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jolooote
Miami, FL
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Thanks all
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jolooote
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WE'RE BACK!!! Our 8 weeks somehow turned into 11. Was a great trip with only 2 slight difficulties. We left Miami 3 Aug. Headed up to Seattle, Wa. to see the daughter's ne home. Had to stop in Ocala, Fl. 1st to get the front end aligned. The outside edge of the right front tire was scrubbing away. The place next door to the Ford dealer did a very bad $175 job so I had to have it realigned in Montgomery, Al. at Moody's Tire/automotive. They took us rite in and did an excellent Laser Alignment job for only $75.
Our route west took us to see the Elvis birthplace at Tupelo, Ms. Be ware of Mississippi campgrounds. We stayed at two. Both had bad power at the pedestals. The 1st had the wireing mixed(Ground/Neutral and the second could only deliver 105 Vols AC. Very bad for our airconditioners.
We zipped across 100 degree weather until we reached Great Sand Dunes Nat'l Pk.. Than next to Black Canyon Gnnison. Both very nice places. Than Zipped again to Columbia River Gorge on the Wa/Or border. Also took a side trip to Mt Hood and the hotel of the movie 'Shinning' fame. On up to Seattle.
The return trip was down the Oregon coast. We than crossed over to see Crater Lake. Down the center of Califand over to Yosemite. HAY!!! Ther are NO FALLS there the 1st WEEK of October!!! GHAAA...NOBODY TOLD ME!!! Had a great time anyways. Stayed at the Crane Flats campground for 9 nights. Its water only, but much better than the crowded, bumper to bumper traffic in the valley.
We left out the east exit and did a short side trip to see the Ghost Town of Bodie a few miles north of the 395 junction. Except for the visit with daughters family, This was the gem of the trip. What an amazing place. The whole town was left in it original state as when the last person left town. Most were force to leave with just the clothes on their back after settleing their money accounts at the mines 'Company Store'. It is a TRUE Ghost Town!
Heading down Rt.395 we planned to cross Death Valley, but the temps were still over 111 degrees there. Who-Dah thunkit...That hot in mid October! So we continued on south to the Mohave desert and I-10 east and south west to Ft. Davis Tx. and south to Big Bend Nat'l Pk. After a week riding the backroads of that desert we headed(Zipped) on back to Miami where the hurricane season is almost OVER...YEAH!!!
Joe&Charlotte, Nat'l SurfSide DE34D Ford 362HP 5speed
Rusty, Rosie, Snuffy Dogs
Leroy's a Conure
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B. BOOMER
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Glad to hear you trip went great.
Was "the Shining" filmed at the old Columbia Gorge Hotel? Had heard that it went into bankruptcy and was closed. Sure hope that someone has bought the grand vintage lady and reopened. Hate to see historic places disappearing.
We'll have to make a point of stopping ... and also at Bodie.
Thanks for the update
edit: oh it looks like the movie was partially filmed at Timberline Lodge up at Mt. Hood  That was truly worth your side trip then!
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jolooote
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Its still open and busy. Its called the Timberline Lodge & Hotel. Its on the south flank of Mt.Hood. In the film that hotel was used for the outside shots. All inside stuff was somewhere else, maybe the Queen Mary.
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