Walkin' man - Page 21

glatt · 07-17-2018, 11:27 AM

Focus on kicking ass in my new job.

xoxoxoBruce · 07-17-2018, 12:21 PM

You salvaged a fantastic trip from the ashes of the Philmont tragedy. Kudos to you and your direction challenged buddy.

Undertoad · 07-17-2018, 12:44 PM

Most excellent! This will be a lifetime memory for the lads.

glatt · 07-17-2018, 01:50 PM

There was a lot of driving. Almost 2,500 miles. The last night before we returned the rental vans the following morning, I was driving the crew back to the hotel from an amusement park in Denver, and noticed a green light next to the radio was lit up. It said EcoBoost, or something like that. Suddenly everything made sense.

For the entire trip, I had been following the other dad who had an identical minivan as me, and he kept needing to stop for gas when I still had a quarter tank left. He also liked to pass slow moving horse trailers and such on the long straight roads out west. The speed limit would be 80, and the trailer would be going 75, and when I would try to do the same maneuver, my van just didn't have any oompf. I had a few white knuckle passing incidents where I was going 90 and the car coming the other direction was going 85 or so, and that half mile of open road between us was shrinking very fast as I tried to get past the trailer. It was all the EcoBoost button. I was amazed at how much gas it saved me, but those passing maneuvers were not fun.

Wish I had noticed that button sooner. What was it doing under the radio way out of the way?

xoxoxoBruce · 07-17-2018, 02:30 PM

It's amazing how fast that gap closes at a combined speed of 175 miles per hour (281.6 Kph).

I remember a guy at a gas station in Utah telling me to watch out for black cows on the road at night.

Gravdigr · 07-17-2018, 03:30 PM

Oh, you ain't lived until you've left 100 feet of skidmark in front of a black bear in the road at night.

Or a moose.

Gravdigr · 07-17-2018, 03:42 PM

Glatt, thanks for posting the pics and the recount of the trip. Your post brings back memories of hunting trips as a kid w/Popdigr 'out west'.

Hunting/hiking, bow in hand, hotel on yer back, nothing but a paper map to tell where you are, no where to be for weeks. Get tired, you're in luck, you stopped right in the middle of a great camping spot, right where your feet are.

Looking down onto mountaintops.

New Mexico, Colorado, Wyoming, Montana, Idaho...Man those are some great memories. I haven't thought about some of that stuff in years.

Thanks again.

glatt · 07-17-2018, 04:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gravdigr

Glatt, thanks for posting the pics and the recount of the trip. Your post brings back memories of hunting trips as a kid w/Popdigr 'out west'.

Hunting/hiking, bow in hand, hotel on yer back, nothing but a paper map to tell where you are, no where to be for weeks. Get tired, you're in luck, you stopped right in the middle of a great camping spot, right where your feet are.

Looking down onto mountaintops.

New Mexico, Colorado, Wyoming, Montana, Idaho...Man those are some great memories. I haven't thought about some of that stuff in years.

Thanks again.

Those are some awesome memories! The West is pretty cool. I wouldn't want to live there with everything so far apart, but it's perfect for getting away.

Griff · 07-17-2018, 04:59 PM

Man you crushed it! I wish you were my scout leader.

xoxoxoBruce · 07-17-2018, 06:50 PM

I've done the Coors tour, you made a better choice.

sexobon · 07-17-2018, 11:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

I've done the Coors tour, you made a better choice.

I bicycled past the Coors complex, toured the Denver Mint.

(lived in Denver for half a year)

BigV · 07-17-2018, 09:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by glatt

Those are some awesome memories! The West is pretty cool. I wouldn't want to live there with everything so far apart, but it's perfect for getting away.

You'll adapt.

Come on out, you'll never go back.

Gravdigr · 07-17-2018, 03:43 PM

Oh, and hey look!

Walking Man!

orthodoc · 07-17-2018, 08:26 PM

Breathtaking out there. My daughter has showed me some of Colorado. Thanks for the fantastic pics and narrative, glatt.

glatt · 07-17-2018, 09:29 PM

Hi Ortho!

07-17-2018, 12:21 PM	#2
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	You salvaged a fantastic trip from the ashes of the Philmont tragedy. Kudos to you and your direction challenged buddy. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

07-17-2018, 02:30 PM	#5
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	It's amazing how fast that gap closes at a combined speed of 175 miles per hour (281.6 Kph). I remember a guy at a gas station in Utah telling me to watch out for black cows on the road at night. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

07-17-2018, 03:30 PM	#6
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	Oh, you ain't lived until you've left 100 feet of skidmark in front of a black bear in the road at night. Or a moose. __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

07-17-2018, 03:42 PM	#7
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	Glatt, thanks for posting the pics and the recount of the trip. Your post brings back memories of hunting trips as a kid w/Popdigr 'out west'. Hunting/hiking, bow in hand, hotel on yer back, nothing but a paper map to tell where you are, no where to be for weeks. Get tired, you're in luck, you stopped right in the middle of a great camping spot, right where your feet are. Looking down onto mountaintops. New Mexico, Colorado, Wyoming, Montana, Idaho...Man those are some great memories. I haven't thought about some of that stuff in years. Thanks again. __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

07-17-2018, 04:59 PM	#9
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Man you crushed it! I wish you were my scout leader. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

07-17-2018, 11:27 AM	#1
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Focus on kicking ass in my new job.

07-17-2018, 12:44 PM	#3
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	Most excellent! This will be a lifetime memory for the lads.

07-17-2018, 01:50 PM	#4
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	There was a lot of driving. Almost 2,500 miles. The last night before we returned the rental vans the following morning, I was driving the crew back to the hotel from an amusement park in Denver, and noticed a green light next to the radio was lit up. It said EcoBoost, or something like that. Suddenly everything made sense. For the entire trip, I had been following the other dad who had an identical minivan as me, and he kept needing to stop for gas when I still had a quarter tank left. He also liked to pass slow moving horse trailers and such on the long straight roads out west. The speed limit would be 80, and the trailer would be going 75, and when I would try to do the same maneuver, my van just didn't have any oompf. I had a few white knuckle passing incidents where I was going 90 and the car coming the other direction was going 85 or so, and that half mile of open road between us was shrinking very fast as I tried to get past the trailer. It was all the EcoBoost button. I was amazed at how much gas it saved me, but those passing maneuvers were not fun. Wish I had noticed that button sooner. What was it doing under the radio way out of the way?

07-17-2018, 06:50 PM	#10
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	I've done the Coors tour, you made a better choice. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

07-17-2018, 03:43 PM	#13
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	Oh, and hey look! Walking Man! __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

07-17-2018, 08:26 PM	#14
orthodoc Not Suspicious, Merely Canadian Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 3,774	Breathtaking out there. My daughter has showed me some of Colorado. Thanks for the fantastic pics and narrative, glatt. __________________ The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated. - Ghandi

07-17-2018, 09:29 PM	#15
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Hi Ortho!

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