<VV> Out West - was 2005 Conv

[J R Read_HML]

In '95, not long after I got the convert on the road, I decided to give it a
trial run.  I took a week and went about 3,000 miles - camping some (tent)
and motels some.  During the trip, (from Illinois) I was in Iowa, Nebraska,
South Dakota, Wyoming, Colorado, and I might have touched the corner of
Montana briefly.

This was in October.  It was a beautiful trip.  The weather was a bit cool
in the evening, but nice.  Saw many beautiful sights and much wildlife.
Unforgettable trip.  Top down 90% of the time.

Camped at one spot (SD) with a sign saying "Camp Here - Custer did!".  Tried
another spot (WY) - family run from a big farm house - on a hillside with a
fantastic view.  They said - closed for the season and would not let me
stay.  When I asked why, the owner's wife said, because we are usually under
two to three feet of snow by this time of year.  There was no snow there
when I was there.  There was - two DAYS later!

It was a great trip and I may do it again some time - in a year when the
convention is too far to drive to in one day.

I put about 12,000 miles on the car that year.  This included the Dallas
convention (and when I decided not to drive THAT far at once again) and a
trip to Eufaula AL.

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Later, JR
'61 Rampside Standard 4/110
'65 Monza Convertible 4/140
'66 beater Coupe - icemobile 4/140

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "WadeHalsey" <hihal@adelphia.net>
To: <virtualvairs@corvair.org>
Sent: Thursday, June 24, 2004 3:15 PM
Subject: Re: <VV> 2005 Convention: Portland


> NicolCS@aol.com wrote:
>
> > Kinda reminds me of a visit to Mitchell, South Dakota. The tour guide
asked me
> > "Is this your first time out west?"  I explained that I had driven
> >  two days EAST to get to Mitchell. > She was baffled!
> >
> > Portland is 350 miles for me.  I'm delighted about the locaton and hope
to
> > meet many of you there. Perhaps my place could be a gathering point for
a
> > caravan.  Just find your way to I-90 (It starts in Boston) and go west.
You'll find
> > our place in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. (the actual end of the earth)  Craig
Nicol
>
> We passed through Coeur d'Alene 3 or 4 years ago while on vacation. The
location
> of the end of the earth is a little north in my opinion-----The "Going to
the
> Sun Highway" in Glacier National Park is the actual location. Also
Choteau,
> Montana, a tiny place, which had a great little museum.
>
> The mountain peaks seemed to directly overhead and who knows how many
thousand
> feet up. It would have been even more spectacular in a convertible! We
covered
> over 3,000 miles in a rental Malibu on that trip, including crossing
Montana.
>
> That wasn't our only trip "out west" but definitely the drive in Glacier
Park
> was one of the most memorable---
>
> Wade Halsey
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