| Trip Report Wisconsin-California. [message #234837] |
Thu, 02 January 2014 18:41  |
Larry
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Registered: January 2004
Location: Menomonie, WI
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We left Menomonie the day before the cold front arrived (-25* temps). Packed in a hurry and drove hard to stay ahead of the front and get to our son in Yucca Valley Ca. Pushing a wind almost all of the way, along with up hill drive going west, and traveling pretty much at the speed limit to stay ahead of the real cold stuff....I don't even want to know what our gas milage was. Ran like a champ down I-40 at 70-75. Didn't miss a beat over 2100 miles. Used about 3/4 qt of oil over that milage. Only issue we encountered was, as I was looking things over under the hatch...checking oil, PS, trans fluid, etc, I noticed the alternator moving around more than it should. I found the lower bolt had backed itself out most of the way. Tightened it up and hit the road. We did stop at "Meteor Crater" park in Arizona to experience that. I've always wanted to see that. Lots of interesting stuff there and a nice RV park with fairly decent rates. DARK and quiet. We were one of three rigs in the park. Now at our sons house up in the foothills of Yucca Valley. Their back yard is up against Joshua Tree National Forest, so the view over the valley is spectacular. They have a level spot and full hook-ups for us next to their garage.
Life is SO good right now.
Larry 
78 Royale w/500 Caddy
Menomonie, WI.
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