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 THIS IS WHAT I FOUND AFTER I GOT BACK FROM DRIVING BACK TO THE HOUSE TO PICK UP SOME THINGS |
 IT LOOKS LIKE HE DIDN'T HAVE ANY PLACE ELSE TO PARK.....LOOK FURTHER. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THIS GUY HAS DONE THIS TO ME |
 THERE ARE A FEW MORE SPACES AVAILABLE DON'T YOU THINK. I SHOP HERE 3 OR 4 TIMES A WEEK |
 I'D SAY THAT THERE A HE.. OF A LOT MORE SPACES FRO HIM TO PARK!!! NOW I COULD BACK UP TO GET OUT, BUT THAT IS NOT THE POINT HERE |
 I WANTED TO SHOW THAT EVEN WITH THE WHEELS TURNED AS FAR AS I COULD, I COULDN'T DRIVE STRAIGHT OUT |
 ANOTHER VIEW, I REALLY WANTED TO JUST KEEP ON DRIVING FORWARD, BUT TWO WRONGS DON'T MAKE A RIGHT |
 HERE IS IS THE JERK!!!!!!!! THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THAT HE HAS DONE THIS TO ME, BUT THE FIRST TIME I COMPLAINED ABOUT IT |
 THE NEST AT THE WANDERLODGE COACHWORKS FACTORY IN FT. VALLEY, GA. HAD ONLY ONE CAMPER...ME |
 THIS SPOT FIT JUST RIGHT FOR MY 'BIRD AND TRAILER |
 USED FOR SALE 'BIRDS ON THE RIGHT AND IN FOR SERVICE 'BIRDS ON THE LEFT |
 THREE NEW TRANSIT BUSES READY FOR DELIVERY, THEY WERE GONE WHEN I LEFT |
 NEW 'BIRDS FOR SALE IN THE OUTER LOT |
 SOME OF YOU WANTED TO SEE THE UPGRADED DOOR/RAMP ON MY TRAILER ALSO YOU CAN SEE BOTH THE TRAILER AND 'BIRD SPARE TIRES |
 I WANTED TO BE ABLE TO GET TO THE TRAILER SPARES WITH LESS EFFORT |
 GETTING TO THE 'BIRD SPARE TIRE AND OTHER ITEMS IS EASIER NOW |
 I USED THE SAME PIN FOR THE SPRING LOADED WINCH TO ATTACH THE 12 VOLT WINCH TO |
 THE 12 VOLT WINCH MOUNTS OVER THE FRAME WORK IN THE REAR AND SIDE AND BOLTS TO THE UNDERSIDE OF THE FORWARD FRAME PIECE |
 NOTICE THE OUTDOORS TYPE WATERPROOF SWITCH COVER ON THE SIDE |
 I ONLY CLOSE THE DOOR THIS FAR AND THEN CLOSE IT BY HAND TO ALLOW SLACK IN THE CABLE FOR OPENING AGAIN |
 UNDER THE COVER IS THE SWITCH FOR THE 12 VOLT WINCH |
 THE TRAILER ALSO HAS AN ELECTRIC JACK |
 A CUTOFF SWITCH FOR THE RV BATTERY THAT POWERS THE LOADING AND RAMP WINCHES, TONGUE JACK & A INVERTER FOR THE INTERIOR LIGHTS |
 I VISITED WITH MY OLD CLASSMATE BOB PHILLIPS AND HIS WIFE MARIANNE IN VICKSBURG, MS |
 HERE IS THE CAMPSITE AT THE SHREVEPORT KOA |
 FOR $25.00 A NIGHT THE SITE AT PLANTATION PLACE RV PARK IN SUNNYVALE, TX. WAS A GOOD DEAL, BUT NOT MUCH FOR EXTRAS THOUGH |
 THE NEIGHBORHOOD WENT DOWN WHEN THIS GUY MOVED IN NEXT TO ME |
 ON MY MORNING WALK AROUND, THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE HAD THIS VISIBLE SEPARATION |
 WE GOT TO ABILENE, TEXAS AND HAD A GREAT TIME VISITING WITH MY BROTHER JIM AND HIS WIFE VELMA AND THEIR DOGS |
 I FOUND THIS OVERNIGHT CITY RV PARK THAT WAS FREE WITH 50 AMP SERVICE IN DUMAS, TEXAS NORTH OF AMARILLO, I LEFT A $$$ DONATION |
 HERE IS THE START OF THE EXTREME WEATHER DAY AT FE WARREN AFB IN CHEYENNE |
 WHEN THESE TRAILERS WERE MOVING THE MINUTEMAN MISSILES BACK IN THE 60'S AND 70'S, I NEVER GOT THIS CLOSE |
