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Sandcamper
Newbie Joined: 29 May 2012 Location: Lexington, SC Online Status: Offline Posts: 30 |
Topic: Trip West from SC Posted: 27 Aug 2012 at 11:09am |
Just returned from our five week trip to the west coast from South Carolina. We travelled over 10,000 miles, visited 22 states, a lot of national and state parks. Favorites include Custer State Park, Yellowstone, Glacier, and Columbia River Gorge. No issues with our Pod. Thanking God for a safe and problem free trip.
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Keith & Harriet - 2013 R-POD 177-Nissan Pathfinder
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Sandcamper
Newbie Joined: 29 May 2012 Location: Lexington, SC Online Status: Offline Posts: 30 |
Posted: 27 Aug 2012 at 11:31am |
BTW, We only saw three other R-Pods while on this trip. One was parked across from us at a campground in Nashville, one was seen in Yellowstone and the other was on the road in Port Angeles, WA.
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Keith & Harriet - 2013 R-POD 177-Nissan Pathfinder
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techntrek
Admin Group - pHp Joined: 29 Jul 2009 Location: MD Online Status: Offline Posts: 9059 |
Posted: 27 Aug 2012 at 12:36pm |
I'll be very interested to hear the details. My family did a 5-week trip around the US when I was a kid, now we are now planning a series of shorter trips over the next few summers to fit it all in with our kids.
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Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ Pod instruction manual
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Sandcamper
Newbie Joined: 29 May 2012 Location: Lexington, SC Online Status: Offline Posts: 30 |
Posted: 27 Aug 2012 at 6:57pm |
Techntrek,
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Keith & Harriet - 2013 R-POD 177-Nissan Pathfinder
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techntrek
Admin Group - pHp Joined: 29 Jul 2009 Location: MD Online Status: Offline Posts: 9059 |
Posted: 27 Aug 2012 at 7:27pm |
On your 450 mile days, was that about your limit or did you decide ahead of time to do that length? Where did you stay in Yellowstone? I've heard its best to stay within the park even though it can be hard to get a spot.
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Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ Pod instruction manual
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Sandcamper
Newbie Joined: 29 May 2012 Location: Lexington, SC Online Status: Offline Posts: 30 |
Posted: 27 Aug 2012 at 10:20pm |
450 mpd was predetermined. Probably could do more, but didn't want to push it. We were not able to find a spot in Yellowstone so we stayed at Grizzly RV park in West Yellowstone. Nice park just outside the western entrance to the park. A little pricey.
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Keith & Harriet - 2013 R-POD 177-Nissan Pathfinder
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Kickstart
Senior Member Joined: 20 Sep 2010 Location: Ocean Shores, W Online Status: Offline Posts: 267 |
Posted: 28 Aug 2012 at 1:14am |
Sandcamper, where did you stay/hike in Olympic Nat. Park? We live about 75 miles south of the park and have spent much time there over the years. My best memory of the park was sea kayak camping around Lake Ozette for a week. And, yes, access to many different areas in the park is not easy. Incidently, we've towed our RP175 through Port Angeles a couple times this summer, so maybe your sighting was us.
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Sandcamper
Newbie Joined: 29 May 2012 Location: Lexington, SC Online Status: Offline Posts: 30 |
Posted: 28 Aug 2012 at 6:35am |
Kickstart, we camped at Kalaloch and had a very small site. We took a couple of long walks on the beach and hiked in the Hoh rain forest. We were in Port Angeles around August 1or 2.
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Keith & Harriet - 2013 R-POD 177-Nissan Pathfinder
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Paige
podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 23 Jul 2012 Location: Upstate NY Online Status: Offline Posts: 216 |
Posted: 28 Aug 2012 at 11:12am |
Hi,
Last year we did a huge southern west trip. We did the Grand Circle out in Utah/Colorado which included the Grand Canyon, The Grand Staircase, Zion, Bryce, Capital Reef, Canyonlands, The Arches, Great Sand Dunes, and Mesa Verde. We had a large camper trailer so our gas expenses were horrible. So glad we now have an RPod!! |
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Paige and Pete
2010 177 - RPug 2012 Rav (six cylinder) New York & Florida residents |
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Kickstart
Senior Member Joined: 20 Sep 2010 Location: Ocean Shores, W Online Status: Offline Posts: 267 |
Posted: 28 Aug 2012 at 1:25pm |
Sandcamper, I sent you a PM.
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'10 RP 175-Replaced by 2014 Kodiak 173 QBSL
'12 Toyota Tundra '05 Sportster (half a Harley) Retired-We're on Beach Time! |
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