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My week in Virginia City
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Here are some videos of my week in Virginia City: General tour, 10 minutes: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnaYgBgwv24 Out House Race, 1 minute: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DcoBMkXo024 Boothill cemetery 4 minutes: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WT1cb9_y2ZY The road to and from...
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Hina
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Alaska bound 2013
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Our adventure begins June 11th with our first overnight stop at the Historic Hat Creek Ranch near Cache Creek, BC.... Alaska Bound 2013 If your planning a trip in the future you may find this useful...so feel free to come along ...
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Road trip planner - Weather Underground
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We've been using this site to plan our trips and know what weather we might encounter. Hadn't really thought about it being something to share but when talking to a couple at our RV park last weekend we mentioned it. They had never heard of it and since they live in Reno and are frequently crossing Donn...
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NWescapee
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I-70 Moab UT to Denver CO
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Looks like our route is changing again and we'll be heading east out of Moab UT in a couple of weeks headed towards New Horizons in Junction City KS…which means taking I-70 straight east from Grand Junction through Denver. Looking at the wiki and grades on this route…it looks like the max grade is 7% on V...
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Neil and Connie
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National Park to Park Highway
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We were researching some longer trips and heard about the National Park to Park Highway covering numerous National Parks in about 13 states...around 5-6000 miles. Has anyone done it, what time of the year did you start and where. Sounds fantastic if you're ok with the miles. Appreciate any info....
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RN on the road
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Donner Pass - I-80
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Looks like we'll be traveling from Boise ID to the Bay area with about 3 days to complete the less than 700 mile drive. Yes, I know that's way too many miles for some of you, but we'll be going from visiting some very wonderful friends to an art show (work) and it looks like we'll be spending Labor Day weeke...
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Some Videos of my Time in Carson City/Reno
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Here are some videos of my time in Carson City and a day trip to Reno. Comstock RV Park, 6 minutes: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X82X5ToQmro Walk around S. Carson St. 3:43 minutes: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLQKEO9VCIs I get Nevada citizenship :48 minutes: http://www.youtube.com...
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Hina
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Any steep climbs or scary descents to avoid in Central British Columbia?
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We have about 3-4 weeks to see the lower parts of BC and would love any advice on locations or routes that work well. We're a 32' Class A with toad. In Hope, BC, tonight thinking of going Highway 1 east to Cashe Creek then over to Kamloops and Pentitcton, Okanagan area. The mountains here are majestic jus...
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Gypsy Girl
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Hope you can understand what I am trying to say...
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My husband retires on Jan 1st. 2014. We do NOT intend to be fulltimers,but we do intend to take a long trip next June. We just bought a 2012 Evergreen TT to use. We want or he wants, to travel to Las Vegas in June. We live in Louisiana. WE have not yet joined a travel club, but were wondering when charting a...
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piggy
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Hwy 375 to Rachel NV Bad Grades?
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I have the mountain directory, and it looks like going into Rachel from the north has some long stretches of 3-5% grades. How bad is that? Anyone driven this? I'm driving a 26' Class A.
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Hina
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Yosemite from the West???
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Finished with Canada and Alaska and heading south on the west coast. Would like to stay west side of Yosemite (boon docking in Hodgdon Meadows). In order to get there I would have to drive CA 120 and it looks pretty tight. Has anyone taken a big rig over the road? Have done a lot of ups and downs and curves bu...
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Laura and Bunk
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Saly Lake City to Denver
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With my broke foot on the mend it looks like we will be heading out from here in the Tacoma WA area in mid September. We have a service appointment in Junction City KS in early October. I'm thinking we will head down I90 and 84 to Salt Lake for a week or so then east to Denver for a week before heading across to K...
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Neil and Connie
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California S-22 into Borrego Springs
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We're heading to The Springs at Borrego in early October. Wondering if anyone has traveled S-22 into Borrego Springs in a big rig. We're a 39' fiver and a F-350 long bed crew cab, about 58' overall. I'm concerned that S-22 may be a bit too tight and twisty. And there is a straighter alternate route. ...
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TorkandTana
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I-39 South bound
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Traveled south trough Illinois today to Bloomington and then east on 74 heading to Cincinnati for a couple of week. I-39 was really rough especially as we got closer to Bloomington. I- 74 east bound was a lot better. Roads in Illinois sure could use some work. Travel across Indiana tomorrow. Hop...
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Dave Buck
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Hiking the Wave
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After reading Howard and Linda's account of hiking the Wave, it became a must-see on our list of places to go. However, after reading this article, we decided to do it the way they did....show up and take our chances as a walk-in.....in cool weather. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/07/25/wo...
