Adventures of a '78 Westy- (dial up users beware)..........
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Adventures of a '78 Westy- (dial up users beware)..........
Inspired by Hambone's thread on a camping year in review I thought I would post a thread of all of my adventures in the five years I've owned my bus.
My first long road trip. Two weeks through Eastern and Southern Oregon. Started off with a night in Union, Oregon at Catherine Creek campground.
Then on into the Wallowa Mountains for three nights at Wallowa Lake campground.
Then up into Hell's Canyon for a couple of nights at Hat Point CG. This looking back down into the Imnaha River canyon.
This on the other side of the "hill" looking down into Hell's Canyon from my camp.
Coming up out of the Valley that Catherine Creek flows through and into the scrub brush, heading south.
The mysterious shoe tree along the Malheur River.
Stopped by the Malheur Wildlife Refuge on the edge of the Steens Mountains.
One of many bits of wildlife heavily outnumbered by the clouds of mosquitoes.
Sunset in Frenchglen OR taken through the pop-top screen as going outside at that time would have meant being drained of plasma by the swarms of skeeters.
My first long road trip. Two weeks through Eastern and Southern Oregon. Started off with a night in Union, Oregon at Catherine Creek campground.
Then on into the Wallowa Mountains for three nights at Wallowa Lake campground.
Then up into Hell's Canyon for a couple of nights at Hat Point CG. This looking back down into the Imnaha River canyon.
This on the other side of the "hill" looking down into Hell's Canyon from my camp.
Coming up out of the Valley that Catherine Creek flows through and into the scrub brush, heading south.
The mysterious shoe tree along the Malheur River.
Stopped by the Malheur Wildlife Refuge on the edge of the Steens Mountains.
One of many bits of wildlife heavily outnumbered by the clouds of mosquitoes.
Sunset in Frenchglen OR taken through the pop-top screen as going outside at that time would have meant being drained of plasma by the swarms of skeeters.
Chorizo, it's what's for breakfast.
- Westy78
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Chapter 2........
Second long road trip to Boise ID to visit friends and then three nights in the Sawtooth Mountains.
This was also Tosa's first voyage in the bus at six months old. Stanley Lake.
At the top of the pass looking down into the Salmon River valley. 8000ft.
Then dropping back down through Sun Valley and back into the Idaho desert. Approximately 10 hours later I was back home in Portland after deciding not to stay at Farewell Bend CG on the Snake River.
Second long road trip to Boise ID to visit friends and then three nights in the Sawtooth Mountains.
This was also Tosa's first voyage in the bus at six months old. Stanley Lake.
At the top of the pass looking down into the Salmon River valley. 8000ft.
Then dropping back down through Sun Valley and back into the Idaho desert. Approximately 10 hours later I was back home in Portland after deciding not to stay at Farewell Bend CG on the Snake River.
Chorizo, it's what's for breakfast.
- Westy78
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Chapter 3.......
In 2005 we took a trip to Sheridan OR for the Northwest Mogfest to visit some German relatives.
Anyone recognize this rig? It's a lot bigger in person than it looks here.
More fun in the mud.
Yes that is a VW.... Syncro Doka. That hill was nearly vertical at the top, and yes, they made it all the way up. Those things are damn impressive.
Ahh, more mud. This guy wasn't so lucky...
View from the luggage rack and another Syncro, this one an Adventure Wagon.
Just because night falls doesn't mean the fun stops.
The full turnout for the weekend.
In 2005 we took a trip to Sheridan OR for the Northwest Mogfest to visit some German relatives.
Anyone recognize this rig? It's a lot bigger in person than it looks here.
More fun in the mud.
Yes that is a VW.... Syncro Doka. That hill was nearly vertical at the top, and yes, they made it all the way up. Those things are damn impressive.
Ahh, more mud. This guy wasn't so lucky...
View from the luggage rack and another Syncro, this one an Adventure Wagon.
Just because night falls doesn't mean the fun stops.
The full turnout for the weekend.
Chorizo, it's what's for breakfast.
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Re: Adventures of a '78 Westy- (dial up users beware).......
The shoe tree! =D> I threw a very stinky pair up there on my way to Maupin last year.Westy78 wrote: The mysterious shoe tree along the Malheur River.
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Nice Jasan. I remember your saw tooth pics as they kind of inspired us to head out on our long trip a couple of years ago. I am starting to look at those "campgrounds" that we went to when we first got our bus and look at them as little hotels. The state park type campgrounds are nice but I think we have really started to get back to the out of the way places. Nice to have a shower every day or three out on a long trip though......
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- hambone
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Good stuff! I'm not sure how I missed this one....
It will be good to camp with you again. It sure has been a while.
It will be good to camp with you again. It sure has been a while.
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