Walks, Seen the Forecast?

Started by Solar, November 15, 2011, 12:20:16 PM

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More wonders!  The temp on our back deck this morning at 6am when the "sheriff" left for work was a cool 50deg.  I had to go back in and get his jacket, as he is cold natured.  We go from one extreme change to the next but I like what we're getting now.  Time to take a ride in my newly tuned up truck.  Go granny go!    :biggrin:
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Quote from: kroz on June 29, 2015, 09:00:27 AM
I've been to Moscow, Idaho before and it can get very hot there.  Best I remember it is in a low elevation that tends to trap the heat in it.  We had a big RV rally there and it was hotter than thunder!!

As you move on north it is bound to improve some.  If you are doing any camping there is a terrific RV and camping park on an island in the lake at Coeur d'Alene.  July 4th is always a lot of activity there..... a Triathlon, terrific fireworks, and tons of entertainment.
Hit the Canadian border a few minutes ago, had lighting and hail, (nice change from the hundred plus we've experienced since leaving Ca), when we arrived at noon, it dropped 30 degrees in 5 minutes, everyone was breathing a sigh of relief.

We're at Kootenai lodge for the night and will head back into the mountains along the border in search of land tomorrow.
So far this is the nicest place we've stayed, it really is pure luxury.

Driving through the state, reminds me of the 5s and 60s of Ca, where everyone is polite and friendly, no stupid laws like helmet laws enforcing commons sense, quads drive on the main roads with cars, kids still experience riding in the back of a truck in lawn chairs.

Have yet to see any cops outside of the two parked in Lewiston, I've been averaging 90mph since I left Oregon, and most cars were right with me./;
They hate liberals here.

My kind of state. :thumbsup:


kroz

Quote from: admin on June 29, 2015, 03:26:16 PM
Hit the Canadian border a few minutes ago, had lighting and hail, (nice change from the hundred plus we've experienced since leaving Ca), when we arrived at noon, it dropped 30 degrees in 5 minutes, everyone was breathing a sigh of relief.

We're at Kootenai lodge for the night and will head back into the mountains along the border in search of land tomorrow.
So far this is the nicest place we've stayed, it really is pure luxury.

Driving through the state, reminds me of the 5s and 60s of Ca, where everyone is polite and friendly, no stupid laws like helmet laws enforcing commons sense, quads drive on the main roads with cars, kids still experience riding in the back of a truck in lawn chairs.

Have yet to see any cops outside of the two parked in Lewiston, I've been averaging 90mph since I left Oregon, and most cars were right with me./;
They hate liberals here.

My kind of state. :thumbsup:

Good luck in your property search!  Keep us posted!!  :thumbup:

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Quote from: admin on June 29, 2015, 03:26:16 PM
Hit the Canadian border a few minutes ago, had lighting and hail, (nice change from the hundred plus we've experienced since leaving Ca), when we arrived at noon, it dropped 30 degrees in 5 minutes, everyone was breathing a sigh of relief.

We're at Kootenai lodge for the night and will head back into the mountains along the border in search of land tomorrow.
So far this is the nicest place we've stayed, it really is pure luxury.

Driving through the state, reminds me of the 5s and 60s of Ca, where everyone is polite and friendly, no stupid laws like helmet laws enforcing commons sense, quads drive on the main roads with cars, kids still experience riding in the back of a truck in lawn chairs.

Have yet to see any cops outside of the two parked in Lewiston, I've been averaging 90mph since I left Oregon, and most cars were right with me./;
They hate liberals here.

My kind of state. :thumbsup:

That's what they pave the roads with...
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Quote from: admin on June 29, 2015, 03:26:16 PM
Hit the Canadian border a few minutes ago, had lighting and hail, (nice change from the hundred plus we've experienced since leaving Ca), when we arrived at noon, it dropped 30 degrees in 5 minutes, everyone was breathing a sigh of relief.

We're at Kootenai lodge for the night and will head back into the mountains along the border in search of land tomorrow.
So far this is the nicest place we've stayed, it really is pure luxury.

Driving through the state, reminds me of the 5s and 60s of Ca, where everyone is polite and friendly, no stupid laws like helmet laws enforcing commons sense, quads drive on the main roads with cars, kids still experience riding in the back of a truck in lawn chairs.

