Date: Wed, 6 Jan 2010 14:26:13 -0500
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From: Dave Mcneely <mcneely4@COX.NET>
Subject: Re: heading through the deep south soon, anyone on my route?
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Joy got it right, except I'd include S. Carolina. The ones you
mentioned are border states (other than Louisiana, which is just
Louisiana, like Texas is just Texas. Florida, same story as Texas.
But, in both Texas and Florida, there are sections more akin to the Deep
South than the rest of the state -- Florida the Panhandle, Texas, East
Texas.
On Wed, Jan 6, 2010 at 12:42 PM, Tom Buese wrote:
> On Jan 6, 2010, at 11:35 AM, Joy Hecht wrote:
>
>> Deep south, for me = Alabama & Mississippi. Maybe Georgia?
>
> Howzabout Arkansas, Louisiana, & Tennessee, not to mention Florida?
>
> Surely there are vanagonauts/other interesting things to see & do in
> those areas?
>
> YMMV,
>
> Mr. BZ
>>
>> Texas is visiting friends in Austin and Ft. Worth, and a cousin in
>> Dallas.
>> I've been to San Antonio - alas, over a very cold Christmas, when it
>> snowed
>> on the Mexican border. Not much fun!
>>
>> Oklahoma, of course, is visiting Larry & Maggie in Ponca City!
>>
>> Colorado is visiting friends in Denver & Boulder.
>>
>> The deep south is the great unknown for me....
>>
>>
>>
>> Joy
>>
>> On Wed, Jan 6, 2010 at 1:24 PM, wrote:
>>
>>> Are you including Texas as part of the "Deep South"? It's not of
>>> course
>>> (it's Texas, which is its own special place), but some folks from
>>> the East
>>> and the North consider it so out of ignorance. If you want
>>> pointers in
>>> Texas and Oklahoma (also not part of the South of course), give me
>>> an idea
>>> of your route and whether you are looking for nature or other kinds
>>> of
>>> spots. I can suggest places better with that information. Lots of
>>> really
>>> neat places of course.
>>>
>>> David McNeely
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Wed, Jan 6, 2010 at 11:30 AM, Joy Hecht wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi all,
>>>>
>>>> I'm planning to head across Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi &
>>>> Louisiana to
>>>> Texas late January-early February, en route to visit friends in
>>>> Texas,
>>>> Oklahoma, and Colorado.
>>>>
>>>> I'm interested in interesting suggestions on places to stop in the
>>>> deep
>>>> south. I've been saying ever since I first traveled in my van
>>>> that I
>>>> wanted
>>>> to spend some time in the south in the winter, and I've never
>>>> actually
>>>> done
>>>> it. I don't know how much time I'll actually end up with, but
>>>> hopefully
>>>> at
>>>> least a couple of weeks for the Georgia-through-Mississippi
>>>> stretch. (I
>>>> have done a bit of exploring in Louisiana already.)
>>>>
>>>> Suggestions?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Joy
>>>> and Matilda
>>>> and the kayak, who would love to get out onto the water on the way
>>>> as
>>>> well...
>>>>
>>>
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