| Trip Report [message #328068] |
Mon, 08 January 2018 21:38  |
Tomtom
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Registered: June 2017
Location: Huntington Beach, CA
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Since getting our GMC last March, we have been on nine camping trips. Most have been weekend trips, but this week we just completed our longest trip, 5 days and just over 900 miles. Kids had the first week of the year off as part of Xmas break, so we planned a trip to Northern California with some friends that have an SOB. We met our friends on the North side of the Grapevine and then headed to Gilroy (The Garlic Capital of the World). Spent the night nearby at Coyote Lake Park which is a very nice, reasonably priced campground where we saw wild turkeys, boar, deer and cows. The next day we headed to the Winchester house and then to Monterey to stay the night at the fairgrounds. Went to the aquarium the next day and then drove to San Simeon State Park. Hearst Castle the next day and a trip to see the Elephant Seals. The seals return to the same beach just North of Hearst Castle every year about this time to give birth and we actually were there when one took place! Later in the day we headed to Carpinteria State Beach for the night and headed home the next day. At the risk of jinxing myself......the GMC did great! I didn't even open my tool box the entire trip. Used about a half quart of oil and averaged about 6.5 MPG, but there were a few big hill climbs so I wasn't too surprised.
http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/data/7132/medium/20180102_151705.jpg
Tom
77 Kingsley. Mostly Stock, 455, Quad bag, tachometer, 16"wheels, Macerator.
Southern California, huntington beach
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