Vacation Ideas?

Picking a particular spot to recommend would be hard, but if you're
looking for "easy" mountain cabin-like getaways, something on or near
a ski resort would probably work well. You can ride the lifts for
beautiful views, the towns always have good eating, shopping, etc.,
and if you pick carefully you should be able to find decent fishing
relatively close (e.g., Breckenridge has the Blue river tailwater
nearby, plus numerous other choices). Lodging should be trivial to
find, too. Ken's right, you should watch what you pick in regards to
runoff season, but creeks can be surprisingly low in the morning, and
stillwaters and tailwaters are always fishable.

HTH,

Jon.

On Apr 4, 10:17 pm, "Tim J."
wrote:

Oak Creek Canyon - AZ. Sedona and Flagstaff in arm's reach. She'll love you
for it, and you'll love you for it, too.http://tinyurl.com/kavcw

Depending on your comfort zone, Sedona in June could be either
beautiful or intolerably hot. I suppose just the opposite could be
said for my rec on a ski resort (beautiful or intolerably cold).

Jon.

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On Apr 4, 10:17 pm, "Tim J."
wrote:

Oak Creek Canyon - AZ. Sedona and Flagstaff in arm's reach. She'll love
you
for it, and you'll love you for it, too.http://tinyurl.com/kavcw

Depending on your comfort zone, Sedona in June could be either
beautiful or intolerably hot.

Possibly, but I've been a few times in June and it has been great. I doubt
Flagstaff and the surrounding area would be that hot.

I don't really get your point, since *any* place could have bad weather
during a short stay. If he just stays home, the same could be said. Heck, it
*could* rain at the Penns Clave, not that that would happen. What's a boy to
do? ;-)
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TL,
Tim
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On Apr 4, 10:17 pm, "Tim J."
wrote:

Oak Creek Canyon - AZ. Sedona and Flagstaff in arm's reach. She'll love
you
for it, and you'll love you for it, too.http://tinyurl.com/kavcw

Depending on your comfort zone, Sedona in June could be either
beautiful or intolerably hot.

Possibly, but I've been a few times in June and it has been great. I doubt
Flagstaff and the surrounding area would be that hot.

I don't really get your point, since *any* place could have bad weather
during a short stay. If he just stays home, the same could be said. Heck,
it *could* rain at the Penns Clave, not that that would happen. What's a
boy to do? ;-)
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TL,
Tim
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rain at Penns? Never!

john

"I" wrote ...
tl;dr: place out west that Michelle and I will enjoy?

Many thanks for the thoughts, gents. They have been duly submitted to the
steering committee for proper consideration.

-Dan

On 5-Apr-2009, "Daniel-San" (Rot13) wrote:

Many thanks for the thoughts, gents. They have been duly submitted to the
steering committee for proper consideration.

-Dan

Here is another thought for consideration by your steering commitee (BTW I
havve on of those also)

We have some friends (who do not fish) coming to visit us in NW Montana from
CT
As a matrter of fact they are getting married here ( we have had 4
honeymoons in our guest cabin)

They are then heading south to Yellowstone to the Gardner entrance - cabins
and plenty of touristy stuff and close to some great rivers

Fred

Calgary and Banff. Great fishing, great views, shopping, non-US
stores and goods from places we would not normally have access too.
Frank Reid

On Apr 4, 10:46*am, "Daniel-San"
wrote:
So hypothetically, you've got a week or so in early June for a trip. SWMBO
is looking for a place with a nice cabin, good food, mebbe some shopping,
and nice views (mountain-type stuff would be ideal.)

Plus, (and here's the good part) she's thinking somewhere out west with a
nice bit of trout water nearby. Yay.

Where would you go?

Some restrictions -- not a whole lotta walking, as SWMBO is pre-spawn.
(Spawn due in late July). Would like a place that has the touristy crap
within maybe 20-30 min drive. Not too remote, as pre-spawn condition
necessitates a certain measure of secure feeling and all that. Thinking
resort-type place, but not looking for some super-luxury sort of thing.

