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Crughy Samba Member
Joined: July 12, 2004 Posts: 576 Location: Montreal, Qc
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Posted: Fri Aug 08, 2008 1:05 pm Post subject: |
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Hey Miss!
Sdek keeps copying on me!!!
Where is that nice lake?
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CREGAN Samba Member
Joined: April 26, 2008 Posts: 230 Location: Leduc, Alberta - CANADA
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Posted: Fri Aug 08, 2008 1:05 pm Post subject: |
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Just finished my honeymoon in westy and toured all over the pacific northwest. I have the most amazing wife because she totally loved it! I am planning a thread to tell you all about it so I will try not to post a bunch of pics here.
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ohlott Samba Member
Joined: March 28, 2007 Posts: 294 Location: san clemente CA
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Posted: Fri Aug 08, 2008 1:18 pm Post subject: Trout fishing trip at Lake Cuyamaca ca |
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Went to Lake Cuyamaca; it's about a little over an hour east of San Diego off the 8. Pretty neat little lake nice and quiet.
some friends hanging out
couple of fish that i caught.
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Rhinoculips Samba Member
Joined: August 08, 2005 Posts: 918 Location: Keystone, Colorado
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Posted: Fri Aug 08, 2008 2:00 pm Post subject: |
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Overlooking Monument Valley and Lower San Juan Canyon
Another view over San Juan Canyon
Near Wolf Creek
A beautiful desert sunset
Near Cottonwood Pass
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Kinda boring video, but I like the soundtrack! This is in a "secret" canyon in Eastern Utah that few people know about. _________________ “May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view. May your mountains rise into and above the clouds.” - Edward Abbey
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AZWesty Samba Member
Joined: March 30, 2008 Posts: 32 Location: Flagstaff, Arizona
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Posted: Fri Aug 08, 2008 2:09 pm Post subject: |
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I just posted these in another thread, but I'm a pround papa so here they are again... from our month long road trip this summer.
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techbot Samba Member
Joined: June 12, 2007 Posts: 44 Location: Santa Cruz, CA
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Posted: Fri Aug 08, 2008 2:12 pm Post subject: |
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great thread! here's a couple..
Off the beaten path in Connecticut
Meeman-Shelby Forest State Park near Memphis Tennessee
Yellowstone _________________ 1991 Westfalia Multivan |
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woggs1 Samba Member
Joined: February 22, 2007 Posts: 531 Location: South Pacifica California
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Posted: Fri Aug 08, 2008 6:27 pm Post subject: |
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Here are some pics from our desert trip last spring in California and Nevada.
Valley of Fire State Park Nevada.
Valley of Fire State Park (Nevada)
Valley of Fire State Park Nevada.
Valley of Fire State Park Nevada.
Mohave National Preserve (California).
Red Rock Canyon State Park (California)
Red Rock Canyon State Park (California)
Death Valley National Park
Death Valley National Park
Death Valley National Park
I have some more pics from other trips I will try to post later.
Woggs1 _________________ 4 speed 88 Westy |
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curator Samba Member
Joined: October 02, 2005 Posts: 89 Location: Midwest
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Posted: Fri Aug 08, 2008 7:18 pm Post subject: |
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My silver westy is on the left. This was taken from the top of a barn on 11.5 acres we just bought for camping.[/img] _________________ 91 westy
87 924s |
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Zanza Samba Member
Joined: May 28, 2008 Posts: 63 Location: Switzerland - Europa
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Posted: Sat Aug 09, 2008 12:45 am Post subject: |
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Back from an 18 days trip in the beautiful island Sardegna, Italy....
We stayed only 2 nights in camping lots, all the other nights were into the wild... The sea was amazing, the path quite friendly for the bus and the sleeping spots marvellous.
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_________________ '92 Westfalia California full camper - 2.5l gasoline - 5 speed - 223'600 km
Moderator on Buspirit, the french speaking Eurovan forum
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fairweather Samba Member
Joined: August 26, 2007 Posts: 663 Location: Aspen, CO
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Posted: Sat Aug 09, 2008 7:49 am Post subject: |
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Here's some pics from my attempt to get over Taylor Divide, when the jeep with 33" tires turned around I did too. I about had to change my skivvies several times as it was.
The easy part
Getting a little bumpier
Tail between legs
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levi Samba Member
Joined: February 11, 2005 Posts: 5522 Location: Las Vegas
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Posted: Wed Aug 13, 2008 1:56 pm Post subject: |
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about 20-30 miles above the north edge of yosemite park.
