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> If she could make it, I'd bring Fräulein Karin. She's a twin for the
> actress in the 3rd Indiana Jones movie. The one who falls into the
> crevasse at the end.
>
I like the way Karin reverts to her native German at certain intimate
moments.
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On 15 May, 08:44, Brett <veloci... DeleteThis @gmail.com> wrote:
> If you got to make the ultimate road trip (and money, geographic
> location of the trip and the make / model of the desired car you'd
> most want to use wasn't a limitation), what things or person/s would
> you most want to take with you and please say why.
>
> You can take any high profile person/s you admire, irrespective
> whether anyone named is living or is presently deceased and could be
> brought back to life.

After a devastating injury 20yrs ago, that even gave me some brain
damage, I planned a trip all around the country, wanting to take as
long as it would take, and seeing anything that I wanted to, mainly
scenic and interesting places. It helped a lot with cognitive therapy
that I needed, and kept me looking forward instead of backward. Being
more into nature than conviences, I wanted to be able to go off road,
and also camp. I still haven't decided on the perfect vehicle. Sube's
probably can't go that far off road, but then I'm not into climbing
rocks. I have problem with fatigue,
and pains, so being able to pull over and rest or sleep at any time
would be a plus, and a trailer or RV would be better than camping in a
tent, but with gas prices climbing all the time, a tent might better
than an RV or towing a trailer.

I bought an Impreza wagon last year, but think a Legacy wagon would
be a better choice, for the size, and a trip I planed would take a
year, and 15K mi. Trying to pick a route that the weather would be
mild, as much as can be planned for, and see things I wanted to,
seemed like the thing to do.

When I planned the trip I had an oder full sized wagon, with a lot
of miles. Figuring on that I planned to put in a new motor, and carry
parts like belts and simple things. With an older motor I'd carry a
water pump and anything that could fail, that was small, and I might
not want to wait to get parts for, like maybe a master cyl. Ease of
getting parts would determine what I would carry.

Don't think I would go alone, and even a dog would give something to
talk to. At the time I had 2, that would have made the trip more
interesting, since the female liked to rest her muzzle on my shoulder
while I drove, and the male would get into trouble anytime we stopped.
A companion who wanted to take the trip as much as me, and was
compatible would make it more interesting. At the time I had a friend
who had a stroke, and he wanted to take the trip. I don't think he
shared my interests, but the trip would have helped him with the
depression. An interesting woman who wasn't afraid of challenges,
which I once had, would have been ideal. I can't think of any high
profile person who would make the trip as interesting, than someone
who likes an adventure. I gave up making plans long ago, since things
never turned out the way imagined, and being open to what happens or I
ran into, was a Lot more interesting. When I saw something I wanted to
see, I would stop and check it out. If I saw a road that looked
interesting, I turned onto it, to see what it lead to.

I still have the dream, but still am not able, so toned down my plan
to interesting places not as far, though they haven't seemed
interesting enough to get me past my limits. I figure when I am able
to, I will Just Go.

VF
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On May 19, 8:37 am, heav <p....TakeThisOut@inyopro.com> wrote:
> To each his own, but I find Death Valley beautiful and there is an
> abundance of places to camp "rough" - free - but bring a large
> container of water, like 6 gallons.
>
> Scotty's Castle is a story as much as it is a building.  Walter Scott
> was one of Buffalo Bill's "Big Six" cowboys and decided to become the
> "Greatest One Man Show on Earth."  Part of that was spinning a yarn to
> the New York bankers that hung around the Big Six Cowboys like teeny
> boppers tailed the Beatles a half century later.  Scotty let slip that
> he had a secret gold mine in Death Valley that would make Rockerfeller
> look like a pauper. "Send me $8000 a month and we will both be richer
> than King Midas!" he would brag.   That was good money in 1904.
>
> Scotty never had a gold mine.  A lot of us never had a gold mine, but
> the thing about Scotty is that he wound up perhaps the most famous
> common American of his time and with a castle, something most of us
> have to do without . . .
>
> Death Valley National Park is one of the most ruggedly mountainous
> places on the planet.  I walked 150 miles through the Karakoram
> Mountains of Pakistan last summer and in many places the Karakoram
> reminded me of the mountains in Death Valley National Park.
>
> For my road trip, if I didn't have to use jeep trails to get to a
> destination, I would drive my restored 1982 300 TDT Mercedes diesel
> station wagon.  The "T" in TDT stands for "Touring" because station
> wagons in Germany are called "Touring cars."  If jeep trails were part
> of the itinerary, like my upcoming trip to Toroweap at the Grand
> Canyon, I would have to drive my restored 1989 Toyota short wheelbase
> 4Runner.
>
> I have custom sound systems in all my vehicles with subwoofer cabinets
> and external power amps.  I have 2000+ watts in my Benz and 1400 watts
> in my 4Runner.
>
> I write and take photographs for a living, so I would have my
> assortment of cameras and a notebook computer.  I see below someone
> suggests bringing Hunter S. Thompson along.  I lived in Aspen when
> Hunter was running for Sheriff.  I didn't keep a copy, and apparently
> no one else has either, but I remember Point 8 of his "Ten Point
> Platform" was "All Deputies shall take mescaline."
>
> If she could make it, I'd bring Fräulein Karin.  She's a twin for the
> actress in the 3rd Indiana Jones movie.  The one who falls into the
> crevasse at the end.
>
> On May 17, 1:49 pm, Studemania
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>
>
> > Do not go to Death Valey. It is horrible - no place to stay and
> > Scotty's Castle is a cardboard cut-out, Badwater will give you AIDS
> > just by driving past it, Zabriskie Point will clog your air filter,
> > and the sand ants will steal your wallet.- Hide quoted text -
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Ahh, you ruined it! I was trying to keep people away so folks like you
and your / me and mine can enjoy it without too many others in the
way.

One place I love is Golden Canyon (?)- the tilted walls on both sides
are maybe twenty or so feet aapart - yet maybe many million of years
apart in date of formation.

PS The idea aboyut the Potemtkin Village / Scottys Castle came from a
woman calling Garison Keilor and giving him the low-down on SC. When
asked, she admitted that she had never visited there, despite being
only an hour or so away.
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