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| New Stories & Photos on the Website from Travelers on US Route 89 | | by James Cowlin
On the first night of our first trip with the Pod, our teardrop trailer, we pulled into Signal Mountain Campground in Grand Teton National Park. We found the perfect campsite and I proceed to attempt to back the trailer in. Attempt is the operative word here. I had assumed that backing up this little trailer was going to be easy, but no matter what I did, the trailer did the opposite.
About the time my frustration had reached the breaking point, another camper with a large trailer pulled up across from us and proceeded to back into his site in one effortless move. Seeing my plight, this kind gentleman came over and explained what I was doing wrong and helped me get the Pod into place. Later that evening, we sat around a campfire swapping travel stories. It turns out that our rescuer, Darrell "Berky" Berkheimer, was a retired long-distance trucker which explained his expertise in trailer maneuvering.
Since then Berky has kept in touch to tell us about his continuing adventures on US Route 89. Now, we are proud to have him as a contributor to the website. During his road trip last summer, he visited the periodic spring near Afton, Wyoming. His story is fascinating reading as he describes this unusual phenomenon illustrated with photographs. You'll find Berky's contribution in the Montpelier to Jackson Road Trip Guide. He also camped at Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park in southern Utah and wrote about it on the Kanab to Sevier Road Trip Guide.
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Our second new contributor is Jeff Matzman. Jeff is my eye doctor and is an accomplished photographer. Jeff has been sharing his photographs with me and I have urged him to add some to the website. He finally had the time last week and the resulting galleries are outstanding. There are three stories to take a look at: San Xavier del Bac, fall color in Oak Creek Canyon, and Grand Teton National Park.
If you have a story about your adventures on US Route 89, we would love to see it on the website. To get started, click on the Share Your 89 Stories tab in the navigation bar. You'll find instructions on registering and making a contributions. For further help, download the two tutorials.
Be sure and check out other contributions. They are listed at the bottom of each Road Trip Guide. You will be surprised and amazed at what your fellow travelers have to tell you about their adventures.
Oh, and by the way, I still can't back the Pod into a campsite. Thank goodness for pull throughs.
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| US Route 89 Road Trip Map Book Now Two Editions |
| by James Cowlin
When first published earlier this year, the printed and digital versions of the Road Trip Map Book were much the same. Now we have reformatted them to be two distinct publications serving different purposes.
 The Print Edition is designed to be a travel companion on the road. The 32 pages of maps and driving directions will guide you along US 89 and the list of special attractions are suggestions for stops along the way. There is a place on each page to take notes. Use it to jot down the location of the café where you found great desserts or the name of the artist you saw at the regional art center whose work you want to look up online. It can serve as a planner for your trip or as a diary to remember it by.
Year-End Special Price on the Print Edition: The printer of our Road Trip Map Book is offering a discount through December 31, 2010. Normally priced at $15, buy now at just $13.40 plus shipping. Click here to preview the Print Edition and order your copy today.
 The World Wide Web Links Edition is ideal for planning your trip in advance. Each Road Trip Guide has a list of clickable links to online resources such as national park websites and chambers of commerce. Use these links to get the most up-to-date information. If you are traveling with a laptop computer or other mobile device, you can use the Links Edition as your online directory of travel websites along your route.
We have prepared a free sample page of the World Wide Web Links Edition for you to download. Or click on the Buy Now button for an instant download of the World Wide Web Links Edition for only $5.
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| Welcome to Our Newest Member-The Town of Clarkdale & Clarkdale Heritage Museum | |  Clarkdale, Arizona, on historic US Route 89A, is a unique example of a mining town owned and developed by one man, William A. Clark. It was founded in 1912 and the United Verde Copper Company became the richest privately owned copper mine in the world. In 1989, Clarkdale was placed on the Register of Historic Places. It is the largest rural Historic District in Arizona and includes 386 homes and buildings.
This coming weekend, December 11th and 12th, you can visit some of those buildings during the 2nd Annual Historic Building Tour. Historic homes in upper and lower Clarkdale are on the tour along with the historic buildings of St. Cecilia's Catholic Church, Clarkdale High School, Clark Memorial Clubhouse, and Clarkdale Dormitory. The tour starts at the Heritage Museum and runs from 9 am to 4 pm on Saturday and Sunday. Tickets are $20 and include lunch. All proceeds go to support the Historical Society and Museum. For more information, visit the Clarkdale Heritage Museum website or call 928-649-1198.
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