kiliki

I'd go an hour north and spend the day/night in the Point Reyes area. ...

I would agree that you could work in the SW corner of Colorado (ie Durango/Telluride/Silverton--do the "Million Dollar Hwy" loop), which...

Skip Mt Hood. It will be a letdown after Rainier. I do like the idea of doing a loop that includes Rainier (go down 410 and visit the...

Nice! Drive to the end of the Slate Peak road for super-scenic views. Windy Pass is a great hike from about 1/4 mile from the end of that...

If you don't need your car at all, you could ditch it in a neighborhood. You don't need to go all the way to the suburbs--you could find...

That's a question the visitor center could probably answer--you should call. Since you'll be there on a Saturday, I'd assume that every...

If you're willing to stretch your budget a bit (up to $95-$105), these would be great bases:...

Dee, I wonder if someone told you the views from elsewhere on the train trip are lovely (maybe in California?)--there are few views between...

The thing that's giving me a hard time is the $80 lodging limit. Even cheap motels, anywhere near a national park or recreation area, are...

Get the car if you want to sightsee (I would); take the train if you just want transportation between the 2 cities. If you drive,...

Like others said you need to decide where you want to ski, but I'll throw out that I like to stay in Truckee which is close to Squaw,...

The Stranger will have a whole section of goings on at gay bars and clubs.

So you've done it at what is widely considered the top restaurant in the US? Or are you also just thinking it might be that way? ...

There are cheap hotels in south Lake Tahoe, but they aren't going to have nice mountain architecture--they are going to be plain motels. I...

I'm not sure about the concierge idea. Think of how many luxury hotels there are in NYC; now think of how many guests each can accomodate;...