 BACK IN THE 60'S AND 70'S IT HAD ARMED GUARDS AROUND IT, NOW IT HAS A FEROCIOUS BEAGLE GUARDING IT |
 YES IT REALLY IS A TRAILER THAT CARRIES A ROCKET |
 LOOK AT THE GVW ON JUST THIS TRAILER AND CONTENTS |
 YES THE ENGINE FOR THIS TRUCK IS A GMC GAS ENGINE, PULLING ALL THAT WEIGHT |
 HERE IS THE CAMPING SITE AT THE KOA IN BAR NUNN, WYO., IT WAS FAIR |
 THIS WAS A NICE SITE AT THE KOA IN HARDING, MONTANA, IT WAS FAR ENOUGH OUT OF TOWN THAT THEY TRUCKED IN THE WATER |
 I RODE OVER BEARTOOTH PASS THE FIRST TIME ALONG WITH JAVIER AND ESTELA VENEGAS FROM CORPUS CRISTI, TEXAS ON THEIR NEW GOLD WING |
 JAVIER AND ESTELA RODE ON TO YELLOWSTONE, I TURNED AROUND AT COOK CITY, MONTANA AND RODE BACK BY MYSELF |
 SNOW IS STILL HERE AT A LITTLE OVER 1O,OOO FEET ELEVATION |
 ON THE WAY OVER THIS LAKE REFLECTED THE MOUNTAINS IN THE BACKGROUND, BUT WE COULDN'T STOP THEN, SO I STOPPED ON THE WAY BACK |
 HERE IS ONE OF THE VERY FEW STRAIGHT STRETCHES OF ROAD ON BEARTOOTH PASS |
 HERE IS ONE OF THE TOO MANY TO COUNT SWITCH BACKS ON BEARTOOTH PASS |
 TAKING A BREAK AT ONE OF THE SWITCH BACKS |
 MY CAMPSITE AT THE RED LODGE KOA |
 LEFT TO RIGHT, SANDY AND KAREN GEE AND JOHN FORD RODE THE BEARTOOTH HIGHWAY THE SECOND TIME WITH ME, THIS WAS ON THE WAY OVER |
 JOHN AND I TAKE A BREAK AT THE REST AREA, AS A RAIN CLOUD LOOMS OVERHEAD |
 KAREN TAKES A PHOTO OF THE SNOW COVERED PEAKS BEHIND ME ON BEARTOOTH HIGHWAY, IT WAS STILL WARM AT THIS POINT |
 THE OLD ARCH ENTRANCE TO YELLOWSTONE PARK |
 SANDY ON TH HUNT FOR A FOOD STOP...STAY OUT OF HIS WAY!! |
 THIS IS OUR "OLD FAITHFUL", HE GOES EVERY 100 MILES |
 ONE OF THE FALLS |
 A STOP AT YELLOWSTONE |
 THE VIEW FROM THE HILL HUGGING ROADS IS FANTASTIC |
 ANOTHER WATERFALL |
 ONE VIEW ON THE ROAD AFTER ANOTHER |
 BREAK TIME |
 KAREN CHECKS OUT A MONUMENT TO ONE OF THE LOUIS AND CLARK EXPEDITION, AS WE RIDE AROUND THE CRAZY MOUNTAINS |
 A NEAT LITTLE TOWN WITH BOARD SIDE WALKS THAT WE STOPPED AT IN MONTANA FOR LUNCH |
 PARK COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS CAMPSITE IN LIVINGSTON, MONT. |
 THE FAIRGROUNDS SITE WAS ONLY $10.00 A NIGHT FOR WATER AND 50 AMP ELECTRIC |
 4;30 AM GETTING READY TO TAKE ON BOSEMAN PASS |
 THE RIVER VIEW CAMPGROUND IN CUT BANK, MONT. |
 ANOTHER VIEW WITH THE CANYON TO THE RIVER JUST IN FRONT OF THE 'BIRD. |
 THE RIVER AT THE BOTTOM OF THE CANYON IN CUT BANK, MONT. |
 US 89 TOPOGRAPHIC MAP SHOWING ELEVATION PROFILE GRAPH |
 A VIEW OF GLACIER NATIONAL PARK, FROM JUST SOUTH OF ST. MARY'S, MONT. |
 ONE OF THE MANY 1930's ERA WHITE SITE SEEING BUSES, WITH NEW FORD PROPANE POWERED ENGINES |
 THE DRIVER OF THE BUS TOOK THIS PHOTO OF ME |
 THE NORTHERN ENTRANCE TO GLACIER NATIONAL PARK |
 WHAT A VIEW OF ONE OF THE MANY LAKES THERE |
 A GLACIER FIELD IN THE DISTANCE |
 THE STREAM COMING FROM ONE OF THE GLACIER FIELDS |
 CORPS OF ENGINEERS CAMPGROUND AT FT. PECK DAM, MONT. |