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VanMar
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Eastern state
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We have finally made our way to the eastern states after leaving Oregon in Nov.!! We will be in Gettysburg Pennsylvania mid August and will probably start our trek back south down the eastern seaboard at that point. We would probably go farther north (but like we were told we would see) the campgroun...
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Big bend
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We would like to spend about a month in March,after our winter stay in Rockport. It looks like a big area,and were wondering can we stay at one campground or should we move one or two times. Suggestions for campgrounds would be very helpful along with MUST SEES in the area
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Discount for RV-dreams forum posters on a mexican Caravan
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I have arranged with Howard & Linda to provide a discount on our 2014 spring Mexican Caravan. This is a 2 month + caravan down the west coast of Mexico as far as Guadalajara and the Puerto Vallarta area. It also includes a 4 day all inclusive tour to Copper canyon with all expenses covered (train, ho...
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Where I spend the winter
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Melaque, Jalisco, Mexico. A small town near Manzanillo. It is actually called St Patricio Melaque and has the best St Paddy's celebrations in the world (even according to some Irish web sites). Here is a link to some videos I took this year of the crazy fireworks celebrations in the evening. the first...
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Looking for suggestions - a month in Northern CA
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It appears that we're going to have about a month between art shows from Mid - Sept to Mid-Oct. Both shows are in the San Fran Bay area, so we're not wanting to go too far away and then have to do a "mad dash" back. We'll both be working the weeks in between but will have 4 weekends to explore. We al...
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California Route 190 Through Death Valley National Park
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Has anyone driven a big RV (39’ 5er) on California Route 190 all the way through Death Valley National Park? I’m particularly interested in the most western part of the road in the western part of the park. There seems to be a number of switchbacks there and so any info on that would be appreciated. I h...
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Bill and Linda
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Where in Florida not to go
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Saw the other day on this site a person who was talking negative about Sun-N-Fun Resort in Sarasota. I just wanted to say I agree 110 % with him. The Resort is managed by a Little man with a BIG ego and all they want is your money! Once they have your money any special treatment you may have received is gone...
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WY. to SD on rt 16
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I'm starting to plan a route from Gillette Wy to Hill City SD my route planner says to take HwY 16, My question is how is RT 16for curves hills tunnels pulling a 35' travel trailer behind a 1 ton truck?
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California - Hwy 1
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We will be in Half Moon Bay CA for an art show in October, were thinking it would be fun to take Hwy 1 south and explore more of the California coast and more importantly avoid having to go back through the Bay area since we'll have already spent a month fighting those highways. I'd be interested in feedba...
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Traveling I 8 in southern California
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Having never been on I 8 I wanted to have someone tell me about the passes there. I have the Mountain Directory that describes the grades etc. Are the passes there as bad as the book says. I read about all these passes going into California and wonder if I should even attempt them. Not too worried about the...
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I-80 vs. I -70 from Eastern CO to Salt Lake area
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Dale ended up spending a couple of extra days at Rolling Retreats in OK due to the 7 pin connnector in our new truck being faulty. So, now the snowstorm has hit, today part of I-80 was closed and it seems Winter Storm Yogi made Cheyenne WY the bull's eye for the snowfall. What is is with these back to back A...
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Gassers
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I guess it is time for me to start a topic on Gasoline Motorhomes. How many of you out there own V-10's and how are they doing in the mountains. Back in 1996 I bought my first MH. It was a Chevrolet chassis with a 396?? not sure of the motor. We pulled many passes without too much trouble but always feared the d...
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From East Texas to Tucson
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We are driving west across Texas and need advice on I-10 into NM and AZ. Need to get there for family so no sight seeing this time along the way. I'm a little concerned about the stretch near the Mexico border. Is it saFe along that part? Any RV park recommendactions? Thanks
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Gypsy Girl
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SF bay area to Sioux Falls in March
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I map quested a route, and it is taking me on I80 most of the way, through Lake Tahoe, high mountains in N. Nevada, across to Salt Lake City, southern Wyoming, Nebraska. Question is, this will be my first major trip, and do you think this route will be too stressful for me or my vehicle? Are the grades reall...
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Hina
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Mountain Pass requirements - carrying tire chains
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Dale is hoping to hit the road in early April, driving to OK to pick up our 5'ver and bring it home. I know the mountain pass laws in WA and OR require carrying tire chains through April 1. Anyone know of a site that lists these requirements for all states or am I going to need to search on each state's DOT s...
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