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Westy Steve Samba Member
Joined: February 25, 2006 Posts: 1095
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Posted: Thu Aug 21, 2008 8:01 pm Post subject: |
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Gorgeous. I love that area. Looks like wilderness to me! A state park campsite is wilderness to some folks and we all like looking at Vanagon pix. Hope nobody is so shy they won't post photos taken off the edge of a major highway that gives the illusion of being in the wild. More Vanagons and trees to look at! I like the vacation photos in general. So where are the pictures of Vanagons parked in front of Paul Bunyan or a Giant Ball of String? You know...Big Giant stuff??! Post those folks! Those are fair game too, IMHO. |
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Perales Samba Member
Joined: May 07, 2007 Posts: 2046 Location: Nova Scotia
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Posted: Fri Aug 22, 2008 7:57 am Post subject: |
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Deer Island, New Brunswick.
My wife and daughter can be seen watching whales from the campsite and my son is romping on the beach. _________________ -- 1987 Westfalia automatic (Captain Vino) |
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sanchius Samba Member
Joined: May 03, 2007 Posts: 1456 Location: IN
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Posted: Sat Aug 23, 2008 10:44 am Post subject: |
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All packed up and getting ready to head out after a quick overnighter outside the ghost town of Caribou (elev 10060, pop 1), just west of Nederland, Colorado. It was a clear night, the Milky Way was brilliant, with lots of satellites and shooting stars. But, I forgot to check the wind forecast and the wind pushed the van around so much all night that it felt like we were on a boat. But it was warm and comfy inside.
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vanagon80226 Samba Member
Joined: January 10, 2008 Posts: 160 Location: Germany
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Posted: Sun Aug 24, 2008 12:38 am Post subject: |
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couple from camping on beaches in FL on my 7k mile road trip from CO to FL
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Sodo Samba Member
Joined: July 06, 2007 Posts: 9620 Location: Western WA
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Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2008 2:27 pm Post subject: The Palouse country, southwest Washington |
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On a 2 week camping trip from Seattle to Glacier National Park (Montana). Here is a photo in the Palouse area of Washington, near the 'town' of Diamond.
(For those who know about parking hot exhaust in wheat straw.......I risked this photo because there was heavy rain the night before and the wheat straw was soaked. And because it is a family farm....)
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'87 Tintop w 47k 53k, '12 SmallCar EJ25, cooled filtered gearbox
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macjack Samba Member
Joined: February 26, 2004 Posts: 357 Location: Colorado
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Posted: Wed Aug 27, 2008 3:44 pm Post subject: TDI Syncro at Jackson Lake and Yellowstone |
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Not a westy, but...
One of my favorite views. we had just canoed on String and Leigh Lakes in Grand Teton NP.
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woggs1 Samba Member
Joined: February 22, 2007 Posts: 531 Location: South Pacifica California
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Posted: Wed Aug 27, 2008 6:24 pm Post subject: |
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We went camping/fishing/canoing at Bucks Lake near Quincy CA and in the night a HUGH bear (350 lbs easy) woke us up rummaging around outside the van. I banged on the side of the slider and he ran off, but came back 2 hours later and woke up the next campsite, who's yelling woke us up. The bear then stayed around for 20 minuets before leaving for good.
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cafejane Samba Member
Joined: June 10, 2008 Posts: 22 Location: Napa, CA
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Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2008 1:51 am Post subject: |
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Well, it's not exactly a giant ball of string but how about a couple of shoe trees?
I found this place in the middle of nowhere on Hwy. 20 between Vale and Bend, OR. I was driving my new Westy home to Napa, CA after buying it in Boise, ID. _________________ '68 Bay Deluxe
'90 Vanagon Multivan
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Jon_slider Samba Member
Joined: April 11, 2007 Posts: 5091 Location: Santa Cruz, Crowdifornia
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Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2008 7:17 am Post subject: |
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Here is yesterdays loop from Santa Fe to Jemez and back
Valle Grande is a volcanic basin created when the mountain top blew off. Supposedly bigger than Mt. St. Hellens eruption.
here it is last winter
In this next shot there IS a van, can you spot it.. It is at San Antonio Hot Springs, a 5 mile forest road takes you there.
After the hot springs, roll into the tiny town of Jemez.
Inside the bar, notice the bearskin and other assorted tools of survival in the wilderness.
Then leave by way of Jemez Pueblo, which has some incredible red rock formations.
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cafejane Samba Member
Joined: June 10, 2008 Posts: 22 Location: Napa, CA
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Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2008 10:22 am Post subject: |
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Here are a few from a trip this summer:
Never thought I would get stuck in gravel this size.
Well, since we are stuck, might as well make camp
Getting out with a little help
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trashcanman Samba Member
Joined: May 16, 2004 Posts: 24 Location: Alberta
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Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2008 7:23 pm Post subject: |
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Somewhere in B.C. Could be Quesnel
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FNGRUVN Samba Member
Joined: October 27, 2007 Posts: 2237 Location: Fort Collins, CO
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Posted: Sun Aug 31, 2008 6:51 pm Post subject: |
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This weekend up in Roosevelt National Forest.
