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Sat, 18 June 2011 08:48  |
glwgmc
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Hi Randy,
Glad to hear about your great trip. What a time that your grand kids will never forget! Life is good when you can do things like this. We, also, are ones who enjoy traveling in our GMC and enjoy learning about other folks adventures. We like the idea of wearing ours out from use (20,000 miles last year alone) and spend time on it in the garage only to make sure it is ready to go on our next adventure. Even at today's gas prices it is still the cheapest, most relaxing way to travel, at least for us. I still have a gazillion unused frequent flyer miles that that I earned learning to hate flying........Thanks for the trip report.
Jerry
Jerry and Sharon Work
78 Royale rear lounge
Kerby, OR
glwork@mac.com
http://jerrywork.com
541-592-5360
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Date: Fri, 17 Jun 2011 14:06:33 -0500
From: Randy Van Winkle <rvanwin@yahoo.com>
Subject: [GMCnet] Trip Report, Teton-Yellowstone-Rushmore
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Most posts here are about problems with the GMC. New or prospective owners may get the impression that they break all the time. I wanted to post about our recent trip with our two oldest grandkids (Mary, 13 and Rachel, 11). 3600 miles without any problems. GMC ran great and we all had a wonderful time. We left MO on Monday, May 30th and returned home, Monday, June 13th. We visited the Grand Tetons then on to Yellowstone. We thought we might be too early for Yellowstone but despite one really cold day, we had an excellent visit there. No crowds and the wildlife was in the process of emerging from the long, hard winter. We saw 5 grizzlies, 2 black bears, 3 wolves, Elk, Moose and the ever present Bison.
We originally planned on going up to Glacier but because of the large snow fall and unpredictable weather, we changed plans and decided to spend time in the Mt. Rushmore area. That worked out great. Camped in Custer State Park and went to Mt. Rushmore, Crazy Horse and the Needles highway. The next day we went to Wind Cave and Mammoth Site. On to the Badlands NP where the girls had a great time climbing on the hills. Saw some mountain goats there.
Stopped in and had a nice visit with Bob and Marlys Drewes in SD. Had a great time there. On to Minneapolis to visit our youngest son and family then back to MO.
We have really enjoyed our GMC. Since it became operational for us in September of 2007, we have put over 44,000 trouble free miles on the coach. Given regular maintenance, these coaches will run many miles trouble free.
Here is a photo that Bob took while we were visiting: <http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/showphoto.php?photo=39619&nocache=1>. We had a great time!
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Randy & Margie
'77 Eleganza II '403'
Battlefield, MO
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| Re: [GMCnet] Trip Report, Teton-Yellowstone-Rushmore [message #130744 is a reply to message #130707] |
Sat, 18 June 2011 12:17  |
rvanwin
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| glwgmc wrote on Sat, 18 June 2011 08:48 |
Hi Randy,
Glad to hear about your great trip. What a time that your grand kids will never forget! Life is good when you can do things like this. We, also, are ones who enjoy traveling in our GMC and enjoy learning about other folks adventures. We like the idea of wearing ours out from use (20,000 miles last year alone) and spend time on it in the garage only to make sure it is ready to go on our next adventure. Even at today's gas prices it is still the cheapest, most relaxing way to travel, at least for us. I still have a gazillion unused frequent flyer miles that that I earned learning to hate flying........Thanks for the trip report.
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Good to hear you use your coach so much. That's what they are for. The last day or two of our return from a trip, Margie and I start making a list of the things we need or want to do before our next trip. The GMC is a great way to travel!
Randy & Margie
'77 Eleganza II '403'
Battlefield, MO
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| Re: [GMCnet] Trip Report, Teton-Yellowstone-Rushmore [message #131046 is a reply to message #130707] |
Mon, 20 June 2011 08:17 |
Sandra Price
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Thanks, Randy and Margie. Making wonderful memories for all of you.
Sandra
On Sat, Jun 18, 2011 at 8:48 AM, Work Jerry <glwork@mac.com> wrote:
> Hi Randy,
>
> Glad to hear about your great trip. What a time that your grand kids will
> never forget! Life is good when you can do things like this. We, also, are
> ones who enjoy traveling in our GMC and enjoy learning about other folks
> adventures. We like the idea of wearing ours out from use (20,000 miles
> last year alone) and spend time on it in the garage only to make sure it is
> ready to go on our next adventure. Even at today's gas prices it is still
> the cheapest, most relaxing way to travel, at least for us. I still have a
> gazillion unused frequent flyer miles that that I earned learning to hate
> flying........Thanks for the trip report.
>
> Jerry
> Jerry and Sharon Work
> 78 Royale rear lounge
> Kerby, OR
> glwork@mac.com
> http://jerrywork.com
> 541-592-5360
> -------------------------------------------------------
>
> Message: 8
> Date: Fri, 17 Jun 2011 14:06:33 -0500
> From: Randy Van Winkle <rvanwin@yahoo.com>
> Subject: [GMCnet] Trip Report, Teton-Yellowstone-Rushmore
> To: gmclist@temp.gmcnet.org
> Message-ID: <1fe26.4dfba5b9@gmc.mybirdfeeder.net>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-15"
>
>
>
> Most posts here are about problems with the GMC. New or prospective owners
> may get the impression that they break all the time. I wanted to post about
> our recent trip with our two oldest grandkids (Mary, 13 and Rachel, 11).
> 3600 miles without any problems. GMC ran great and we all had a wonderful
> time. We left MO on Monday, May 30th and returned home, Monday, June 13th.
> We visited the Grand Tetons then on to Yellowstone. We thought we might be
> too early for Yellowstone but despite one really cold day, we had an
> excellent visit there. No crowds and the wildlife was in the process of
> emerging from the long, hard winter. We saw 5 grizzlies, 2 black bears, 3
> wolves, Elk, Moose and the ever present Bison.
>
> We originally planned on going up to Glacier but because of the large snow
> fall and unpredictable weather, we changed plans and decided to spend time
> in the Mt. Rushmore area. That worked out great. Camped in Custer State
> Park and went to Mt. Rushmore, Crazy Horse and the Needles highway. The
> next day we went to Wind Cave and Mammoth Site. On to the Badlands NP where
> the girls had a great time climbing on the hills. Saw some mountain goats
> there.
>
> Stopped in and had a nice visit with Bob and Marlys Drewes in SD. Had a
> great time there. On to Minneapolis to visit our youngest son and family
> then back to MO.
>
> We have really enjoyed our GMC. Since it became operational for us in
> September of 2007, we have put over 44,000 trouble free miles on the coach.
> Given regular maintenance, these coaches will run many miles trouble free.
>
> Here is a photo that Bob took while we were visiting: <
> http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/showphoto.php?photo=39619&nocache=1>.
> We had a great time!
> --
> Randy & Margie
> '77 Eleganza II '403'
> Battlefield, MO
> ---------------------------------------------------
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IN GOD WE TRUST!
Sandra and Bob in the 52nd Year of our State of Marriage
“Life’s a Trip” in “The Roadhouse”
’73 Painted Desert
Huntsville, TX
Finally, all of you, live in harmony with one another, be sympathetic, love
as brothers, be compassionate and humble. Do not repay evil with evil or
insult with insult, but with blessing, because to this you were called so
that you may inherit a blessing. --1 Peter 3:8-9
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