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Bus Discussion => Bus Topics ( click here for quick start! ) => Topic started by: bottomacher on May 07, 2011, 06:26:27 PM
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With the price of fuel heading ever north and my wife's work schedule, I'm looking for ideas for one-tank-of-fuel trips; long weekends, local (ish) points of interest, other excuses to drive the bus and not let it languish in the yard. Do any of you all have suggestions for places of interest within about 250 miles of Atlanta? Savannah, of course, but there must be many others. Any help would be very welcome.
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Some states (I don't know about GA) put out pamphlets called "Trips On A Tankful" and usually contain items and or area's of interest within the confines of the local areas of that state. Another source might be your local news station? All you have to do is drop them a line (state agency of tourism usually) and they will send you a book on going's on, festivals, local traditions. Almost every state does this. Things to do in your particular area.
Thus the name ... Trips on a tankful.
Figure out the approximate fuel mileage of your coach, then you have your area, find an Atlas draw a circle and there is your starting point. You figure it out. Not someone else. Think of the satisfaction you will have when you make your first visit to a place YOU wanted to see.
BCO
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Choo-Choo Nashville Great Smokey Mountains the Atlantic Ocean depends on your family likes and dislikes some would consider Iron Mountian a prime trip in your area.
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i'd start out by going to John and Lois's place over by Augusta. Nice folks to visit, John has a great background, nice backyard with hookups. Good place to sit on the front porch and chew the fat.
You also need to decide if you can boondock or need a hook-up for overnight. if you need to hookup, then that circle bco suggested needs to include campgrounds (or other busnuts with hookups :) ).
i like some civil war history and there's lookout mountain, and the battlefields around chatanooga. Some time on the Gulf Shore might be nice, so head to Savannah. My map says there are at least 22 campgrounds within 50 miles of Atlanta. Visit one each weekend.
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and there's lookout mountain, and the battlefields around chatanooga.
I drove to the top of Lookout Mountain years ago with a 26' GMC motorhome. I couldn't imagine going up there with a 40' coach. Park and tram to the top if you go.
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We live in northeast Ga. and some places we visit are the Bavarian theme town Helen Ga. during Octoberfest but fun to go anytime,with places to camp locally. Hiawassee Ga. with the Ga. Mountain Fair and the Anderson Music Hall with artists like George Jones, Ray Stevens,etc, just check and see who is playing when you want to go. Also there is beautiful lake Chatuge in Hiawassee and several campgrounds local, we camp at beautiful Bald Mountain Campground on Fodder Creek Road ,great people that own the campground and easy pull through sites and some with shade. Blairesville Ga. has the Sorgum Festival in the fall and Dahlonega has the Moonshine Festival ,I think the fall but you may need to check dates. Lots of things to see and do in northeast Ga. If I can be of help just give me ring, Glen & Patsy Rice, Demorest Ga.
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Thank you all for the great replies. We normally travel only in the fall and spring because of the heat, snow, and crowds. I try to avoid serious mountains since I don't have a jake brake. Northeast GA is great, but we figure there must be somewhere in the lower part of the state that is a guarded secret. Street rod shows, wineries, working farms and mills, scenic picnic areas with campgrounds are high on the list. I prefer boondocking, but we'll go anywhere. We'll consider your suggestions well.
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For southeast GA I would recommend the Okefenokee NWR, not far from Waycross. The SEBN have their annual Halloween Rally near there (in Hoboken GA) and several of us have taken tours, canoe trips, etc.
If you venture due east, after visiting the esteemed Mr Vickrey, venture further SE (via US 25 through Statesboro) and hit either Hilton Head and their gorgeous (but expensive) Outdoor Resorts Motorcoach Resort, or River's End Campground in Tybee Island, just past Savannah.
The former is one short mile from the beach, and the latter is about two blocks from the famous lighthouse and beach.
HTH.
Mike in GA
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Thanks, Mike. EWe're heading to Savannah next month (by car) and Tybee on the return. I'll check the campground while we're there. I haven't seen the Okefeneokee in 50 years; I expect I won't recognize the place.
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Late August we have a rod show here(Frog Follies) pre 49 over 4000 cars. I work it. stay at our house 30 or 50 amp hook up 6 1/2 hrs from Atlanta Evansville Indiana Would be pushing a tank full but close. Fri sat & sunday. Mci8 tin tent works it also. Bob
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Not sure how far you are from it, but I loved the Warner Robins air museum..gotta be an airplane nerd like me though!
Boyce
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Remembering that you dont have to top off the tank when you get home, and that theres no law saying you cant buy some fuel, your range is as variable as your pocket allows.
Some places I can think of are the blue ridge parkway, Washington and the Smithsonian, The Outer Banks and KittyHawk, etc.. And I would be surprised if every state doesnt have places of interest up on the Net where it can be easily found. Also dont forget Rand McNally Atlas has many points of interest, state and national parks, interesting natural features etc..
Have fun!
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Don't miss the Okefenokee swamp camp ground. It is a beautiful place.
We always stay there on our way back from Jacks' rally. The pull trough's seem so private you are beside the road but cannot see the cars passing.
When we were there the hawks were in abundances and beautiful
uncle Ned
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might be a little more than a tank....... but you could always come here ;D ;D ;D
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You could come to Moultrie Ga to the car shows, Calicho (which is arts and crafts), or the Expo (everthing AG). All of these events are held at Spence Field which is an old Military air strip. If you head this way let me know. We will get together for a Ga Coke. If yoyu are interested let me know and I will get you dates.
Take care.
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Are you trying to work your trips around events or points of interest? or just a weekend camping trip? We took a weekend trip to Mistletoe State Park last weekend just to get away. Nice park with shady 50A spots not alot to do but camp and fish but it made a nice weekend getaway.
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might be a little more than a tank....... but you could always come here ;D ;D ;D
Never been to the face of the sun ;D
Brice
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Whew, the hospitality! My sincere thanks to you all. I have tried for four years to get to Moultrie for the show (I build street rods), but the schedule never seems to coordinate. We are going to try once again this year, though probably in my friend's 50 Mercury. We'll be heading for Albuquerque in the spring, most likely, but any appearance on the left coast will probably be limited by the amount of time my bride wants to spend with the new granddaughter (her first) in NM. We have decided than any trip of more then 250 miles or so will not be a weekend- we need several days in the bus to beat the cost of hotel room savings, which sorta gives us an excuse to use the bus at all. I figure a week of bus makes the cost of fuel almost bearable. The trip to the Okie is about definite, and I haven't seen Augusta in too many years to count. We'll certainly contact Jack and Lois.
I belong to the Dixie Wing of the Commemorative Air Force, although I'm not really an airplane person (aircraft carriers were my thing as a kid in Norfolk), but my daughter lives across the highway from the Smithsonian air museum at Dulles; I TRULY recommend that any of you who are close stop in for a very interesting visit. More later, and THANKS AGAIN.