- One New Engine....................$3200.00
- Complete Brake Job...............$1500.00
- Carburator Overhaul...............$300.00
- New Rooftop Air Conditioner...$500.00
- New Dual Batteries.................$150.00
- New Upholstery and Curtains...$1000.00
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- Trip to Yellowstone with your Family..............Priceless
Before the kids get old enough to not want to be with Mom and Dad for three weeks in a row.... we're embarking on a cross-country trip to Yellowstone in our restored (meaning we put way too much money into it) 1977 "Minnie Winnie" Winnebago, reminiscent of the trip I took with my parents at about the same age. Here's a picture of it 22 years ago when it was new...
From Durham to Yellowstone and back, 5600 miles, (See MAP) in 21 days, we're concentrating on four major areas of interest, Steamboat Springs, Colorado, where we're joining Kim's sister, Elaine, on a Llama-packing overnight hiking trip in the Rocky Mountains, the Grand Teton/Yellowstone area of Wyoming, the Black Hills of South Dakota, and a visit with Grandpa Schwantes in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
Feel free to - email us - as we make our way across country. We're not going to be online every night, but often enough to keep y'all posted how things are going.
CLICK HERE for the full trip map with our progress highlighted.
Close that new window to return here. (You may have to RELOAD to get the latest image!)
CLICK HERE for a list of low-res, but high color, pictures from a CD of Yellowstone Screen savers. I have made the pictures smaller for better download times. After you click the link, you can save it by right mouseclicking on the picture and choose save to disk. When done, use your BACK button to return to the list, or BACK twice to return here. You can use these for your wallpaper or screen saver, or ask for the higher-resolution version of it and I will send you a copy of it when I get home. If you don't know how to change your wallpaper or screen savers, just ask!
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Click on the date to see the write-ups of the trip..
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Pre-Trip
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Durham, NC
Getting ready to go.....
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Day One, Wednesday 7/14, 1999
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Durham, NC to
somewhere in Illinois
Staying on the Interstate in a rest area
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Day Two, Thursday 7/15, 1999
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Somewhere in Kentucky to
Hays, Kansas
Staying on the Interstate in a rest area
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Day Three, Friday 7/16, 1999
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Hays, Kansas to
Steamboat Springs, CO
Staying at Kim's Sisters House
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Day Four, Saturday 7/17, 1999
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Steamboat Springs, CO
Llama camping trip in the woods.
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Day Five, Sunday 7/18, 1999
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Steamboat Springs, CO
2nd day of camping with the Llamas
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Day Six, Monday 7/19, 1999
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Steamboat Springs, CO to Jackson Hole, WY
Local Campground
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Day Seven, Tuesday 7/20, 1999
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Jackson Hole, WY to Grand Teton Nat. Park
Flagg Ranch Campground
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Day Eight, Wednesday 7/21, 1999
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Grand Teton Nat. Park to Old Faithful, Yellowstone N.P.
Old Faithfull Inn
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Day Nine, Thursday 7/22, 1999
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Old Faithful, YNP to Madison, YNP
Madison Campground
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Day Ten, Friday 7/23, 1999
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Madison, YNP to Lake, YNP
Lake Hospital
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Day Eleven, Saturday 7/24, 1999
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Lake, YNP to Canyon, YNP
Canyon Campground
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Day Twelve, Sunday 7/25, 1999
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Canyon, YNP to Columbus, Montana
Campground on the Yellowstone River
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Day Thirteen, Monday 7/26, 1999
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Columbus, Montana to Sundance, Wyoming
via Custers National Monument and Devils Tower
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Day Fourteen, Tuesday 7/27, 1999
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Sundance, WY to Keystone, So. Dakota
Campground near Mount Rushmore
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Day Fifteen, Wednesday 7/28, 1999
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Keystone, SD to Hot Springs, SD
Campground near Hot Springs
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Day Sixteen, Thursday 7/29, 1999
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Hot Springs, SD to OKC, OK
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Day Seventeen, Friday 7/30, 1999
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Oklahoma City, OK
Staying at Dads
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Day Eighteen, Saturday 7/31, 1999
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Oklahoma City, OK
Staying at Dads
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Day Nineteen, Sunday 8/1, 1999
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OKC to Yuma, TN
Campground
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Day Twenty, Monday 8/2, 1999
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Yuma, TN to Durham, NC
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Day Twenty-One, Tuesday 8/3, 1999
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Home
Home Sweet Home.....
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