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12-31-2017, 07:33 PM
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Originally Posted by UtahSkier
... Ok, I lied about the fall trip being wonderful. It was supposed to be a mountain biking and wine tasting trip around the Pacific Northwest (Helena, Coure d'Alene, Spokane, Kennewick, Portland, Oregon Coast, Napa, Santa Cruz).
Instead, it was a stay inside and avoid breathing all the forest fire smoke that engulfed the entire pacific northwest. We kept the trip going hoping for the fall rains that never came.
We were scheduled to stay a week in the Columbia Gorge. It burned down. Then we were supposed to stay a week in the Napa valley area. It burned down the night before we were scheduled to arrive...
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Well, at least you did not go to Ventura, CA.
Couldn't tell that it was not a wonderful trip from the photo of you sitting relaxed and barefooted. Seasoned RV'ers would have a carpet or mat that they roll out outside their door. We don't because we do not stay at a place long enough to do that.
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12-31-2017, 07:35 PM
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#42
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso) Give me a forum ...
Join Date: Dec 2014
Location: Huntsville, AL/Helen, GA
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Our fifth wheel remains in storage in the North Georgia mountains.
We are raising our 6 year old granddaughter and she is in school. Our RVing is on permanent hold except in summers.
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12-31-2017, 09:35 PM
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#43
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Recycles dryer sheets
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: Salt Lake City, UT
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Originally Posted by Christine
UtahSkier what a strange situation to be in. You could drive away from the devastation only having minor inconviniences (I assume) while people got their way of life destroyed.
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And your point is ?
We were scheduled to stay at the Sonoma county fair grounds. They told us to avoid the area as they needed the campground for animal rescue operations.
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12-31-2017, 09:36 PM
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#44
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Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: Salt Lake City, UT
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Quote:
Originally Posted by NW-Bound
Well, at least you did not go to Ventura, CA.
Couldn't tell that it was not a wonderful trip from the photo of you sitting relaxed and barefooted. Seasoned RV'ers would have a carpet or mat that they roll out outside their door. We don't because we do not stay at a place long enough to do that.
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We have the mat and use it in forested camps. This was a nice concrete pad.
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12-31-2017, 09:41 PM
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OK. No barefoot on nice concrete pad for me, due to plantar fasciitis.
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12-31-2017, 09:42 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Bamaman
Our fifth wheel remains in storage in the North Georgia mountains.
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I think we were near there. Very Nice area in May.
We stayed near Lake Toxaway at the Mountain Falls RV resort.
From there, I did a white water rafting trip on the Chattooga River.
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12-31-2017, 09:44 PM
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Location: Salt Lake City, UT
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Understand as I have been there. I still grind my heel on a hardened tennis ball.
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01-02-2018, 03:16 AM
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Full time employment: Posting here.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by UtahSkier
And your point is ?
We were scheduled to stay at the Sonoma county fair grounds. They told us to avoid the area as they needed the campground for animal rescue operations.
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Just that it must have been a strange situation to be in?
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01-02-2018, 08:42 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2009
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Christine
Just that it must have been a strange situation to be in?
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I got you commentary on the juxtaposition of life's little events... and agree.
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02-02-2018, 11:36 AM
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We finished 2017 in Texas and are on our way to Florida to establish domicile there.
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02-02-2018, 12:15 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by UtahSkier
I think we were near there. Very Nice area in May.
We stayed near Lake Toxaway at the Mountain Falls RV resort.
From there, I did a white water rafting trip on the Chattooga River.
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How did you like Mountain Falls? We booked a week there this spring, for the trip from FL to OH. Also booked a week at Anchor Down (TN) & a week at lake Greenwood (SC).
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02-04-2018, 12:00 PM
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Location: Dublin
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Originally Posted by ElizabethT
Currently RV'ing in N California with our newly retired best friends in matching rigs. This is their first point-to-point-to-point RV trip, and we are enjoying showing them the ropes. We started in Point Reyes National Seashore where we left the rigs for three nights while we backpacked through the park. Since then we've visited Olema and Point Reyes, Sonoma, Healdsburg, Napa, and Santa Cruz. This is a short one for us at just two weeks, but we are in the midst or remodeling our new home and don't wish to be away any longer this summer.
Next summer, however, we are planning a six week RV trip through Utah and Colorado. Back to normal in other words!
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Sounds fun, as potential buyers I would be very interested in what type of RV are you and your friends are using. What do you like best about it, and what would you change about it if you could?
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02-08-2018, 06:42 PM
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Location: Sugar Land
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DW and I attended the 2018 Houston RV Show today. We have an 11 month old, 37 foot gasoline motorhome, but we’re interested in looking at the DP’s (diesel pushers). They are a quite a bit pricier than the gasoline models like ours, but we wanted to take a look nonetheless. Had a few discussions with various salesmen that they picked the wrong week for their RV show. Many folks had a lot more disposable money a couple of weeks ago, before the market downturn. Told DW that over the last two weeks we basically lost the value of one of the high end DP’s that we viewed. Oh well. At least we still have our gas RV.
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02-09-2018, 04:28 AM
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Location: Michigan
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Quote:
Originally Posted by UtahSkier
We stayed at Navarre Beach (near Pensacola) last April. Watched the Blue Angels practice twice!
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Saw them at Airventure last year. Awesome. (Pic #1)
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Originally Posted by ElizabethT
Next summer, however, we are planning a six week RV trip through Utah and Colorado. Back to normal in other words!
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We did Utah this past Oct. - 5 Nat. Parks, 2 Nat. Monuments, 3 state parks.
(Pic #2 Bryce Canyon)
Did Colorado a couple years ago.
(Pic #3 Rocky Mtn NP)
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02-09-2018, 08:17 AM
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Location: Western NC
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There's a very interesting thread on Class B over on bogleheads currently.
Anyone own(ed)/rented one of those?
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02-09-2018, 12:17 PM
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Full time employment: Posting here.
Join Date: May 2011
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We have a 2017 24ft travel trailer. Started our rv'ing with a 17ft travel trailer. Did a 2 month stent from Seattle to Penscola in 2015. Saw Alabama, Mississippi, all of Florida, NC then a stop to see my mom before she passed. In 2016 pick up a the new 2017 travel trailer from Ga. and made a trip up through the middle of the country. Husband hurt his back and we just came home because it wasn't fun.
Last summer we took a month and did the whole west coast. CA was pretty boring. We did find a great Marina to camp at in Stockton. People weren't so nice. Oregon was great. Oregon has such a beautiful coast and great State Parks if you go during the school year not too hard to get sites.
This year...hmm don't know where we will head next.
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02-09-2018, 12:33 PM
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#57
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Join Date: Oct 2009
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Quote:
Originally Posted by kimcdougc
This year...hmm don't know where we will head next.
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Isn’t that the point? At least it was when we had our little VW Rialta... wander.
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02-09-2018, 01:55 PM
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#58
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Kim, I would say you were in the wrong part of CA because there are many beautiful places there.
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02-09-2018, 03:27 PM
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#59
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Location: Portland, Oregon
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Quote:
Originally Posted by kimcdougc
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Oregon was great. Oregon has such a beautiful coast and great State Parks if you go during the school year not too hard to get sites.
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We love to have guests but Portland Metro is full-up.
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