 FT. PECK DAM IS NORTH AMERICAS LARGEST EARTHEN DAM IT CAN JUST BARELY BE SEEN OFF IN THE DISTANCE |
 THIS IS AS FAR AS I GOT, JUST EAST OF MINOT AFTER THE PULLEY BROKE THROWING THE AIR COMPRESSOR BELT OFF AND I LOST AIR PRESSURE |
 I HAVE THE IDLER PULLEY REMOVED HERE, NOTE THE HEATER HOSE PIPES THAT I PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED |
 ON A RECENT TRIP THIS HAPPENED TO THE IDLER PULLEY BEARINGS, SOME ARE ACTUALLY GONE SEE MY NOTE BELOW |
 SHANE HELPING INSTALL CLIFF VAUGHN'S TIRE AFTER GETTING NEW VALVE STEM INSTALLED |
 THE EAA MUSEUM AT OSHKOSH WAS FASCINATING WITH MANY STILL FLYABLE PLANES ON DISPLAY |
 P-51 #4 |
 SOME OF THE WANDERLODGE GROUP LOOK OVER A P-51 MUSTANG |
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 ROB SPEAKS TO THE ASSEMBLED MASSES |
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 SHANE'S WIND GENERATOR, HE MAY REQUIRE A PILOTS LICENSE TO OPERATE HIS 'BIRD NOW :o) |
 THE BEACH BOYS CONCERT WAS A HIT |
 ONE OF THE NIGHTLY CAMPFIRES AT OSHKOSH |
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 OUR LINE OF 'BIRDS LOOKING FROM NORTH TO SOUTH |
 LOOKING FROM SOUTH TO NORTH, THERE A FEW 'BIRDS THAT CANNOT BE SEEN HERE, BUT A TOTAL OF 14 OF THEM SO FAR IN ATTENDANCE |
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 INSIDE A C-5 |
 A FORD TRI-MOTOR IS DWARFED BY A C-5 |
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 THE EXPERTS TAKE A BREAK |
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 THE OLD AND THE NEW |
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 WHEN IT RAINS...IT GETS CROWDED |
 A U2 SURVEILLANCE PLANE WAS ON DISPLAY |
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 DC-3 |
 B-17 BOMBER |
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 LARRY DILL, CLIFF VAUGHN AND BARBARA VAUGHN IN FRONT OF A C-17 TRANSPORT PLANE |
 THE BANNER ON THE CONTROL TOWER SAYS IT ALL |
 THESE ARE THE PLANES AS THEY WERE SEEN DURING THE RACE, THE OUTSIDE PLANE IS TRAILING SMOKE AS PART OF THE SHOW |
 HERE ARE THE TWO P-51 MUSTANGS SHORTLY AFTER THEY COLLIDED, THE PILOT WAS KILLED IN THE ONE THAT IS TURNED OVER |
 GLACIER GIRL A P-38 RESCUED FROM A GLACIER AND RESTORED BACK TO FLYING STATUS |
 DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY HELICOPTER |
 GLACIER GIRL P-38 |
 B-25 BILLY MITCHELL BOMBER DOOLITTLE RAIDERS REPLICA |
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 MY CAMPING SPOT A OSHKOSH |
 F-22 RAPTOR WAS ALSO FASCINATING TO WATCH IN FLIGHT |
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 A RESTORED IRISH HELICOPTER |
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 C-47 GOONEYBIRDS |
 A B-24 LIBERATOR IN THE BACKGROUND |
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 MY CAMPSITE AT THOMPSON CAUSEWAY US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS CAMPGROUND IN THOMPSON, ILL. |
 ANOTHER VIEW OF THOMPSON |
