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HeinleinTrooper
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Whatever gets you out there is good. Nice pic.
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syncroanddestroy
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| Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2020 11:17 am Post subject: Re: Vanagons in the Wilderness Thread |
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Got off the island to explore some of Alberta
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jimf909 
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| Posted: Fri Jul 24, 2020 11:09 pm Post subject: Re: Vanagons in the Wilderness Thread |
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Frenchman Coulee, WA
I backed the van and trailer into the only level spot. Let's hope I only burned up a few thousand miles of clutch, not 100,000 miles of it.
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beach_creature
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| Posted: Thu Jul 30, 2020 8:24 pm Post subject: Re: Vanagons in the Wilderness Thread |
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Near Marble Canyon B.C.
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GG099
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| Posted: Fri Jul 31, 2020 2:10 am Post subject: Re: Vanagons in the Wilderness Thread |
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My starting point after restocking with supplies was Silverton, CO 10 mi. to NW.
It was hard to get to this spot at Kite Lake.
This link will open it on Google Maps:
https://goo.gl/maps/LmCp9ySyHQuy5ksN6
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pnwkayaker
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| Posted: Fri Jul 31, 2020 12:36 pm Post subject: Re: Vanagons in the Wilderness Thread |
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I think some water pictures are needed to balance all these forest pictures 
Westport, WA (July 2020)
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Jake de Villiers
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| Posted: Sat Aug 01, 2020 9:18 am Post subject: Re: Vanagons in the Wilderness Thread |
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| pnwkayaker wrote: |
I think some water pictures are needed to balance all these forest pictures
Westport, WA (July 2020)
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Oh, that's nice!
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Sodo
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| Posted: Sat Aug 01, 2020 10:50 am Post subject: Re: Vanagons in the Wilderness Thread |
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| I think some water pictures are needed to balance all these forest pictures |
Forest pics in the Wilderness thread?
Does this mean pnwkayaker doesn't know there's a Vanagons by the sea, lake and river thread thread?
It's 30 pages long.
It's only 1/3 of the Wilderness thread, but 30 pages is lots of nice Van pics to get you out there!
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pnwkayaker
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| Posted: Sat Aug 01, 2020 1:39 pm Post subject: Re: Vanagons in the Wilderness Thread |
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Fair enough, I added the pic to the Vanagons by the sea, lake and river thread - mods, feel free to remove my above post so we have a clean theme separation between both threads.
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| I think some water pictures are needed to balance all these forest pictures |
Forest pics in the Wilderness thread?
Does this mean pnwkayaker doesn't know there's a Vanagons by the sea, lake and river thread thread?
It's 30 pages long.
It's only 1/3 of the Wilderness thread, but 30 pages is lots of nice Van pics to get you out there! |
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vino de vano
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| Posted: Sat Aug 01, 2020 2:49 pm Post subject: Re: Vanagons in the Wilderness Thread |
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camping finally, its been a long road.
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Sodo
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| Posted: Sun Aug 09, 2020 7:27 am Post subject: Re: Vanagons in the Wilderness Thread |
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Murderers Creek, Eastern Oregon
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Jake de Villiers
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jimf909
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| Posted: Sun Aug 09, 2020 6:12 pm Post subject: Re: Vanagons in the Wilderness Thread |
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^^^ Be careful tonight just in case it lives up to its name.
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SCM
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| Posted: Fri Aug 14, 2020 3:03 pm Post subject: Re: Vanagons in the Wilderness Thread |
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Went for a MTB ride then attempted to find camping along a creek. Turns out one needs to go FAR away from the normal spots to find camping these days but this worked out great since the valley bottom got shaded so soon and we were treated to great aplenglow and no 4-wheeler noise.
The stargazing was also mind blowing but I had lost my camera at that point.
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4Gears4Tires
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| Posted: Fri Aug 14, 2020 4:02 pm Post subject: Re: Vanagons in the Wilderness Thread |
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Very nice pictures and bikes! Where do you keep your bikes when you're sleeping?
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rfoubi
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| Posted: Fri Aug 14, 2020 7:33 pm Post subject: Re: Vanagons in the Wilderness Thread |
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similkameen river BC |
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pnwkayaker
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| Posted: Fri Aug 14, 2020 7:54 pm Post subject: Re: Vanagons in the Wilderness Thread |
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Interesting slider window, aftermarket I assume? Can you open the bottom portion?
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rfoubi
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| Posted: Fri Aug 14, 2020 9:19 pm Post subject: Re: Vanagons in the Wilderness Thread |
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Interesting slider window, aftermarket I assume? Can you open the bottom portion?
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yeah the lower half slides open. Its great. bug screen, good ventilation while driving and especially camping. not sure who made the window, it was installed by my parents when they bought the van in 87 |
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SCM
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| Posted: Sun Aug 16, 2020 4:08 pm Post subject: Re: Vanagons in the Wilderness Thread |
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| Very nice pictures and bikes! Where do you keep your bikes when you're sleeping? |
Thanks!
We often camp in places where it’s safe to just leave the bikes leaning against a tree. Otherwise we put them on the bike rack and put a couple locks on them if we think it’s warranted. I like to think thieves don’t hang out in the woods- but we have good insurance on the bikes, just in case.
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digthemlows
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