farmgirl19
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Looks like a long and winding, and interesting journey, daugen!
Head West not so young Man
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daugen
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thanks! Hope to leave first week in April, work my way South, and get into Texas late April, early May. Honestly, I have no idea of how the time goes, and for the very first time in my life, I just don't care. Spent forty years being early for business appointments, now I'll get there when I get there.
I've been keeping big plastic bins near the kitchen, adding food goodies as I think of them. Can't leave without garlic powder...and I even have a lemon cake mix with lemon icing I will make somewhere along the way, cooking is a nice creative thing to do when one is alone. But I'm sure not going to eat that cake myself.
I've been keeping big plastic bins near the kitchen, adding food goodies as I think of them. Can't leave without garlic powder...and I even have a lemon cake mix with lemon icing I will make somewhere along the way, cooking is a nice creative thing to do when one is alone. But I'm sure not going to eat that cake myself.
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daugen
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spent a lot of time this weekend finessing this route, and came to the conclusion that I was likely to catch Yellowstone Park the next time, when I go all the way out West.
So this changed the route and means I can easily go through South Dakota and see the many sites there, like Mt. Rushmore and the Crazy Horse memorial.
One of the factors here is that I honestly think by the time I get to Colorado, I'm going to be pretty tired of roaring up the Rockies in a gas motorhome. But we shall see...
can one get tired of purple mountain majesties? Unlikely this trip.
7906 miles so far; packing a synthetic oil change and filter; not sure of getting no names on the road. And at least one oil change, maybe two for the gen.
Here is a serious question for those of you who live with tornadoes as part of life.
Say my NOAA alert sounds while I'm heading East in South Dakota. What to do?
Unlikely a nice concrete overpass is going to be just ahead...
My instinct is like I would do in boating, throw out an anchor...
but first I would want to hide. Hightail to nearest town?
Hitch a tow rope to the hitching stand at the local saloon and ride it out?...
So this changed the route and means I can easily go through South Dakota and see the many sites there, like Mt. Rushmore and the Crazy Horse memorial.
One of the factors here is that I honestly think by the time I get to Colorado, I'm going to be pretty tired of roaring up the Rockies in a gas motorhome. But we shall see...
can one get tired of purple mountain majesties? Unlikely this trip.
7906 miles so far; packing a synthetic oil change and filter; not sure of getting no names on the road. And at least one oil change, maybe two for the gen.
Here is a serious question for those of you who live with tornadoes as part of life.
Say my NOAA alert sounds while I'm heading East in South Dakota. What to do?
Unlikely a nice concrete overpass is going to be just ahead...
My instinct is like I would do in boating, throw out an anchor...
but first I would want to hide. Hightail to nearest town?
Hitch a tow rope to the hitching stand at the local saloon and ride it out?...
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farmgirl19
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Leave your motorhome and if no shelter is nearby, get into the deepest ditch you can see. If shelter is available, leave your motorhome and head into some coffee shop's bathroom, etc. The plumbing pipes can help protect you. And for pete's sake, stay away from the windows!
RobertBrown
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Who is this guy Pete?
I thought you were going alone........//
farmgirl19
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Pete is the dummy that seems to always want to look out the window and watch the approaching tornado. If you want to do that, go outside for a closer look!
:laughing:
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daugen
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one of the things I learned while boating on the Chesapeake in the summer was try to get to your destination by 2pm. Afternoon storms came up fast, and it only took me getting into a total whiteout situation, a microburst that seemed very attracted to my boat... and that taught me never to listen to the others on the boat, I was captain and if I thought the sky looked funny, in we came. So I will happily throw Pete off the motorhome and let him deal with the tornado.
So my thoughts were to try to travel earlier in the day; would that help in the prairies?
Don't worry FarmGirl, I'm very risk averse; I have stated before I don't like to fly, and for sure, i don't want to fly in my motorhome!
I do think being stopped/parked is a much better way of dealing with nasty weather than trying to fly through it. I'm in no rush...
I need some nifty Batmobile style automatic ground straps that with the push of a button, auger into the ground, lower the air in the tires, and
cinch me in nicely. But yes, I know better, get in the ditch. Or a big old nasty culvert pipe. Hi. and what pretty eyes you have, uh whatever critter you are that
got in here first...
So my thoughts were to try to travel earlier in the day; would that help in the prairies?
Don't worry FarmGirl, I'm very risk averse; I have stated before I don't like to fly, and for sure, i don't want to fly in my motorhome!
I do think being stopped/parked is a much better way of dealing with nasty weather than trying to fly through it. I'm in no rush...
I need some nifty Batmobile style automatic ground straps that with the push of a button, auger into the ground, lower the air in the tires, and
cinch me in nicely. But yes, I know better, get in the ditch. Or a big old nasty culvert pipe. Hi. and what pretty eyes you have, uh whatever critter you are that
got in here first...
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Daugen
I wouldn't be too concerned about the plains states with tornados. It's so flat you can see the storms coming for 60 - 100 miles! A quick check on your radar and you can easily avoid crossing paths with a storm (while you are mobile).
Where you would have more problems is the hilly / wooded areas of your routes (southeast / south central).
I am friends with a well known tornado chaser. They HATE to chase outside of the plains...just too dangerous to see exactly where the tornadoes are coming from (keeping in mind they are trying to intercept a tornado...safely).
If you do find yourself mobile and in a potentially tornadic storm - err on the side of caution and take shelter. You don't always see the tornado coming - i.e. a rain wrapped tornado.
All that said, once you settle in for the evening, make sure you have a plan of where to take shelter. Keep mindful that softball sized hail is not unheard of with a supercell thunderstorm. If I thought I might have to run for shelter - I would have a hardhat on!!
Don't worry too much about the weather! Enjoy your trip!
I wouldn't be too concerned about the plains states with tornados. It's so flat you can see the storms coming for 60 - 100 miles! A quick check on your radar and you can easily avoid crossing paths with a storm (while you are mobile).
Where you would have more problems is the hilly / wooded areas of your routes (southeast / south central).
I am friends with a well known tornado chaser. They HATE to chase outside of the plains...just too dangerous to see exactly where the tornadoes are coming from (keeping in mind they are trying to intercept a tornado...safely).
If you do find yourself mobile and in a potentially tornadic storm - err on the side of caution and take shelter. You don't always see the tornado coming - i.e. a rain wrapped tornado.
All that said, once you settle in for the evening, make sure you have a plan of where to take shelter. Keep mindful that softball sized hail is not unheard of with a supercell thunderstorm. If I thought I might have to run for shelter - I would have a hardhat on!!
Don't worry too much about the weather! Enjoy your trip!
buckeyefarmer
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looks like stop 2 is Gettysburg, and down rt15 near me. The best way south to I81 from Frederick is Rt 340 to berryville va, then VA rt 7 to winchester. But I see stop 3 is down off of I66, somewhere near Front Royal.
