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Hey folks, I'm no wolfhaley regarding the roadtrip planning (edited to assume to you all know that reference, and thanks btw for the inspiration) but am headed out to play my 46th through 48th state in a couple of weeks.
Plan so far is to be in the SLC area the first weekend of September. Solitude Mountain and the Fort are the main draws, and I'm sure some bagging will ensue. Hoping to connect with sillybizz there for at least a round or more.
Then head South on I-15 to Vegas with stops along the way, national parks / monuments and DG courses in mind.
Then over to Flagstaff.
Then up to Moab where of course Base Camp Adventure Lodge is the main attraction (and been on my wish list for years).
Then head east through CO and route TBD based on timing (trying to be home Sat Sept 16).
I realize this is super vague, I have a bunch of courses wishlisted so have an idea of stops in mind. My main motivation for this post / thread is to see if some of you can recommend something not on my radar (which is basically DGCR). Private courses, amazing campsites, national park special spots, etc... I've no doubt that I'll figure it out (as I have done for my last decade plus of DG roadtrips, but wanted to try posting this as an experiment).
My typical planning is to pick out highlight courses, find camping in the area then see what the drive times are. My last couple trips I have felt like driving a lot more and basically thrown tentative plans out the window. Plus finding out that sleeping in the back of my Subaru is no big deal so alleviates the pressure of finding a great campsite every night. Nowadays having a computer in my pocket makes on the fly adjustments pretty dang easy...No offense to those out in this area of the southwest but the destination courses are lacking compared to the east coast...
Great experiences / memories / stories are always appreciated. Thanks in advance for any replies.
Plan so far is to be in the SLC area the first weekend of September. Solitude Mountain and the Fort are the main draws, and I'm sure some bagging will ensue. Hoping to connect with sillybizz there for at least a round or more.
Then head South on I-15 to Vegas with stops along the way, national parks / monuments and DG courses in mind.
Then over to Flagstaff.
Then up to Moab where of course Base Camp Adventure Lodge is the main attraction (and been on my wish list for years).
Then head east through CO and route TBD based on timing (trying to be home Sat Sept 16).
I realize this is super vague, I have a bunch of courses wishlisted so have an idea of stops in mind. My main motivation for this post / thread is to see if some of you can recommend something not on my radar (which is basically DGCR). Private courses, amazing campsites, national park special spots, etc... I've no doubt that I'll figure it out (as I have done for my last decade plus of DG roadtrips, but wanted to try posting this as an experiment).
My typical planning is to pick out highlight courses, find camping in the area then see what the drive times are. My last couple trips I have felt like driving a lot more and basically thrown tentative plans out the window. Plus finding out that sleeping in the back of my Subaru is no big deal so alleviates the pressure of finding a great campsite every night. Nowadays having a computer in my pocket makes on the fly adjustments pretty dang easy...No offense to those out in this area of the southwest but the destination courses are lacking compared to the east coast...
Great experiences / memories / stories are always appreciated. Thanks in advance for any replies.
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