Monthly Archives: November 2014

Alaska Adventure, RV Travels, Travels

Alaska Trip Wrap-up…After My Absense of Many Months

Okay, I admit that I’ve been negligent in updating my Alaska Adventure posts…sorry.

A clear view of Mount McKinley (aka, Mount Denali)
A Clear View of Mount McKinley (aka, Mount Denali) — Only about 30% of the visitors get to see the mountain due to cloud cover. The mountain is so large and tall that it creates its own weather patterns.

With this posting, I’m adding three PDF files (…Pt 1.pdf, …Pt 2.pdf, and …Pt 3.pdf) of a presentation that I made to the 2014 National HDT Rally in Hutchinson, KS.

The first part contains a summary of the entire trip followed by the first few legs of our Adventure; the other two PDF files, follow, in sequence, the remaining legs of our journey. The photos are actual photos that we took along the way and are indicative of our Adventure.

 

[Note that these files are 18+ to 22+ MB, in size.]

ALASKA ADVENTURE – 2014_Pt 1
ALASKA ADVENTURE – 2014_Pt 2
ALASKA ADVENTURE – 2014_Pt 3

Hopefully, you’ll find the presentation informative, especially if you’re planning a journey to Alaska yourself. Don’t hesitate to post questions.

RV Travels

2014 East Coast Rally (ECR) – Crossville, Tennessee

The ECR kicked off with most of the attendees arriving on Saturday 05 April. It was exciting to watch a nearly continual stream of “Heavy Haulers,” toterhomes, and pickups pulling, mostly, 5ver (fifth-wheel trailers) and pull trailers arriving during the day. Actually, we had some attendees rent the cabins that are immediately adjacent to the camping area where Kim (owner of Deer Run RV Resort) had assigned to our group.

For some folks, those RV (recreational vehicle) terms may be unfamiliar; so, let’s just define what I mean by those terms:

  1. Heavy Hauler – A class 7 or 8 semi-tractor (like those used to pull semi-trailers, aka 18-wheeler), usually equipped with an RV, fifth-wheel, air hitch;
  2. Toterhome – A super Class C RV, that is the front end of a semi-tractor, but with livingroom/lounge, kitchen, bathroom, shower and living quarters built onto the same frame;
  3. 5ver – An RV trailer having a pin attachment for hitching to the tow vehicle’s fifth-wheel hitch; and,
  4. Pull Trailer – An RV trailer having a coupling attachment (usually an extension of the trailer frame) for hitching to the tow vehicle’s ball hitch).

The ECR is developed and coordinated by our friends Carl and Donna, who have Continue reading 2014 East Coast Rally (ECR) – Crossville, Tennessee →