August 2010 Vacation Recs
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My wife and I are looking for recs, travelling out of NorCal.
Requirements: 1) 6 hours or less travel time (one way) from San Francisco Int'l. I checked places like Costa Rica and Belize but it's longer than that. 2) Access to MTB trails and trail running (wife). 3) Not too hot. I considered Moab but it looks way too hot. 4) No camping or rugged accommodations. Wife's not too keen on that.
During the past 2 years, we've done Deer Valley and Whistler. Both fit the bill perfectly. Some current considerations are Boulder, CO, Alaska, maybe Yellowstone/Tetons. My concern with Alaska (Denali) and Yellowstone is that the MTB'ing may be restricted since it's a Nat'l Park. We're doing Hawaii w/ the family in Oct so that's already used up. I'd like South/Central America but can't figure out sub-10 hour travel time. Also, it appears to be the tail end of the rainy season down there.
Thanks for the help.
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Ever considered coming north of the border? You could hit Canmore/Kananaskis and have tons of cycling and running at your disposal.
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Yeah, Calgary was suggested. How far is Banf from the airport?
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Banff is 1 hr 15 min. Canmore is 1 hr as is Kananaskis(lots of MTB trails here) country.
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If they have a trail system on Vancouver Island, that would make for a nice trip.
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We did BC last year so we're looking for something new.
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Not sure about the MTB availability, but Seattle in August totally rocks.
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My wife and I are looking for recs, travelling out of NorCal.
Requirements: 1) 6 hours or less travel time (one way) from San Francisco Int'l. I checked places like Costa Rica and Belize but it's longer than that. 2) Access to MTB trails and trail running (wife). 3) Not too hot. I considered Moab but it looks way too hot. 4) No camping or rugged accommodations. Wife's not too keen on that.
During the past 2 years, we've done Deer Valley and Whistler. Both fit the bill perfectly. Some current considerations are Boulder, CO, Alaska, maybe Yellowstone/Tetons. My concern with Alaska (Denali) and Yellowstone is that the MTB'ing may be restricted since it's a Nat'l Park. We're doing Hawaii w/ the family in Oct so that's already used up. I'd like South/Central America but can't figure out sub-10 hour travel time. Also, it appears to be the tail end of the rainy season down there.
Thanks for the help. No consideration for Winnipeg/Manitoba?
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