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73kombi
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 Posted: Mon Sep 14, 2009 7:49 pm Post subject: Tin Top Westy....(hwy 20 pics) |
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Ok, I pulled over in Winthrop, WA this morning to let Moses piss before we headed up highway 20 towards Washington Pass, I and find this!
Even has 'jail' bars on the outside of the windows, and a security door between cab/camper...
This dude is a serious road warrior...I do states...he does continents!
Said he just came down the AlCan...nice!
Bessie easily could have fit in the back, save the cabinets, beds, shower.....you name it, it had it.
So how big is your Westy?
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kevinrco
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Cool, not a westy.
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73kombi
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| kevinrco wrote: |
| Cool, not a westy. |
Just what the pilot said....then this one probably isn't a westy either... 
image from google
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73kombi
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Wow....sorry Samba, just sharing some road pics...
Here's another!
Having lunch with some Canadian strangers on Hwy 20...I was on the way down, they got too hot going up. I stopped to see if they were ok...This is what bus ownership should be about! Having fun, meeting strangers, seeing the world...
Bessie meets "Harry"
Cheers!
and thanx Keith (Knet) for the help getting that seal fixed in Missoula! 600 miles and less than 1/4 quart of oil missing! |
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73kombi
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Ninja camping in North Cascades National Park!
Road shots.....thru the window...no stopping on this grade! I'd compare it to "Going to the Sun"...
...but 3rd gear doing 45-50 all the way up!
with this piston! 
Yes, I remember all the naysayers, back in July when I put that head on....over that piston. "Your rod is bent", and "your rod bearings are toast", etc...
Well, it's been over 4000 miles since I left Colorado in August...I like to drive Bessie! and fix her when needed!
peace
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RIOMX
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| kevinrco wrote: |
| Cool, not a westy. |
Captain Obvious to the rescue! |
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kevinrco
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| Captain Obvious to the rescue! |
Real original 
I stand corrected! didnt know about the westfalia mercedes.
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73kombi
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| RIOMX wrote: |
| Captain Obvious to the rescue! |
Another friendly post!
Jeez, the pilot said it was a Westfalia, is it not?
and some more fun pics....Diablo Dam~!
and Bessie "illegally" parked on said dam.....damn "homeland" security officers.......
How did we get to a place where we need "Homeland" security here? |
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kevinrco
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How do you have room for your dog with all that stuff in there?! He's huge!
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RIOMX
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Well, it's been over 4000 miles since I left Colorado in August...I like to drive Bessie! and fix her when needed!
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that's a huge inspiration. My wife and I plan on doing a road trip after she finishes her grad studies next year. Hopefully we can rack up a good amount of miles with only minor incidents |
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73kombi
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| kevinrco wrote: |
| How do you have room for your dog with all that stuff in there?! He's huge! |
Moses rides shotgun......sans seatbelt!
Hitchhikers give me the big frown...but there is NO spare room. |
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73kombi
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just some more fun pics...if you ever get the chance...do hwy 20! I made Missoula to Bellingham on two laners....forget the interstates! see the country!
Washington Pass...low elevation (compared to CO, but a equal climb to Loveland or Logan)
Diablo resevoir...
Hopefully one day...."Bessie, Me, and Moses" will get published... |
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Desertbusman
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Moses looks like a wonderful and happy traveling companion. So did you use the "red eye" filter on that pic?
Yea, don't stop on a dam and particularly in a bus. Especially after 9-11. I couldn't believe the last trips over Boulder or Hoover or whatever Dam it is. And then checking out all the stuff in the aerial satelite views of it you can almost imagine missle silos, rocket launchers and everything else just ready to remove a bus that stops in the middle.
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timo78
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[quote="73kombi"
How did we get to a place where we need "Homeland" security here?[/quote]
Yeah, maybe after 9/11, where everybody got so sensitive. Thanks a lot, Bin Laden!
Seriously though, enjoy your trip that is some beautiful country, with lots! of stealth camping opportunities.
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73kombi
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| Desertbusman wrote: |
| Moses looks like a wonderful and happy traveling companion. |
thank you.
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| So did you use the "red eye" filter on that pic? |
No I just snapped it last night @ 60mph...came out just like I "see him"...
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| Yea, don't stop on a dam and particularly in a bus. Especially after 9-11. |
There were signs everywhere...but the photo-op was TOO GOOD to pass up!
Wanna talk homeland security? Grand Coulee Dam! I parked once, and took this pic....
I saw no less than 4 Homeland Security Ford Explorers drive by...I just left that place! They don't care if the Indian Reservation gets flooded and kills a few thousand "red skins"...but no way can California go dark! |
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thegoodfight7211
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This is one of the coolest photos I have ever seen. Totally worth the aforementioned threat of missile silos and rocket launchers if you ask me.
And Moses does look like a terrific traveling companion. He looks very well-mannered. Right on!
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I like the idea but they'd go totally ape shiat over this in the Bay Window forum! |
Bay window owners? Soap? |
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73kombi
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| This is one of the coolest photos I have ever seen. |
Thank you..
And I equally would like to thank this forum for helping me gain the knowledge to get to a place where I can travel in confidence to places like this! Thank you Everett Barnes for creating such a place for people to seek and learn....theSamba ROCKS!
Here's the 2cd pic that brought on the DHS...
peace, and happy trails... |
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EZ Gruv
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Nice pics.
Oh, and my bus has been searched the last 2 times I crossed Hoover Dam...and I mean SEARCHED! Open every cabinets, every container, look under the seats kind of searched. It sucks!
I can't wait until they open the bypass bridge.
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GREAT pics! Beautiful country.
Someday we (my bus & I) will see it in person . . .
-Klauss
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