Just a 2wd, but I can get out there.
_________________ One of these days I'm gonna settle down,
but till I do I won't be hangin round.
Going down that long lonesome highway,
gonna see life my way
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kevinbassplayer Samba Member
Joined: June 15, 2006 Posts: 1041 Location: Nor-Cal
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Posted: Wed Aug 13, 2008 2:35 pm Post subject: |
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Not excatly "wilderness" but these are a few I have on my computer at work:
Quadra Island, B.C. last July:
Sunshine Coast B.C.:
High Sierra Music Festival last month:
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Crughy Samba Member
Joined: July 12, 2004 Posts: 576 Location: Montreal, Qc
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Posted: Wed Aug 13, 2008 5:45 pm Post subject: |
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Not in the wild but, there were a couple of westies around.
It's called the toasters festival.
http://picasaweb.google.com/jlecruguel/Toaster2008?authkey=_isW5VaUif8
Bus by the corn:
The tradition is : a guy welcome buses on his land.
Kids battles adults with water guns.
Kids race cranked mini-buses on a mini quarter mile racing strip.
Adults fight with marsh mallows by the fire.
It's a very competitive w-e as you can see.
30 minutes South of Montreal. (amazingly cheap: I left Montreal with less than half a tank of gas thinking as usual: I must remember to fill up before leaving: but a whole weekend camping and exploring on a quarter of tank of gas...that's nice)
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woggs1 Samba Member
Joined: February 22, 2007 Posts: 531 Location: South Pacifica California
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Posted: Thu Aug 14, 2008 9:27 am Post subject: |
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My Westy in front of Mount Shasta, in the city of Mount Shasta Califorina (South of Weed, CA)
Here it is in Yosemite last winter:
_________________ 4 speed 88 Westy |
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westylife Samba Member
Joined: October 28, 2007 Posts: 409 Location: Anchorage, Alaska
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Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2008 4:33 am Post subject: |
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_________________ 1983.5 Westfalia Bostig RG1 |
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sanchius Samba Member
Joined: May 03, 2007 Posts: 1455 Location: IN
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Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2008 5:43 am Post subject: |
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Popping it near Hoosier Pass outside Breckenridge Colorado
With a syncro westy it's so easy: Find a small forest-service road,
drive down until a spectacular vista is found, park in a level spot
and pop-the-top.
Mt Lincoln in the left background
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sanchius Samba Member
Joined: May 03, 2007 Posts: 1455 Location: IN
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Posted: Tue Aug 19, 2008 5:36 am Post subject: |
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jackbombay wrote: |
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With a syncro westy it's so easy: Find a small forest-service road,
drive down until a spectacular vista is found, park in a level spot
and pop-the-top. |
I do that with my 2wd all the time, am I breaking the rules?
I carry a small folding shovel, it has a pick on it too, great for digging a small hole or 2 to get the van leveled out. |
JB,
Of course not, sorry to imply otherwise.
Though, in this case, you may have a spot of trouble with the spring-fed bog that the track goes through just before you break out into the open meadows. Clearance is usually more important than 4WD, my kid and his girlfriend stuck his unlifted Landcruiser there a few years ago.
For those still reading, to reach this spot, go ~200yards down the south side of the pass and cut-back sharp to the right. The road is not marked. There's lots of nice forest camping b4 you hit the bog. After the bog are the meadows, vistas and old mine sites to explore.
Actually the only rule you seem to have broken was to not include an inspiring picture of your Vanagon in the Wilderness in your reply Here's one from that area where some mountain goats came down to the cars.
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240Gordy Samba Member
Joined: May 15, 2008 Posts: 2354 Location: Vancouver, BC
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Posted: Tue Aug 19, 2008 6:38 am Post subject: |
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spotted last night and gave chase,
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=314117
_________________ Tencentlife said,
"So, now that you know what you're doing, go to town."
2010 GOLF TRENDLINE 2.5
1985 GL now with more! a 2.1L
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BulliBullets Samba Member
Joined: October 20, 2004 Posts: 206 Location: Pleasantville VA
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Posted: Tue Aug 19, 2008 6:47 am Post subject: |
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Tomswesty Samba Member
Joined: July 06, 2005 Posts: 194 Location: Moscow, ID
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Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 3:19 pm Post subject: |
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Here is kind of a wild place, Mt Baker in Washington. No one was there so I guess it classifys as wild.
Hoh Rainforest, now that's wild _________________ 87 Westy
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