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donner, party of 87…
Later: “Donner, party of 84…” (And so on. Ha! I never tire of this joke, once told by restaurant lounge cover bands who used to call names when tables were ready.) Returning from Bend during a...
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tillamook
Tillamook, Oregon is a depressing working class town with two agreeable ways to kill an afternoon. According to the tourist brochure, the Tillamook Cheese factory is one of the top ten visitor...
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the dalles
Why we waited to replace a four year old battery until the day it died—the morning of a road trip—is indicative of how we roll. Ralph, not what anyone would describe as a grease monkey, struggled...
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champoeg
Laura and Kevin, the Oregon couple I interviewed for Airstream Life ("The Technomads", Winter 2010), own a stomp-gorgeous 2010 27′ International. I dropped by to spend a splendid morning where they...
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john wayne’s birthplace
As I can’t resist a “world’s largest” or “home of” roadside attraction, I swerved off the highway in Iowa and followed signs to Winterset—birthplace of John Wayne (American). There I encountered...
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nevada state museum
“On the road again…” Without fail I sing that out loud when I put the 4-Runner in drive with the Airstream in tow. This trip, Ralph was spared (left behind to continue shaping young minds at COCC),...
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of steinbeck and salinas
You know you’re in for an underwhelming museum experience when the docent at the entrance greets you with “We don’t have a lot of exhibits right now.” There’s a lot to read and very little to see...
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armstrong air and space museum
If your coach is in hock at the Airstream factory for repair (as described in this post), you’re aware that there’s nothing—I mean, nothing—to do in the village of Jackson Center, population 1450...
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manzanar
You know the story. After the attack on Pearl Harbor, it was believed that Japan would next strike the west coast of the United States. Some military strategists thought it might be a full scale...
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kool-aid
Are you returning home from Alumapalooza westbound on I-80? After 13 hours on the road you’ll need a break. Take the half hour detour to Hastings, Nebraska, home of Kool-Aid. Deep within the...
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