Please, don't let us guess. Tell us the "Rest of the story", quick.
Guenter > Betreff: [RR] 2 Hobo bug-bit Rangers.. road trip report > Datum: Mon, 1 Aug 2005 12:34:23 -0700 > > A Number one and GMA#3911 wander'd down to the golden state 'fer to claim > the '16 HobieCat sailboat bought off E-bay.com fer "pocket change"... > > *This was a 4 day road trip from Portland,Orygun in a grand 1,000 mile > circle. > route assisted by GPS navigation. > > We left "Rancho Deluxe" Vancouver,Wash and headed so. on I-5 in a 1990 > Isuzu Trooper > 2.8 V6 5 speed and got 19.5 MPG over 300 miles to fuel in Medford,Or Top > speed 80mph > and avrage pace 60.4 mph. Re-fueled we headed over the 4 passes and into > the Big > Valley of California. Darkness fell and we pulledover to rest in > Willows,Calif rest area and > were attacked by "skeeters thick as fleas on a junk yard dog!" > > Bug bit and hot from the 100F summer.. we rolled out to roost number 2 > down the road > under some fine Eucolyptis trees<G> *Hobo camp zero $$$ > > Fri. morn.. 7am we woke and grabed a breakfast burrito at Jack'n Box then > south to "Saco'" > appointment on the side of the American river arriveing 8:30 am. > > *The Hobie cat '16 was in fine dimantled.. faded condition.. but complete > with standing > rig,newer sail and trapeeze wires.. *Beautiful! (Yellow hulls w/ white > sail) $400.00 > with original trailer. Wonderful Scouter people, friendly warm.. $360,000 > house with > Austin mini cooper project in garage<G> > > (Get map www.mapquest.com) > > Next leg was uphill on Hyway 50 to South lake Tahoe,California... 6,500 ft > elevation > Cool Tahoe blue... Hazzah! > > After lunch.. and hardware store side trip ect. we went over to Cave Rock > on the Nevada > shore to rig.. *Novice Hobie sailor that I am.. I had to sort out the > rig and step the mast > beside some very exspensive cars. 1 hr. into the "experiance" I saw we > were heading > up some high elevation afternoon wind on a very rocky lee shore.. > > *The better side on my "mind" gave rise to caution.. and I called a hault > to a potential > mis-adventure<G> GMA#3911 was disappointed, and I have to admit so was > *I.. > > *However, a sudden thunder storm cleared out thinking..and we secured > everything back. > then went smimming in... Clean water, Clean air and a vacant..clean > sand...beach > Pondersosa pine, manzanita ect. GMA#3911 is a profiecent swimming and > BSA > trained lifeguard.. *He admited the elevation and fresh water was > tireing, but the waves > reminded him of surf. > > *Suddenly! Up on the hyway a loud crash.. and a deadly consiquences!!! > > > 2 be continued~ > > -=A=- > _______________________________________________ > > The Golden Rule is my daily rule. > > To send mail to everyone on the RangerNet mailing list, send it to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Only list members may post. > To subscribe or unsubscribe, please visit > http://lists.rangernet.org/mailman/listinfo/rangernet > -- 5 GB Mailbox, 50 FreeSMS http://www.gmx.net/de/go/promail +++ GMX - die erste Adresse für Mail, Message, More +++ _______________________________________________ The Golden Rule is my daily rule. To send mail to everyone on the RangerNet mailing list, send it to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Only list members may post. To subscribe or unsubscribe, please visit http://lists.rangernet.org/mailman/listinfo/rangernet
