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03-08-2018, 11:30 AM
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Junior Member
Name: Jerry
Trailer: Scamp
Alaska
Posts: 11
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Drive till it's warm
Bev retired on a Friday, we left on the following Sunday. Our plan is simple; drive south on I35 from Minnesota until it gets warm, then make a right turn and drive to the ocean. We are 4 weeks in and are having a great time in our Scamp 16. We are at San Elijo State Beach.
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03-08-2018, 01:28 PM
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Senior Member
Name: Adrian
Trailer: 2016 Escape 5.0TA
Manitoba
Posts: 428
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Looks great Jerry. We're heading to the ocean as well but east. Our routes cross in KC, we are leaving Sunday, heading to GE&H in AL, then our daughter's in GA with four days planned at Destin FL
Adrian
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03-08-2018, 05:03 PM
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Senior Member
Name: bob
Trailer: Was A-Liner now 13f Scamp
Missouri
Posts: 3,209
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great
good for you guys have fun!!
bob
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03-09-2018, 11:02 AM
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Senior Member
Name: Henry
Trailer: BigFoot
Tennessee
Posts: 1,312
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Jerry,
Fantastic! Since you are in SoCal and heading east, you may want to consider stopping at Organ Pipe NP and swing down to Big Bend NP. Both are very memorable and you can take them off your bucket list.
If you do, and you can get any pics of Peccaries please post here. We went to both parks last season and nary saw a single one, although many other people did.
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03-09-2018, 12:36 PM
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Senior Member
Name: Jann
Trailer: Casita
Colorado
Posts: 1,307
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Quote:
Originally Posted by jnoland
Bev retired on a Friday, we left on the following Sunday. Our plan is simple; drive south on I35 from Minnesota until it gets warm, then make a right turn and drive to the ocean. We are 4 weeks in and are having a great time in our Scamp 16. Attachment 116560We are at San Elijo State Beach. Attachment 116561
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That's the way to retire. Congratulations! Go as much as you can because tomorrow is never promised. Make memories and take pictures so when you can't go anymore you can travel again with them. We've had many older than us people tell us that. We moved upon retiring to a much better town and the following summer spent 80 days going to Alaska and back. We are having a lot of fun also. Don't go much in the winter because of the cold but go all spring, summer and fall traveling on long trips and camping.
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03-09-2018, 01:07 PM
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Junior Member
Name: Jerry
Trailer: Scamp
Alaska
Posts: 11
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Thanks for the comments Jann
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03-09-2018, 04:18 PM
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Junior Member
Name: Liz and John
Trailer: casita
Texas
Posts: 5
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Great story and congratulations and best wishes!
Garrison Keillor, your fellow Minnesotan, used to say that his theory was to get in the car and drive south until somebody at a gas station asked him what the heck that extension cord was doing sticking out of his grill. Then he knew he was getting somewhere.
I'm a little more hard-core. I drive south until I see the first palm tree. That's when I know I'm gettin' there.
Johnny
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03-09-2018, 04:31 PM
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Senior Member
Trailer: Escape 17 ft
Posts: 8,317
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Quote:
Originally Posted by montliz
I'm a little more hard-core. I drive south until I see the first palm tree. That's when I know I'm gettin' there.
Johnny
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Turn around an head north. English Bay beach here in Vancouver, BC is lined with palm trees.
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03-09-2018, 05:27 PM
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Junior Member
Name: Liz and John
Trailer: casita
Texas
Posts: 5
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That's all I need to know about Vancouver; Always wanted to go there, and now I'm headed your way!
I should say, though, that I have a regular correspondent on another forum who lives over there in Hope, BC, who reports that they have lots of that other climatic condition (The one with the white precipitation and the shiny stuff on the roads) that I try really hard, and usually successfully, to avoid.
Cheers,
Johnny
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03-09-2018, 05:45 PM
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Senior Member
Trailer: Escape 17 ft
Posts: 8,317
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Google 'English Bay palms' for pictures of snow-laden palm trees ( from a couple weeks ago ).
