Travel Forum / Travel Types / RV Travel / August 2007

Well the Brickyard 400 was a blast. Not the best race I have ever been
to but, one of the nicest racetracks I have ever seen.
We left Hampton, VA last Wednesday morning and stopped at the Foxfire
Resort in Milton West VA for the night. Travelling in a caravan with

Can anyone tell me about the drive between Challis & Missoula on US
93?  Is it an interesting drive?  
We'll be coming from Stanley, ID in late August/early Sept. on our way
to North Cascades National Park.  We think we'll be stopping at least

What were your personal experiences staying in this region ? Any tips,
suggestions, pointers ??? Does the area appear to be safe from crime  ?
How occupied is it from Nov thru Feb ? Thanks,

Looking at their website, this looks like a paradise to stay at  right
along the Rio Grande River .  Anyone stayed there for an extended time ?
Any tips, suggestions for a first time SnowBird whos going to spend the
winter in southern Texas, NM, and AZ ???   Thanks.

Well RORTers, here I am, finely!  Sitting in the MH at Seven Points CG on
Percy Priest Lake in middle TN.  It was NOT an easy trip.
You have followed me thru broken windshields, missing radiators, overheating
brakes and out of alignment slides.  Thanks for all the support.

And anyone with 1/4 of a brain would know that and not keep mindlessly
going back for more abuse and inconvenience unless they were totally a
moronic fool.
I have spoken......................................

I realize this is not the best time of year to be in Scottsdale but
circumstances require that we "visit" the Mayo Clinic there.
I had considered Eagle View RV Resort as a place to park;
any agreement....or disagreement?

You related to this guy Linus??  :)
"Today is Sunday, Aug. 5, the 217th day of 2007. There are 148 days left in
the year.
On this day in:

We recently bought a '97 Bigfoot slide in camper for our Chevy Truck.
It's current TV is a tiny little thing that sits on a slide out shelf
(shelf width is @14") and the connections are in this cabinet.  We'd
really like to have a larger TV and would like to mount a LCD TV on

Reported of 5-6" hail south of Rapid City, SD including Hart Ranch.
Wonder how the cycle crowd did during the storm?
http://www.rapidcityjournal.com/articles/2007/08/05/news/local/doc46b51d729590c9
05434703.txt

I just got this email from escapees... you motorhome folks might be
affected...
"We have received a number of reports from traveling members that
Flying J truck stops are no longer accepting VISA cards for fuel

Yesterday at between 4:00 and 5:00 pm a wind storm blew threw the area. I
was out walking when it started, and I could hear trees going down in the
distance. Apparently the main lines to this area, and from what I've heard
as far South as the Tetons, were taken out by one or more ...

Got this note from Mike Hendrix:
Bob, I need some help.
I am using Tera News for the newsgroups.  For some reason I am
not able to