Found this spot the night before, just as the sun was setting. We were the only people for a mile or two. Not bad for Labor Day weekend. The night sky offered up a million stars and a few shooting stars with temps in the fifties. Nice!
Best seats in the house to see the Medicine Bow Mountain Range. We were on an old logging road in Pingree Park.
We met up with our neighbors up around Red Feather Lakes at their "awesome" spot. It turned out to be right off a well traveled dirt road(opening day of bow hunting season). I'm still coughing up dust bunnies. We found this spot just a couple miles away and well off the beaten path. I think I'll pick the spot next time.
Doesn't it look like a pissed off Indian Chief? Cool! |
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vwlovr Samba Member
Joined: May 21, 2006 Posts: 1122 Location: on the road
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Posted: Sun Aug 31, 2008 7:44 pm Post subject: |
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here's some pics of our last trip, not exactly wilderness in the forest sense, but still, it was out there and fun
camping out in capital reef...
action shot in moab...
on the beach in texas...
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Sodo Samba Member
Joined: July 06, 2007 Posts: 9620 Location: Western WA
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Posted: Sun Aug 31, 2008 10:51 pm Post subject: |
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FNGRUVN wrote: |
Hey Sodo, what size bike is that on the back? Do you have any close-up pics of that set up? |
Honda CRF250X weighs about 275 lbs ready to ride and the carrier weighs 35 lbs including the ramp. More photos of the motorcycle carrier here: http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?p=2497718#2497718
Steering back to the thread's theme's PHOTO thread.....
This was taken on Aug 22, 2008 Logan Pass, Glacier National Park (Montana) _________________
'90 Westy EJ25, 2Peloquins, 3knobs, pressure-oiled GT mainshaft, filtered, cooled gearbox
'87 Tintop w 47k 53k, '12 SmallCar EJ25, cooled filtered gearbox
....KTMs, GasGas, SPOT mtb
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sanchius Samba Member
Joined: May 03, 2007 Posts: 1456 Location: IN
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Posted: Mon Sep 01, 2008 7:37 am Post subject: |
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Yesterday...
Out with the kids for a beautiful Labor Day holiday weekend at Campsite 7, somewhere between Caribou and Rainbow Lakes Colorado.
Spent the day leisurely exploring the nearby forest and abandoned mine sites, plinking with the wrist rockets and sighting in the bows.
All leveled and ready to start cooking dinner: steak, shrimp, pepper and mushroom kabobs with pressure-cooked rice. The trick we learned on our last Moab trip was to make a little extra of everything to go into the breakfast burritos the next morning.
The dead pine in the background is an increasingly common sight along the front-range as the pine-beetles move east. So far, the infestation here has been relatively light, but the Lodgepole pines west of the Continental Divide have been devastated, with 60-70% losses. They've begin clear cutting the large areas of dead stands around Frisco to protect the watersheds against an anticipated large-scale fire.
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meyervw Samba Member
Joined: January 29, 2006 Posts: 470 Location: Chico, California
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Posted: Mon Sep 01, 2008 4:23 pm Post subject: |
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Hers is mine Northern California. Little Grass Valley Res.
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Texxxxx Samba Member
Joined: January 28, 2008 Posts: 448 Location: Monterey, CA
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Posted: Mon Sep 01, 2008 4:56 pm Post subject: Re: TDI Syncro at Jackson Lake and Yellowstone |
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Westy Steve wrote: |
Speaking of threads, I'm still waiting for the photo with the Vanagon in
front of a giant ball of string
Or a giant Paul Bunyon. |
One Giant Paul Bunyon:
...at the Trees of Mystery...south of Crescent City, CA _________________ '85 GL w/2.1L "The Tardis"
It's A Vanagon Day |
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teabone Samba Member
Joined: June 26, 2006 Posts: 58 Location: Minneapolis
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Posted: Tue Sep 02, 2008 9:20 pm Post subject: |
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no bikes
just kidding
Sakatah Lake State Park, MN _________________ 98 B5 A4 1.8t Quattro
92 Golf GL (montana green)
84 Westy Vanagon (GW 2.2)
85 Scirocco Deluxe 8v (resurrection in progress)
8419p27 wrote: |
Aswan Brown is the Holy Grail of Vanagon paint. You should UPGRADE your opinion. |
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targis58 Samba Member
Joined: July 11, 2006 Posts: 539 Location: sunnyvale,ca
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Posted: Tue Sep 02, 2008 10:35 pm Post subject: |
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where 128 and hwy 1 meets in Mondecino county Ca.
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MagnusRos Samba Member
Joined: January 25, 2006 Posts: 2
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Posted: Wed Sep 03, 2008 10:50 am Post subject: |
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Here are some photos from our trip in Norway.
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