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Jeff Geisen
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 You are too kind Rich. You and your wife were a pleasure to spend time with. I wish I could have met your son, he sure is blessed with great parents.
Hope you can drop in at my place one day.
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Amskeptic
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Me too, heck, take several.
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aeromech
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It was great to spend time with you Jeff. Thanks for making the effort to come down here. What did you think of Borrego and the Salton Sea?
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Jeff Geisen
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Spectacular! That drive down the east side of Julian on 78 was wicked!
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Tcash
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Glad to here you made it home safe!
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Brian
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I followed that trip start to finish on IG, and damn what a trip man. Glad everything went well man.
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Abscate
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I have had a great cross-country run and logged nearly 3k miles and less than 300 of those on interstates.
Plenty of pics on Instagram.
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Well done, that's the key.
Once our weather breaks, make it up our way for some Northern hospitality.
Driveway and facilities on the Driveway FB group or just PM
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Jeff Geisen
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Near Death Valley between Pahrump Nv. and Shoshone, Ca. with air temp @ 112 degrees.
I really dig traveling alone. I also like the back roads.
Actually there were three of us on this trip... me, myself and I.
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Wasted youth
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Location: California's Hot and Smoggy Central Valley
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| ...The 'ol bus and I drove 6,436 trouble free miles. Through Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, Colorado, Utah, Arizona and California... |
That just kicks ass. So inspiring! 
Really great to see you enjoyed yourself, and had a safe journey. Thanks for sharing that epic trip with us. |
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Vee Dub Nut
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Thanks for sharing the journey on Instagram.. I really enjoyed following along on your trip. Can't wait until I can get mine out on some long journeys myself!
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jmstu76
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Jeff,
I feel bad we didn't meet up earlier this summer. I think our cell phones didn't want to play nice that evening. That, and my constant attempt to get you to an interstate up towards my place.
Glad to see it was a successful trip and that you made it back.
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| Spectacular! That drive down the east side of Julian on 78 was wicked! |
Glad you had a safe trip Jeff.
If you took it, the grade down 78 from Julian into the desert is known as Banner grade.
A very good friend and his father were camping at the bottom of that grade back in 1968. They found some old concrete slabs out in the desert near there and asked an old man who lived in a trailer what they were. He said they were the old town of Julian. Joel and his father thought the guy was a bit gone and they laughed it off. Subsequently a few weeks later Joel did some research in old newspapers in a back room at the old Julian historical society, now gone, and learned that the original town of Julian was at the bottom of Banner grade. In 1913 that area was the gold mining capital of the world. (Little known fact). In the winter of 1913-14 a flash flood wiped out the original town of Julian and the survivors relocated their town to the top of the grade. As I recall, some 3,000 miners died and with them also the locations of their gold strikes here and there out in the desert. (Old black smokers when that area was below sea level and volcanically more active).
One of the most fascinating stories as you drive down that grade is of an old mine on one side of the grade. It operated for five to seven years. Very productive and employed hundreds of miners. One day a worker decided to eat lunch on the other side of the Banner wash. There when he sat his lunch down he discovered that the vein they had mined on the opposite side of the bluff, which went sideways into the hill also went across the wash into the side he had walked over to. No one had thought to look on the opposite bluff to see if the vein continued in that direction.
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paulsvwbug
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Near Death Valley between Pahrump Nv. and Shoshone, Ca. with air temp @ 112 degrees.
I really dig traveling alone. I also like the back roads.
Actually there were three of us on this trip... me, myself and I. |
I'm enjoying your photos and story, so cool. What engine are you running, stock 1600 s/p? I was wondering if you have the engine monitored with any gauges? I'd like to know, I have a 69' westy with 1500 s/p, love it, haven't done any long distance yet, don't some maint at the moment, thanks |
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71whitewesty
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Great trip and I also really enjoyed following along. Other than the crickets in the wheel, any other issues? 
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Jeff Geisen
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Paul;
Yes, I have gauges, oil temp, oil pressure and volts. Oh, and a tach too.
Powered by a stock 1600 SP dual relief case, a 30 PICT-1 carb with a ceramic coated Kymco header, and a Pertronix ignition module that has been working hard for 15 years.
White Westy;
Other than the grasshoppers the only mechanical issue I experienced was a failed turn signal flasher relay in San Diego. I popped in a spare and went on my way.
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Welcome home!
With all this time on your hands are you ready to plan out MLK16?
Actually we should go camping before then....
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vwmike
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| Wow awesome trip! I hope to do a big one next year myself, as so far a 1,000 miles is my longest. |
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Jeff Geisen
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Some basic stats from my recent cross country round trip;
Total fuel cost: $749
Average fuel cost per travel day: $44
Days gone on the road trip: 43
Days actually traveling in the bus: 17
Nights in pay campgrounds: 5
(Sept.2nd, Santa Fe NM., Sept 8th, South Rim Grand Canyon, Az., OCT. 4th, Carlsbad Beach State Park, Ca., Oct. 6th, Marble Canyon, Az., Oct. 7th, Gallup NM.)
Days off the road visiting family & friends: 26
(total includes 7 days for round trip flight L.A. Ca. to Atlanta Ga. due to death in the family)
Most miles covered in a day: 628 (Oct. 9th, Vega TX, to Littlerock, AR.)
Least miles covered in a day: 92 ( Sept 16th, Lancaster CA. to San Pedro, CA.)
Average miles covered per travel day: 382
Average M.P.G.: 21.5
(with a 3/4 length roof rack with several misc. items attached throughout the trip)
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russwiththebus
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I'm late to the party, but I just followed your Instagram account and saw your wonderful pictures. I'm glad your trip was successful and you made it back home safe. Looking forward to the next big trip in January.
Russ |
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