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Topic: Joining your group

Posted By: Itinerate Pod
Subject: Joining your group
Date Posted: 14 Apr 2017 at 11:05am

Hello all, I have been a guest reading about everyone's adventures and podmods, etc., so I thought it is about time I join in.

We are Jim and Kathy, ages 67 and 66, and have been retired since last August. Our home is in Grass Valley, California, a small town about half way between Sacramento and Reno, NV. We have owned several RV's over the years, so buying our R POD 180 about 1 month ago is the newest adventure.

We have been used to taking 1 or 2 week trips averaging less than 1 per year. Usually that has been with our Northstar popup truck camper. We usually don't find ourselves staying very long in any one campsite. That is a mind set we want to change. We are planing a 2 week trip boon docking in Eastern Oregon to observe the total eclipse in August.

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Jim & Kathy
Sadie, our canine companion
2017.5 RP 180 HRE
2006 Northstar Popup Truck Camper
2017 Audi Q7, 2006 Dodge 2500 4x4 Diesel

Replies:

Posted By: MDPaddlersPod
Date Posted: 14 Apr 2017 at 11:11am

Welcome and have a great time.

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MDPaddlersPod
2017 RPod 179
2002 Silverado1500

Posted By: Leo B
Date Posted: 14 Apr 2017 at 1:46pm

Welcome to the group!! Congrats on your 180!

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Leo & Melissa Bachand
2017 Ford F150
2021 Vista Cruiser 19 csk
Previously owned
2015 Rpod 179
2010 Rpod 171

Posted By: Old & out-to-play
Date Posted: 15 Apr 2017 at 3:39pm

Welcome aboard!

Grass Valley, wonderful place and they have a great Bluegrass festival there.

Bert

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Old and in the way so now it's time to play

Posted By: birderdiane526
Date Posted: 15 Apr 2017 at 3:46pm

Welcome and congratulations on your new POD! Happy trails!

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Diane and Michael
2016 179 "PIP" (PODDING IN PARADISE)
2007 Toyota Tundra
BLOG:Podding in Paradise,
birderdiane526.blogspot.com

Posted By: john in idaho
Date Posted: 16 Apr 2017 at 10:38am

Eastern Oregon is the prettiest least crowded part of the West. 90% of the folks in Oregon live on the coast, and the eastern part of the state is thought of as "desert". their loss.

Posted By: Itinerate Pod
Date Posted: 16 Apr 2017 at 2:57pm

Originally posted by john in idaho

Eastern Oregon is the prettiest least crowded part of the West. 90% of the folks in Oregon live on the coast, and the eastern part of the state is thought of as "desert". their loss.

We couldn't agree more. East of the Sierras, and the Cascades are an amazing wonderland. My Mom's side of the family had a big ranch outside of Prineville (East of Bend, OR) and have many childhood memory's there. We hope to secure a spot near John Day and then explore all around the area.

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Jim & Kathy
Sadie, our canine companion
2017.5 RP 180 HRE
2006 Northstar Popup Truck Camper
2017 Audi Q7, 2006 Dodge 2500 4x4 Diesel

Posted By: ribet
Date Posted: 17 Apr 2017 at 2:01am

Hi Jim and Kathy, I live in Alta and welcome to the group! Most of out trips have been along the California coast and inland in Oregon..

May be we will meet some day.

Mike

Posted By: Itinerate Pod
Date Posted: 17 Apr 2017 at 10:15am

Hello Mike,

Besides our home in Grass Valley, we also have an off grid cabin about 5 miles north of Alta, on Buckeye road. Of course to drive to Alta from the cabin would be about 33 miles! The Lowell Hill Fire in 2015 burned to about 1 mile from us. Makes me really appreciate our state and federal firefighters.

We have not yet sleep our 1st night in our R Pod.

Jim

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Jim & Kathy
Sadie, our canine companion
2017.5 RP 180 HRE
2006 Northstar Popup Truck Camper
2017 Audi Q7, 2006 Dodge 2500 4x4 Diesel