 SUNSET ON THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT THOMPSON |
 AFTER READING THIS SIGN, BUDDY CONTEMPLATES WHERE HE WILL MAKE HIS NEXT DEPOSIT |
 MY GRAND NIECE BRIDGETT ON HER NEW BIKE WITH HER PAL BUDDY |
 MY SISTER "GRANDMA AG" TALKS TO MISSING TIM WHILE THE OTHERS OF THE NEWENHAM KLAN GET IN THE PICTURE |
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 "GRANDMA AG" WITH HER GRAND KIDS IAN, ALEX, BRIDGETT AND LIBBY, BUDDY ADDS SOME CHARACTER TO THIS SHOT |
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 ONE OF MY FAVORITE CAMPSITES AT FISHERMAN'S CORNER USACOE CAMPGROUND NEAR HAMPTON, ILL |
 NICE BIG AND CLEAN CAMPSITES AT FISHERMAN'S CORNER |
 BUDDY WITH LIBBY, BRIDGETT AND ALEX |
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 BUDDY GETS INTO HIS "THE STAR ATTRACTION" MODE |
 ALEX AND BUDDY |
 LIBBY AND BUDDY |
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 BUDDY TAKES A BREAK TO CHECK OUT WHATS FOR DINNER IN THE KITCHEN |
 BRIDGETT AND BUDDY |
 IAN AND BUDDY |
 MY CAMPSITE AT CLARK'S FERRY |
 YOU GET A CLOSE UP VIEW OF THE RIVER TRAFFIC AS IT PASSES CLOSE TO THE IOWA SIDE OF THE RIVER |
 ANOTHER VIEW OF CLARK'S FERRY |
 THE IOWA 80 TRUCK STOP COLLECTION HAS THIS ELECTRIC MILK WAGON |
 A VELLIE TRUCK BUILT IN MOLINE, ILL, BY ONE OF THE SON IN LAWS OF JOHN DEERE |
 THIS TRUCK AND TRAILER IS ALL GMC AS IT WAS ORIGINALLY ORDERED DIRECTLY THROUGH A GMC DEALER |
 THIS IS BEAUTIFUL DIAMOND T TRACTOR AND IT LOOKS READY TO HEAD RIGHT ON DOWN THE INTERSTATE |
 THAT'S DAVE ON THE LEFT , HE GAVE ME THE PERSONAL TOUR AND HE REALLY KNOWS HIS STUFF ABOUT OLD TRUCKS |
 THEY USE THIS KENWORTH TO RUN IN THE ONE LAP OF AMERICA RACE |
 MISSISSIPPI RV PARK AT CANTON, MO. IS OWNED BY THE CITY |
 AT CANTON THEY GET CLOSE ENOUGH TO THE SHORE THAT YOU CAN CARRY ON A CONVERSATION WITH THE DECK HANDS |
 WATCHING THE BARGE TOW FROM THE RECLINER AS IT LEAVES THE LOCKS AT CANTON, MO |
 THIS WAS A BUSY LOCK WITH TRAFFIC GOING UP AND DOWN THE RIVER |
 YOU GET TO SEE SOME PRETTY NEAT BARGE TOWS HERE AT CANTON |
 THE BARGE TOW ENTERS THE LOCK GOING UP RIVER |
 THE EAGLE HAS LANDED, AS I PAID A VISIT IN 2007 TO THE ORIGINAL OWNERS OF MY 'BIRD IN ST. LOUIS |
 I STAYED AT THE BLUE BLUFF USACOE CAMPGROUND IN ABERDEEN, MISS FOR TWO DAYS |
 THIS VERY INTERESTING 'BIRD WAS IN FOR REPAIRS AT THE FACTORY WHEN I STOPPED AT THE NEST ON THE WAY BACK HOME |
 I CHECKED IT OVER CLOSELY, THIS IS ALL COVERED IN DECALS, THAT ARE VERY INTERESTING TO VIEW |
 CATERPILLAR WAS LEASING SPACE AT THE FACTORY TO REPAIR INJECTOR PUMP PROBLEMS ON SCHOOL BUSSES FROM THE PLANT ACROSS THE STREET |
 I FOUND A DIFFERENT SITE TO BACK IN TO AT THE NEST THIS TIME, I COULD USE ALL OF THE HOOKUPS THIS TIME |
 TO SEE THE PHOTOS OF MY FACTORY TOUR IN FT. VALLEY, SCROLL DOWN TO THE DUPLICATE OR THE RED "X" BELOW AND CLICK ON IT |
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