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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 →

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After our weekend vacation

Saturday 22 March 2014

We drove from Deer Run RV Resort to Friendsville, TN, about mid-morning for a “weekend vacation” and to stay with Carl and Donna. While vacationing on Saturday, Janet and I hiked, with our friends Carl and Donna, about 2 1/4 miles on the Tremont Trail in the Smokey Mountains. [See Hiking the Tremont Trail, TN in the “Gallery.”] The forecast for the day was 40% rain; but, as the hours advanced, the day became more beautiful–blue sky, moderate temperatures, and a light breeze. The dense tree growth along the trail was quite naked, since the Spring-time leaves haven’t yet begun to emerge; but, the lack of foliage does allow great views of the babbling stream paralleling the trail and of the massive boulders creating natural dams and boiling rapids as the stream makes its way down the mountain side.

About 1 1/2 to 1 3/4 miles up the trail we came upon  Continue reading After our weekend vacation →

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Alaska Adventure – Leg #1 (part 2)

Monday 17 March 2014 – Visit with Carl and Donna

Janet and I awoke, ate breakfast, prepared the rig for travel, and departed Harvest Moon RV Park, heading to Tennessee, in between rain bands. We planned to meet with our dear friends, Carl and Donna, in Friendsville, TN, and to proceed to Maryville, where we were having the tires on the Volvo and on the Mobile Suites replaced with new, virgin rubber tires. [The tires on the Volvo were 7 years old and on the MS, almost, 7 y.o. For more, in-depth account of our on road “adventure” and tire purchase, click Travel or the “Travel” menu tab, above.]

Donna was waiting for us along the route to the tire store and led us Continue reading Alaska Adventure – Leg #1 (part 2) →

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Living in Yukon, FL – December 2013

Janet and I had planned to move to Yukon, FL, from Oak Hill, FL, during December 2013; well, it happened in November…we arrived on 30 November, about 14:30! We left sunny, but partly cloudy, Oak Hill and arrived to an overcast, foggy Yukon/Jacksonville. The temperature change was, probably, only about -10ºF, but a significantly higher humidity.