Little Tallapoosa Park presented us with our first new friend on the road, Mr. Quackers, I was out taking care of the wet bay and came around the corner to see Mr. Quackers at the door and Pat taking pictures. Of course, we had to feed him breakfast, not sure if part of a hot dog bun was the healthiest for him!
The front AC still is not working so on our drive from Carrollton, GA to Huntsville, AL, we stopped in Guntersville, AL to have it checked out. After a review by 2 techs we got the news it was kaput and we needed a new one. Fortunately Huntsville has a Great American RV dealer (we purchased the unit from GARV in Hammond, LA) and was able to line up a replacement and warranty work. We finally made it to Monte Sano State Park in Huntsville, a beautiful park on top of the mountain. Getting up there was a good test for how the rig was going to perform on steep grades. I am glad we got the engine uprated from 380 to 450hp, it did very well.
Laurie and Dennis Anderson hosted a fabulous dinner for us and old friends, Herb and Julie Haught. Wonderful evening catching up, hard to believe it is 15 years since we left Huntsville.
Stats: 160 miles, drive time 3 hours, AC tech time, 2 hours.
Weather: hot, 98 high, 76 low, high humidity
Pictures: Mr. Quackers getting breakfast, Park sign, parked getting ready to cook dinner, Savannah Banana's blasting by us.
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July 17, 2023
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Carrollton, GA & Huntsville, AL
Little Tallapoosa Park presented us with our first new friend on the road, Mr. Quackers, I was out taking care of the wet bay and came around the corner to see Mr. Quackers at the door and Pat taking pictures. Of course, we had to feed him breakfast, not sure if part of a hot dog bun was the healthiest for him!
The front AC still is not working so on our drive from Carrollton, GA to Huntsville, AL, we stopped in Guntersville, AL to have it checked out. After a review by 2 techs we got the news it was kaput and we needed a new one. Fortunately Huntsville has a Great American RV dealer (we purchased the unit from GARV in Hammond, LA) and was able to line up a replacement and warranty work. We finally made it to Monte Sano State Park in Huntsville, a beautiful park on top of the mountain. Getting up there was a good test for how the rig was going to perform on steep grades. I am glad we got the engine uprated from 380 to 450hp, it did very well.
Laurie and Dennis Anderson hosted a fabulous dinner for us and old friends, Herb and Julie Haught. Wonderful evening catching up, hard to believe it is 15 years since we left Huntsville.
Stats: 160 miles, drive time 3 hours, AC tech time, 2 hours.
Weather: hot, 98 high, 76 low, high humidity
Pictures: Mr. Quackers getting breakfast, Park sign, parked getting ready to cook dinner, Savannah Banana's blasting by us.
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Day 1 - Getting on the Road
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Day 2 - Little Tallapoosa County Park & Visiting with Old Friends
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Day 3 - Visting Our Old Home Town
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Day 4 - New AC & Drive Day
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Day 5 & 6 - President Lincoln Library and Museum
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Day 7 & 8 Drive Days towards the Badlands, SD
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Day 9 &10 - Wall Drug Store & The Badlands
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Day 11 & 12- Running from the Heat & Wind; Minuteman Delta-01 Tour
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Day 13 - 15 - Mount Rushmore Area
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Day 15 & 16 - Devil's Tower and Deadwood
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Day 17 & 18 - Boondocking Audible Call
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Day 19 to 25 - Glacier National Park
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Day 26 to 28 - Lewis & Clark Caverns State Park
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Day 28 & 29- Yellowstone Part 1 – Geyser’s and Northwest section
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Day 30 & 31 - Yellowstone Part 2 – Lamar Valley and Grand Canyon
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Day 32 & 33 - Yellowstone Part 3 – Grizzly and Wolf Center, drive out of the park
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Days 34 & 35 - Buffalo Bill & The Rodeo
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Days 36 to 39 - Arches and Canyonland
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Days 40 to 42 - Monument Valley and Mesa Verde
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Day 43 to 45 - Snowmass and Drive to Rocky Mountain NP
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Day 46 to 48 - Rocky Mountain National Park
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Day 49 to 50 - Garden of the Gods & Pikes Peak
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Days 51 to 55 - Journey Home, Visits with Family and Friends
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