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05-02-2020, 01:13 PM
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Boat Rides
Colorado River Sternwheeler Ride
Boat rides. I couldn’t find a place to post them so I’ll start in here and let the moderators decide.
This won’t be in a time line format. I’ll just post them as I find the pictures I want to use.
If this subject gets some interest I’ll do train rides next. We haven’ done many but they have all been enjoyable.
When we first hunkered down in Yuma, AZ for the winter months, it didn’t take long to get antsy. We were in Yuma for about four months and had seen everything in the city, including every golf course. So we started searching the internet for things to do within a hundred miles.
Martinez Lake was about a 30 minute ride from our RV Park. We got our sternwheeler boat tickets at the MWR ticket office at MCAS Yuma. They are discounted below what they cost at a ticket agency in Yuma or out at the lake.
Our ride tickets included a sandwich lunch with choice of iced tea or soft drink. Our ride went down to the Hidden Shores Resort. (One day not long after our boat ride we took a day trip out to the Hidden Shores Resort where there are also RV parking sites).
On our boat ride we got to view a lot of the government land open in CA to boondockers. We saw wild animals and a couple of bald eagles. The waters were quite clear with a light green hue. It was nothing really spectacular but very relaxing and quiet. There were a lot of bass type boats in the tall grasses. I saw one fish caught that I thought was a large mouth bass but a guy with binoculars stronger than mine said it was a striper. Later when we returned I found that we were probably both wrong when a guy that fished there regularly said the grassy areas were loaded with small mouth bass.
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05-02-2020, 02:42 PM
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Thanks for the info. We were in Yuma for the first time this year and did not run across this tour. We were out at the RV resort you spoke of and Fishers Landing where it looks like you may have caught the boat. Will keep this on the list of things to do next time we are able to get down there.
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05-12-2020, 10:20 AM
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New England in the spring & summer
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05-12-2020, 10:24 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by cwtheman
here are the other two pictures to the whale watching post.
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05-12-2020, 03:06 PM
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Lake Havasu
You can ride to the casino, take a pontoon to Copper Canyon, go on the Ducky tour (small inflatables with outboards) or rent jet skis, kayak, canoes, SUP
We took the boat down this Feb
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05-20-2020, 07:42 PM
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Nashville, TN
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05-21-2020, 09:00 AM
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I don't have pictures at hand, but the Jenny Lake (Grant Teton Nat'l Park WY) boat ride was always enjoyable.
The least enjoyable boat ride I ever had was the 2 am liberty launch from Naples, IT to the Nimitz after a shore patrol stint. Had a hurricane coming in, so large swells and choppy, ice cold water was the offering of the day. Soaking wet and tired ... another fine Navy day!
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05-21-2020, 09:29 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by gkainz
I don't have pictures at hand, but the Jenny Lake (Grant Teton Nat'l Park WY) boat ride was always enjoyable.
The least enjoyable boat ride I ever had was the 2 am liberty launch from Naples, IT to the Nimitz after a shore patrol stint. Had a hurricane coming in, so large swells and choppy, ice cold water was the offering of the day. Soaking wet and tired ... another fine Navy day!
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I made that trip many times, in all sorts of weather conditions. USS Nimitz, 77-80.
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05-21-2020, 11:23 AM
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The last time I stayed there was the year before they got flooded out. I've had the privileged to stay at every Gaylord and have never been disappointed. Although when Marriott bought them out I did miss the cigar bars.
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05-21-2020, 02:46 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by CWtheMan
I made that trip many times, in all sorts of weather conditions. USS Nimitz, 77-80.
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We might have been on that same ride that day ... December 1979, just before “reposition to Gonzo station with great haste”
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05-21-2020, 03:36 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by gkainz
We might have been on that same ride that day ... December 1979, just before “reposition to Gonzo station with great haste”
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Very possible. My wife came over for two weeks during Christmas & New Year. We stayed at the Santa Lucia on the Naples waterfront. We went out to the Nimitz for steak and lobster at the CPO mess. It was a bleak stormy day with only 50 allowed on each boat.
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05-28-2020, 11:23 AM
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1880 Train Ride - Keystone, SD
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06-11-2020, 06:09 PM
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Soo Locks – Salt Ste Marie, MI
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06-12-2020, 01:20 AM
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It's a beautiful part of the country.
The lock system is impressive and the museum is nice.
Lunch at "The Palace" is worthwhile.
https://www.thepalacemexicanrestaurant.com/
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06-16-2020, 09:00 AM
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Clarkdale, AZ, USA
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06-28-2020, 01:31 AM
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Alexandria Bay, NY
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06-28-2020, 03:43 AM
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Another jewel in the northern US.
The first place Serena and I took the trailer for a shakedown. We stayed at Association Island KOA in that bay. Great fishing, boat tours, shopping in Syracuse. Been to Gananoque many times. We like the St Lawrence area, very peaceful. Boldt Castle is a nice tour.
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07-14-2020, 09:38 AM
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Branson, MO
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08-11-2020, 12:05 PM
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08-29-2020, 01:41 PM
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Williams, AZ
It’s always fun to plan an adventure. After spending a few weeks at Verde Canyon we decided to make arraignments for a 5 day stay at the Grand Canyon Railway RV Park which would include a 1st class train ride up to the canyon.
The RV Park is right downtown Williams, AZ. Crossing the railroad tracks at the RV Park will put you right on the historical Highway 66 and all its stores and trinket shops. There is also a medium sized IGA store for your grocery needs.
The RV Park is very close to the train station but they have a central point of pick-up for every train ride (departure & return rides).
The RV Park office has a pet hotel.
Most of our picture taking was of the ride up to the Grand Canyon rim and back. The links below have more information and most of the prices. There are also some really nice pictures in those links.
We had spent the previous 4/5 months traveling with our friends in the Montana. When leaving Williams they were going west and we were going east.
https://www.thetrain.com/lodging/rv-park/
https://www.thetrain.com/
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