (where my father lives).
>> There are
>>>> still lots of casinos in Henderson but it looks more typical
>>>> (at least
>>>> of desert living) than the Las Vegas strip.
>>>>
>>>> When you get tired of casinos and lights and need to do a little
>>>> landscape photography go west about 30 km to Red Rock Canyon.
>>>> <http://www.desertusa.com/redrock/>
>>>> <http://www.redrockcanyonlv.org/>
>>>>
>>>> Chuck Norcutt
>>>>
>>>> Wiliam Wagenaar wrote:
>>>>> Hi Ali,
>>>>>
>>>>> Sorry but the Niagara falls are not in our route. Maybe
>> we can see
>>>>> them from the plane while flying fron New York to Las
>> Vegas with a
>>>>> stopover in Chicago? Your country is so large that we can
>> only see
>>>>> very few special places and the ones we visit we can only visit
>>>>> briefly. I feel we are already wanting to see too much. I
>>>> will mail my
>>>>> travel plans to the list later.
>>>>>
>>>>> Maybe there will be a next time we visit the US ;-) That
>>>> will be a few
>>>>> years away though. Can't afford this kind of trip every
>>>> year, not even
>>>>> without the kids ;-(
>>>>>
>>>>> Wiliam
>>>>>
>>>>>> -----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
>>>>>> Van: AS [mailto:alizookoman@xxxxxxxxx]
>>>>>> Verzonden: zaterdag 4 april 2009 16:25
>>>>>> Aan: Olympus Camera Discussion
>>>>>> Onderwerp: Re: [OM] Trip to the US?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Make sure to visit Niagara Falls ( the American side ). I have a
>>>>>> friend here who is from the Netherlands as well. You'll
>> be in close
>>>>>> proximity to Canada and about 8 hours away from NYC.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
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