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stevenh21

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What timeshares are near Grand Canyon or Yellowstone?
Wyndham Flagstaff. Hiking areas and day trips in every direction. Excellent restaurants and craft breweries. Availability in spring and fall. We own there so don't check that much. Have used week to trade about 75% of time.
 

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Yellowstone, Island Park Village is by the West Entrance. There are others near there.

Estes Park, CO, is great, but it takes a lot trading power to get it. Ram's Horn Village is beautiful.
 

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What timeshares are near Grand Canyon or Yellowstone?


We stayed at Worldmark West Yellowstone and we stayed in Arroyo Robles in Sedona for The Grand Canyon.
 

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We stayed at Worldmark West Yellowstone and we stayed in Arroyo Robles in Sedona for The Grand Canyon.
I should book WorldMark Yellowstone for next summer, just the two of us. I love the drive from Denver.

What airports are near Yellowstone? Might be fun to stay in Montana for a week, too.
 

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I should book WorldMark Yellowstone for next summer, just the two of us. I love the drive from Denver.

What airports are near Yellowstone? Might be fun to stay in Montana for a week, too.

We flew into Bozeman from NY. We had a short stopover in Denver. We had taken a collapsible cooler with us checked in with our luggage (it fit inside). We bought some ice and did our food shopping at the Walmart in Bozeman and and then drove the 2 hours to West Yellowstone along the Gallatin River.
 

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Good tip, MaryAnn. I have also wondered what airports were convenient to West Yellowstone.
 

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+1 Suggest Lake Tahoe past Aug 15 and especially during the month of Sept. Kids back in school so no crowds. Best summer weather and warmish(!) lake with uncrowded beaches. Great hikes, bike riding and restaurants. You should be able to find a trade because not peak summer.
Good to hear this, we have a week the end of September
 

Sandy VDH

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Since my last recommendation was TradeWinds and is AI, I thought I would throw out another AI option, The Explorean Cozumel. My niece just came back and LOVED it.

It is available via RCI or HGVC. RCI AI fee is $100 pp/pd. HGVC fee is $80 pp/pd. These are the current 2019 rates. Solo travelers pay for 2, so this is not a great option for solo travelers like Tradewinds is.

The rates are the same for the Explorean or for the next door Fiesta Americana Resort, but the kicker is that the Explorean resort includes 1 daily activity in that price. The daily activity is a tour of some sort. Cenote, Jeep, Beach, Snorkeling, Ruins, Kayaking, etc. So for the same price stay at the Explorean and get a daily excursion included.

I actually got their week as a getaway for $299 and did not use either RCI TPUs or HGVC Points.
 
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ronandjoan

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Fly into MSP or Duluth and come to Telemark - in the NORTHWOODS of Wi (a small town, Cable, WI) but very easy to trade into (after all it's not on the coast or beach - ski resort in the winter, lake resort in the summer - we go in the fall now.) .. . We'll be there for 7 weeks in Sept/Oct - come up and enjoy the GREAT fall colors (at the end of Sept usually.)
 

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I know this is an old thread but someone suggested I post what I chose.

So, I started an ongoing search and matched a Samoset Resort memorial week 2021.
 

missyrcrews

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Nice! Maine is just opening up at that point. Be sure to bring warm clothes. It CAN be warm, but it's not common. This year, we had measurable snow on May 9, and frost earlier this week. Sitting here typing in a fleece jacket. Brr!
 

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Nice! Maine is just opening up at that point. Be sure to bring warm clothes. It CAN be warm, but it's not common. This year, we had measurable snow on May 9, and frost earlier this week. Sitting here typing in a fleece jacket. Brr!

Yes, I expect it to be crisp out but I'll likely be a part time resident in FL next year so crisp might feel pretty good at that point.
 

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I've been perusing the great exchange thread and thought I would lean on the experiences of Tuggers.

I recently deposited my Gaslamp unit (after having blown getting my normal Comic Con week and renting it) and earned 43 TPU. I set up an Ongoing Search and confirmed a Charter Club week in Marco Island for 2020. I still have 22 TPU to spend. I am looking for creative suggestions!

My wife and I typically go to Hawaii twice a year and travel to Mexico beach destinations often as well. I'm hoping Tuggers can throw something at me that I haven't considered like West Yellowstone, Smuggs, etc.

The stats: I'm 54. She's 49. We are both very fit and don't have any kind of mobility or health issues. Kid is up and out of the house so no school schedule to worry about. We live in Carlsbad so don't need SoCal beach suggestions or Hawaii or Mexico.

Limitations: I only have 22 TPU to spend. We are not skiers and don't like being cold. We are ok with cool weather. We enjoy exploring cities and dining, hiking, new destinations.

I have plenty of time to set up an ongoing search so start throwing them at me! Thank you!
You didn’t mention here you have an 85- year old with you too. ( eg in the Vietnam suggestions)
 

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You didn’t mention here you have an 85- year old with you too. ( eg in the Vietnam suggestions)

the 87 year old mother in law doesn't travel with us. We have friends look in on her while we're gone.
 

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When do your TPUs expire? Might want to book something close to expire date, we aren’t traveling anywhere until fall, but only going drivable places until the Virus and unrest is contained.
Stay safe and healthy!
 

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When do your TPUs expire? Might want to book something close to expire date, we aren’t traveling anywhere until fall, but only going drivable places until the Virus and unrest is contained.
Stay safe and healthy!

It’s booked for 2021. If this craziness is still going on by then, I’m going to astronaut school and buying a one way ticket.
 
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