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What happens to the hole when the cheese is gone?
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03-09-2018, 08:25 PM
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Senior Member
Name: Peter
Trailer: G30 Elite Class C
British Columbia
Posts: 1,510
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Glenn Baglo
Turn around an head north. English Bay beach here in Vancouver, BC is lined with palm trees.
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:Glenn my cheese is solid so no hole??
Stude
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03-10-2018, 07:28 AM
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Senior Member
Name: bob
Trailer: Was A-Liner now 13f Scamp
Missouri
Posts: 3,209
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glens holes
i think glenn has mice!!
cheese is not intended to have holes
bob
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03-10-2018, 10:10 AM
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Senior Member
Trailer: Escape 17 ft Plan B
Posts: 2,389
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Rzrbrn
Jerry,
Fantastic! Since you are in SoCal and heading east, you may want to consider stopping at Organ Pipe NP and swing down to Big Bend NP. Both are very memorable and you can take them off your bucket list.
If you do, and you can get any pics of Peccaries please post here. We went to both parks last season and nary saw a single one, although many other people did.
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I must have had a lucky trip - saw them every day at the Cottonwood campground at Big Bend.
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03-10-2018, 10:51 AM
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Senior Member
Name: bob
Trailer: Was A-Liner now 13f Scamp
Missouri
Posts: 3,209
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damage
there is some damage on 4 legs!
bob
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03-10-2018, 05:48 PM
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Senior Member
Name: Peter
Trailer: G30 Elite Class C
British Columbia
Posts: 1,510
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Quote:
Originally Posted by k0wtz
i think glenn has mice!!
cheese is not intended to have holes
bob
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r when he ate it he ate the holes to.
Stude
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03-10-2018, 06:48 PM
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Senior Member
Name: Steve
Trailer: 2018, 21ft escape— 2019 Ram 1500 Laramie
NW Wisconsin
Posts: 4,500
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This time of the year you don't need to go that far South to find warm weather . Next week it is supposed to be in the 70's in
Southern Illinois and Iowa. We have camped in the Spring at Dixon Spring SP in Illinois and the weather was perfect .
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03-11-2018, 01:51 AM
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Senior Member
Name: Sergey
Trailer: 2014 Scamp 16 layout 4, 2018 Winnebago Revel 4x4
SW Florida
Posts: 852
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I live in south Florida and prefer opposite direction - drive north till it's cool :-)
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03-11-2018, 03:14 AM
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Senior Member
Name: Peter
Trailer: G30 Elite Class C
British Columbia
Posts: 1,510
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Quote:
Originally Posted by sokhapkin
I live in south Florida and prefer opposite direction - drive north till it's cool :-)
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:Sokhapkin if you go to PEI, NB, NS, NFL all these places are in Canada and the summers are real nice here so for June to end of Sept try them out you will enjoy them all, I know We spent 1 month in NS, 2 Weeks in PEI, 3 weeks in NFL by the time we got to NB it was time to go to Quebec where we spent another few weeks then slowly worked our way home visiting with family's on both sides I learned a lot about Farming, Tractors, NFL, PEI, NS the friendliest people on the planet.
Stude
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03-11-2018, 07:34 AM
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Senior Member
Name: bob
Trailer: Was A-Liner now 13f Scamp
Missouri
Posts: 3,209
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steve right sunday now here in central mo it it snowing like crazy. I want to leave on a trouting trip mon. afternoon!!
bob
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03-11-2018, 07:58 AM
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Senior Member
Name: Steve
Trailer: 2018, 21ft escape— 2019 Ram 1500 Laramie
NW Wisconsin
Posts: 4,500
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I am rather depressed , we are predicted to have temps in the low 50's this week . Much too warm , much too early .
We only got about 50+ inches of snow this winter , far less then necessary to replenish the ground moisture or fill the lakes.
I miss the Winters of my childhood but those days are gone and probably won't return in my lifetime.
All too soon we will be experiencing the dog days of summer.
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