Also, not completely a fishing trip. I'll likely get a few days of fishing,
while doing a few days of touristy stuff.

She likes to sit on a porch and read while soaking up the views.

Budget: certainly not unrestricted, but also not looking to go "on the
cheap."

tl;dr: place out west that Michelle and I will enjoy?

thanks,
Dan

Steamboat Springs, CO...Yampa River and others nearby. Also nice
downtown area with shops of all varieties. Hotels right on river with
rates reasonable during summer. Still has some of Western CO ranch-
style feel left.

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On Apr 4, 10:46*am, "Daniel-San"
wrote:
So hypothetically, you've got a week or so in early June for a trip. SWMBO
is looking for a place with a nice cabin, good food, mebbe some shopping,
and nice views (mountain-type stuff would be ideal.)

Plus, (and here's the good part) she's thinking somewhere out west with a
nice bit of trout water nearby. Yay.

Where would you go?

Some restrictions -- not a whole lotta walking, as SWMBO is pre-spawn.
(Spawn due in late July). Would like a place that has the touristy crap
within maybe 20-30 min drive. Not too remote, as pre-spawn condition
necessitates a certain measure of secure feeling and all that. Thinking
resort-type place, but not looking for some super-luxury sort of thing.

Also, not completely a fishing trip. I'll likely get a few days of fishing,
while doing a few days of touristy stuff.

She likes to sit on a porch and read while soaking up the views.

Budget: certainly not unrestricted, but also not looking to go "on the
cheap."

tl;dr: place out west that Michelle and I will enjoy?

thanks,
Dan

I know nothing about you and your lady, but judging just from what you
said, Jackson WY seems to have all of what you have. It is the Los
Angeles or NYC idea of what "the west" should be -- accepts all kinds
of credit cards, has expensive shops, the best views (outside of
Jasper) in North America, decent fishing on the Snake (take rocks to
throw at the rafters), short trips to interesting places, and air
direct from anywhere. Just mind the electric fence that surrounds the
place, as it is as much a part of Wyoming (from the locals' point of
view) as Gaza is part of Israel.

cheers

oz, who prefers the Snowys

if you want to drive a few hrs from the ne corner of
yellowstone park ... the little big horn, near custer's
nat'l park has some nice spots.....many along
the drive as well........





On Apr 5, 8:32*pm, MajorOz wrote:
On Apr 4, 10:46*am, "Daniel-San"
wrote:





So hypothetically, you've got a week or so in early June for a trip. SWMBO
is looking for a place with a nice cabin, good food, mebbe some shopping,
and nice views (mountain-type stuff would be ideal.)

Plus, (and here's the good part) she's thinking somewhere out west with a
nice bit of trout water nearby. Yay.

Where would you go?

Some restrictions -- not a whole lotta walking, as SWMBO is pre-spawn.
(Spawn due in late July). Would like a place that has the touristy crap
within maybe 20-30 min drive. Not too remote, as pre-spawn condition
necessitates a certain measure of secure feeling and all that. Thinking
resort-type place, but not looking for some super-luxury sort of thing.

Also, not completely a fishing trip. I'll likely get a few days of fishing,
while doing a few days of touristy stuff.

She likes to sit on a porch and read while soaking up the views.

Budget: certainly not unrestricted, but also not looking to go "on the
cheap."

tl;dr: place out west that Michelle and I will enjoy?

thanks,
Dan

I know nothing about you and your lady, but judging just from what you
said, Jackson WY seems to have all of what you have. * It is the Los
Angeles or NYC idea of what "the west" should be -- accepts all kinds
of credit cards, has expensive shops, the best views (outside of
Jasper) in North America, decent fishing on the Snake (take rocks to
throw at the rafters), short trips to interesting places, and air
direct from anywhere. *Just mind the electric fence that surrounds the
place, as it is as much a part of Wyoming (from the locals' point of
view) as Gaza is part of Israel.

cheers

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