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Keith-N-Dar
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Topic: US tour - west & midwest states, 2014 Posted: 12 Jul 2014 at 6:27pm |
Did you camp in the park?
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Keith-N-Dar
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Posted: 13 Jul 2014 at 1:26am |
Originally posted by Keith-N-Dar
So Doug. Which campground did you stay in at RMNP? We are thinking of a fall vacation there this year but at last read several of the campgrounds were closed due to last year's flooding. And last night our news here reported fires in the park.
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We were in Glacier Basin, A loop site 6 if I remember right. Only 1 or 2 of the loops still have trees, they treated them to prevent pine beetle infestation. The other loops are barren. I didn't hear or see anything about other campgrounds being closed. I just read tonight there were 2 deaths in 2 days from lightning strikes, on trails.
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Posted: 13 Jul 2014 at 6:42am |
Never mess with lightening....stay low and move fast!
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Posted: 13 Jul 2014 at 8:18am |
Thanks Doug.
Hikers at high altitude, and people killed two days in a row.
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Posted: 13 Jul 2014 at 11:15am |
Doug & family
I was very concerned for you and your family when I heard the news about the lightning strikes out west.
So glad you told us everyone is OK.
Praise the Lord! Prayers go out for the other folks that were the lightning's path.
Sylvia & Bob
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Posted: 13 Jul 2014 at 12:39pm |
i went to RCMP web page and see all camp grounds are open now. We normally camp in Aspenglen and that one was not supposed to be open at all this year. Looks like fall in the Rockies with the elk!
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Posted: 13 Jul 2014 at 11:40pm |
Dingo, thanks for the prayers. We've been very lucky on this trip. We've avoided some very bad storms at home - there was a tornado a few days ago which killed a child at a camp about 30 miles from our house. We get maybe one tornado a year in our state. We've also had no issues even though we've been through/near several large storms in CO and AZ. Same was true several years ago on a trip to FL, there were several tornadoes that crossed the highway about an hour after we passed, we saw the after-affects on the way home a week later.
Saw an Elk just as soon as we got near the campground in the Grand Canyon. Other recent stops have included Four Corners, Petrified Forest + Painted Desert, and Meteor Crater.
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Posted: 14 Jul 2014 at 7:35am |
Doug that sounds great!! We hit those places on our trip last spring. That is some really great country!!
enjoy
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Posted: 14 Jul 2014 at 10:14pm |
We've enjoyed the Grand Canyon over the last 24 hours, we were in camp early enough yesterday that we took a drive to the Visitor's Center as the sun was going down, but didn't get to see it at sunset due to a storm. Took a hike up the Rim Trail today and attended two ranger programs. Now thunderstorms are rolling in again so it may be an early evening in the pod.
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Posted: 28 Jul 2014 at 11:13pm |
Been a while since I updated this. As I mentioned elsewhere, once we entered Yellowstone our connection was non-existent, or just very bad, for the rest of the trip. Or, we were on our mad dash home to get my wife to her doctor (back injury). Overall we had a good trip. Only 2 days with rain, one of them was during our drive home so not bad. We're already kicking around ideas for next year's trip.
The A/C acted up on day one - a loud whine and an occasional clatter. Happily we didn't need it for half of the trip, but you would be surprised how much noise you can sleep in when it is hot outside. I popped the cover today to find a mounting bolt popped out on the blower motor. The hole acted like a whistle. Back in and all is well. The killer is I could have fixed it on the road with the tools I had. The oddity is it is one of the bolts I tightened last summer when I cleaned the coils.
As I knew we would, for the first time ever we used the heater - in July. Yellowstone is always cold at night. In '86 I experienced snow, at least it only got down to around 40 this time.
During a big downpour 2 days ago we got a ton of water inside, I think it is the center window seals. Something else to figure out.
Tomorrow I go to work on my fridge. I spent over $200 at a dealer before we left for them to say... we think it is the gas valve. Oh, and since the 8501 is imported that is a $400 part instead of a $60 part. Right. I can replace the whole fridge for not much more. If I ultimately can't figure this out I'm considering a ARB portable fridge (someone here recommended them) and just using the AC/DC modes on the Dometic to keep drinks cool.
Another adventure done. Now to fix everything. ![Smile Smile](smileys/smiley1.gif)
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