Greengas
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Well, that time is almost upon us. Sarah retires the end of this month and I call it done in May. And then, its time to hit the road. My plan it to lay out the basics of our trips here and get what ever kind of inputs, suggestions, "stay away froms" and of course, "Hey, you are going to be so close to us, how about stopping by for come coffee" etc., we can get from our Heartland Family. I'm a planning nerd and already have a pretty serious spreadsheet going. There are some stops such as military FAMCAMPS that we have to reserve in advance and other stops where we will see what's available.
Our first trip is set for 50 days and starts with 10 days at Cherry Creek State Park to get the rig ready. Sarah wants me build a new cabinet and a bunch of other honey do's.
From there, Regional Rally in Pueblo, then Buena Vista, and on to Glenwood Springs (Rifle Gap State Park). We leave Colorado and spend some time in MOAB and Capitol Reef. From there we are heading to Hill AFB, then Mt Home AFB and work our way to Portland Oregon for a few days. Then I figure, since we live in the mountains it would be nice to be by the ocean so we are going to the Oregon North West coast (maybe Cannon Beach, Tilimook, etc) for a bit before heading to Whidbey Island in Washington. We will use the FAMCAMP there as a travel point for the Seattle area including some of the islands. And while we love our country, you can't be that close to Vancouver and not spend a few days there. When we leave Canada we will be heading to Couer D'Alene, ID to visit family and then make a bee line back to Aurora because we have 2nd row tickets at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts to see Les Miserables. Wow, from hitting Cherry Creek Park on 29 May to returning home on 14 Jul it will be quite a ride. I've got the point to point travel spec'd at almost 4k.
And who wants to stay home anyway so we leave after 2 weeks and go for the big, almost 60 day trip that will take us from Aurora, to Auburn, Univ, to Key West, (after a week long stay in Tamarac Fl visiting family) then back up the coast thru St Augistine, Fl, Savanah, GA, Charleston, SC, Norfolk, VA, Washington D.C. down to Knoxville where we will go to a family reunion and pick up Sarah's Mom and Dad for the return trip to Aurora. On the way back we will be hitting some of the Little House on Prairie sites in Mansfield, MO and Independence, KS. This one will log over 6k in point to point driving.
Ok, so along with the ideas, suggestions, etc., I also want to make sure I have the right tools with me. I have a pretty good tool kit and compressor but should I have a grease gun? Or some other tool I've not thought of?
Sarah and I are so excited and I just know that your suggestions and comments are going to make these already great trips even better.
Our first trip is set for 50 days and starts with 10 days at Cherry Creek State Park to get the rig ready. Sarah wants me build a new cabinet and a bunch of other honey do's.
From there, Regional Rally in Pueblo, then Buena Vista, and on to Glenwood Springs (Rifle Gap State Park). We leave Colorado and spend some time in MOAB and Capitol Reef. From there we are heading to Hill AFB, then Mt Home AFB and work our way to Portland Oregon for a few days. Then I figure, since we live in the mountains it would be nice to be by the ocean so we are going to the Oregon North West coast (maybe Cannon Beach, Tilimook, etc) for a bit before heading to Whidbey Island in Washington. We will use the FAMCAMP there as a travel point for the Seattle area including some of the islands. And while we love our country, you can't be that close to Vancouver and not spend a few days there. When we leave Canada we will be heading to Couer D'Alene, ID to visit family and then make a bee line back to Aurora because we have 2nd row tickets at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts to see Les Miserables. Wow, from hitting Cherry Creek Park on 29 May to returning home on 14 Jul it will be quite a ride. I've got the point to point travel spec'd at almost 4k.
And who wants to stay home anyway so we leave after 2 weeks and go for the big, almost 60 day trip that will take us from Aurora, to Auburn, Univ, to Key West, (after a week long stay in Tamarac Fl visiting family) then back up the coast thru St Augistine, Fl, Savanah, GA, Charleston, SC, Norfolk, VA, Washington D.C. down to Knoxville where we will go to a family reunion and pick up Sarah's Mom and Dad for the return trip to Aurora. On the way back we will be hitting some of the Little House on Prairie sites in Mansfield, MO and Independence, KS. This one will log over 6k in point to point driving.
Ok, so along with the ideas, suggestions, etc., I also want to make sure I have the right tools with me. I have a pretty good tool kit and compressor but should I have a grease gun? Or some other tool I've not thought of?
Sarah and I are so excited and I just know that your suggestions and comments are going to make these already great trips even better.