Summer time=good times! (photos)

vwjedi · Posted: Wed May 24, 2006 8:13 am Post subject: Summer time=good times! (photos)

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Mommy (Donnell) and son (Cordero) ready to break campsite at FMBC Ginnie springs campout, Cinco de Mayo weekend.

My daughter and her best freind in Santa Fe river with Kayakers en route to the springs in the background.

My son getting ready for another canoe trip down the Santa Fe river.

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The kids at Jacksonville Beach after the SEVW club show at Jax Bch. Lets see some more photos of everyone and their families enjoying the summer in their VW's. Very Happy

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joetiger · Posted: Wed May 24, 2006 8:29 am Post subject:

Those are great pics! I'll have a few to share after a little weekend excursion to Rocky Mountain National Park...

Joe T.

DanJReed · Posted: Wed May 24, 2006 9:02 am Post subject:

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backcountrymedic · Posted: Wed May 24, 2006 9:26 am Post subject:

Great pics! My next trip in the Westy isn't until August, so I'll have to hang on to this thread and post them then.

Cheers!
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Rodknock · Posted: Wed May 24, 2006 10:31 am Post subject:

Sante Fe river, I assume that's in NM?

Here are a few from our excursion last weekend... Lunch in the Unaweep Canyon, Western CO

Overlook at Colorado National Monument.... Mariya (wife) and "booger" Paulina...

billwpdx · Samba Member Joined: December 15, 2005 Posts: 10

I noticed posters with small kids...

My wife and 10 month old are looking to start camping again and I was wondering if you could share how/where the littlest ones sleep? Question

Thanks!

Rodknock · Posted: Wed May 24, 2006 11:57 am Post subject:

My wife and sleep up stairs in the pop-up, and we put booger (1 year old) in the area behind the rear seat. With the curtains pulled shut and her blankets from her crib, and the white stuffed bear, she is right at home and sleeps the whole night through. She can't get out of there (back of seat is too high) so she is very safe. Nothing to bang her head on back there or to get caught up in. We put all of her toys in the lower cubby to the rear of the fridge. I just bought a picnic blanket that has fleece on one side and vinyl on the other(www.sierratradingpost.com), so this will double as a seat protector (flying eggs, jam, etc.) and she can play on the ground outside and not get filthy since there is not much grass in in CO, usually just hard pan or rocky ground. Car seat fits fine, but I take it out of the van at the camping spot to give more room in there. She loves the camper van, and one day after a long hike she got all excited when the Westy came into view at the trail head.

buspor63 · Posted: Wed May 24, 2006 12:30 pm Post subject:

Good timing on the thread. I just returned from a pic nic at Fort Loudon Dam in Lenoir City, TN. If you are going north/south on I-75 its a good spot for a meal break. Too bad the gate is up, cant see my FMBC sticker.

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Dogpilot · Posted: Wed May 24, 2006 4:57 pm Post subject:

In Southern Utah last week, waiting for dark:

This is where we parked south of Moab in the BLM land:

And if you turned around, this was the view:

Fun times, but interesting how every 4 corners podunk town in Utah now has an espresso bar!
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vwjedi · Posted: Wed May 24, 2006 6:00 pm Post subject:

Wow, Dogpilot. That is some beutifull country there my freind. Very Happy

It has been to long since I have traveled out west, wife and kids keep the ramblin' man grounded.

BTW-Rodknock, my pics are from an area of North Florida near town of Highsprings, the aquafer can sometimes be just a few dozen feet below and pops up to the surface all along the banks of the Santa Fe river feeding her back to Ma' ocean on the west Florida coast. This park is about a half hour from Gainesville where we live. I like it. Very Happy

http://www.ginniespringsoutdoors.com/Gallery1.htm

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Dogpilot · Posted: Wed May 24, 2006 6:12 pm Post subject:

Been all through that area, used to do the river by canoe with the scouts every spring, left Florida a few years back. Here is a pic of one of my research aircraft at Everglades City. We were doing water contamination mapping by air. The instrument on the belly gives us dissolved solid percentages in the water, and there is three in the cabin looking through holes to tel us what they are. We did the survey for South Florida Water Management.

I do miss the diving.

Cheers,
James
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fyrgrrl · Posted: Wed May 24, 2006 6:41 pm Post subject:

Is that a Kelty Carport I see on the Vangaon? If so, which model is it? Is it a worthwhile purchase?

I don't have any kind of awning and I am shopping extra hard but researching before I lay out the big bucks.

Thanks!
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gravedigger7 · Posted: Thu May 25, 2006 5:00 am Post subject:

Two more weeks till the wife and I take off for Moreau Lake near Saratoga, N.Y. It will be our first camping trip with Cosmic Charlie. Yesterday we did a trial run putting up the Koln tent we purchased from Bus Depot very nice tent!! Will report back to this thread after our trip!!! and post some pics.

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vwjedi · Posted: Thu May 25, 2006 5:25 am Post subject:

Cool pics everyone, lets keep this going with campout shots and such, should make for a cool thread. Very Happy

Fyrgirl- I like the carport so much I did a write up on it, I think like 6 members have it now. Wink

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=162030&highlight=sweet+alternative
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mog555 · Posted: Thu May 25, 2006 5:38 am Post subject:

The Rifle River Recreation Area here in Michigan, my first trip in the new westy

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backcountrymedic · Posted: Thu May 25, 2006 12:44 pm Post subject:

Fyrgrrl-

Take a look at the Kelty Carport Deluxe. It's a new release, and has just a couple more features that are pretty cool. I have the Carport L, and totally dig it.

-Jared
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