: We're baaaack
Jenny and I returned from a wonderful week's vacation yesterday. Lots of adventures were had, and we'll post a full write-up soon. We camped out in Betty (our 1990 F250 with a Northlands Camper) for a week, in 4 different National Forests and one National Park. Oddly enough, it was hotter in San Jose when we got back, than it had been in the middle of Death Valley!
The trip got off to an inauspicious start - while driving through the small town of Groveland on the Friday night, a woman backed her car straight across the road infront of us! This happened at 9:30pm, right outside the main pub, and so within minutes just about the entire town had turned out to watch the entertainment. No injuries, and while her car was pretty badly beaten up, Betty got off pretty lightly. I consider this a good thing - if we had to have a car accident, having one while driving slowly through town in a big truck with a bull bar on the front, is the way to do it!
Although Betty's winch mount and fog lights were pretty bady bent, the worst part was that the bumper was pushed back onto the tires. A bit of judicious bending using a "Hi lift" jack got us driving again, but the tires would still rub when turning sharply. A brief bit of work with two trees and a winch popped the bumper back into place again, and we were good to go on the rest of our adventure!
Stay tuned for more stories of our adventurous week....
Jenny and I returned from a wonderful week's vacation yesterday. Lots of adventures were had, and we'll post a full write-up soon. We camped out in Betty (our 1990 F250 with a Northlands Camper) for a week, in 4 different National Forests and one National Park. Oddly enough, it was hotter in San Jose when we got back, than it had been in the middle of Death Valley!
The trip got off to an inauspicious start - while driving through the small town of Groveland on the Friday night, a woman backed her car straight across the road infront of us! This happened at 9:30pm, right outside the main pub, and so within minutes just about the entire town had turned out to watch the entertainment. No injuries, and while her car was pretty badly beaten up, Betty got off pretty lightly. I consider this a good thing - if we had to have a car accident, having one while driving slowly through town in a big truck with a bull bar on the front, is the way to do it!
Although Betty's winch mount and fog lights were pretty bady bent, the worst part was that the bumper was pushed back onto the tires. A bit of judicious bending using a "Hi lift" jack got us driving again, but the tires would still rub when turning sharply. A brief bit of work with two trees and a winch popped the bumper back into place again, and we were good to go on the rest of our adventure!
Stay tuned for more stories of our adventurous week....