Best and worst routes across the Mountains ?

hertfordnc wrote:

Busskipper wrote:


Enough - of my stories - you need to be sure you have many cameras - take Hundreds of Images (Every Day) then store them so you can find them later - they will be Priceless.

That's funny. I'm a photographer for the US Coast Guard. But sometimes it becomes work and i don't feel like it. But this will be pretty well photographed.

While I was only an Amateur photographer - in High School and College I shot 10's of Thousands of images - with Negatives - of the sports - used to carry all the Gear, all over the world - but now just a small Zoom and the Phone, still I fail to follow my own advice and never take enough Images of the People/Boys/Kids.

Give the Boys a Phone or a Camera and you might be surprised - we had two boys - we still do trips together - so you may have more time than you think - amazing how thing come Full Circle. :)

I am 60 years old. my boys are 10 & 13 - Wife is a teacher. When I retire in two years. we will have just three more summers with both boys.

We did a lot with the Boys all through High School and College, one Christmas we flew them both to Las Vegas and met them there, saw the town then headed in the RV to Zion and Bryce - Dec 21 - hiked to the top of Angles Landing, with only a couple others, in shorts and T's leaving the next day to arrive in Bryce in 8"'s of Snow for the most Beautiful Sunset, with the Snow on the Hoo Doo's, Awesome - then followed one in and with the RV as he played Pro Lacrosse for 10 years, Now he lives in Colorado and we still spend weeks with them...........some of us just get lucky. Here's hoping for you to Get Lucky. :)

So this is bit of a practice run. Shoot across the mountains, see some sights, meet some family for the first time. Drink Beer.

Golden RV park on Clear Creek and Coors Beer in town of Golden just outside Denver. Advise you to get reservations if you can not just here but pretty much everywhere, especially in popular areas - Cali will be interestingly difficult - just not the Same as it once was - one of My Boys Graduated from Whittier in Cali. so we spent a good bit of time there - doubt I will ever return - did a run into southern Cali about 8 years ago and it was just Depressing, as I knew all the area as a Kid.

After i retire these trips will begin on the last day of school and run until Late august.

Got it - be sure you have the rig well equipped to BoonDock or Wally Dock - Campendium.com has served us well as a travel resource - East coast is tough but the Beaches are Great as are the Mountains of North and South Carolinas, We just Love the Rockies, Lake Toxaway area is special.

Unless we find we hate it. then we'll do something else.

Setting your expectations is critical as to making it something you will enjoy - As long as I include the Granddaughters the DW still loves it.

But my goal (which i do not share out load ) is ALCAN Summer 2023.

We had that in the plan but MIL became an Issue so that was Cancelled and now is just a distant dream.

And my real dream is West Africa- Morocco to Senegal 2025 (not real optimistic about that one)

We did a little of Japan and China in the 90's and a Little Spain and Portugal earlier - but determined we had more we wanted to see here in the USA - we still have much to see and explore in the USA so the rest is not in the cards for me.

Hope this is not just me reliving but also a little informative for you - this last summer we really had to work to find places to Camp - both boys were able to work remotely - BUT - needed to be connected not easy near the Big most popular Resorts/National Parks.

So work hard on the plan - old engines tend to get hot when its warm and they are pushed - keep that in mind - Use Good Oil - remember it is harder to go DOWN than to go Up.

This will be a Great Trip!