Have yet to see any cops outside of the two parked in Lewiston, I've been averaging 90mph since I left Oregon, and most cars were right with me./;
They hate liberals here.

My kind of state. :thumbsup:

As I remember as on July 2014 interstates 15, 84, and 86, the speed limit was increase to 80 mph for vehicle traffic.  It was 75 mph before that.
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Quote from: admin on June 29, 2015, 03:26:16 PM
Hit the Canadian border a few minutes ago, had lighting and hail, (nice change from the hundred plus we've experienced since leaving Ca), when we arrived at noon, it dropped 30 degrees in 5 minutes, everyone was breathing a sigh of relief.

We're at Kootenai lodge for the night and will head back into the mountains along the border in search of land tomorrow.
So far this is the nicest place we've stayed, it really is pure luxury.

Driving through the state, reminds me of the 5s and 60s of Ca, where everyone is polite and friendly, no stupid laws like helmet laws enforcing commons sense, quads drive on the main roads with cars, kids still experience riding in the back of a truck in lawn chairs.

Have yet to see any cops outside of the two parked in Lewiston, I've been averaging 90mph since I left Oregon, and most cars were right with me./;
They hate liberals here.

My kind of state. :thumbsup:

Dang, y'all moving?  Gonna' stay with us here on the forum, right? 
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kroz

Quote from: keyboarder on June 30, 2015, 03:47:58 AM
Dang, y'all moving?  Gonna' stay with us here on the forum, right?

I think he is just following the exodus from the Left coast.   :laugh:

admin

Quote from: taxed on June 29, 2015, 09:40:09 PM
That's what they pave the roads with...
That would explain the weird road noise I was hearing.
Here I was starting to feel bed that I might be hitting little critters.

Now I actually "Feel" better. :biggrin:

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Quote from: kroz on June 30, 2015, 04:34:00 AM
I think he is just following the exodus from the Left coast.   :laugh:
Exactly! I had hoped that we could save the state, but with the SCOTUS ruling in favor of the Gerrymandering Marxists, they get to keep the leftists districts they created.

The state will have to collapse before it can be saved, and I will "Prey" upon it's inevitable demise.

Solar

Left Lewiston Idaho yesterday around 8:00 AM, rolled into home here in the Sierra at 8:00 PM.
Luckily we planned this all to avoid the 4th. so there really was little traffic to contend with, left Idaho doing 80 MPH, hit Oregon where the speed is 55, hit 90 most of the way through, and Nevada at 100.
Which worked out perfectly, because this is just open pasture/prairie for hundreds of miles.
All unique in their own right, but much like Kansas, Nebraska etc, one hill looks like the next, so going slow gets to be monotonous.

There just wasn't a cop to be seen unless you were in a major city, which we avoided nearly completely.
The scenery was gorgeous, from desert, high desert, to heavy forest and pasture land, all beautiful in it's own right.
The only land we found that even resembled the quality and beauty of what we have here was in the Pan Handle of Idaho, a bit pricey, but what really surprised me the most was the lack of creeks.
There were plenty of lakes, thousands of lakes, from small 100 acre lakes to miles and miles long lakes, all seemed fed by main rivers, like the Snake or Salmon or a few others.

Here in Ca, in my neck of the woods near Tahoe, at the base of every mountain, you'll find a creek, spring or lake, even small mountains have a creek, all dumping into larger confluences, of course all these lead to the Sacramento river and eventually to the Delta for some stupid fish and flush out to sea never used.
I digress.

Point is, the land we buy has to have a creek or spring, be at roughly 4000' plus, and of course be beautiful, but for the life of us, we couldn't find a competent real estate agent.
One office I stopped in, the man was in his late 80s and could barely walk, while his partner, a 30 something woman, weighed in around 350+.
Neither of these two have even seen outside the office or cafe in decades, so all they could find was what was listed on the web, and we already had that access.

Oh, and Toy pointed out, that in all that traveling, the highest peak we crossed was around 6000', except for here in our neighborhood where it's closer to 8000'.
We really wanted to be at the base of high peaks overlooking Idaho, and they probably exist, but we couldn't find a competent agent to find them for us.

Discovered a neat tip for anyone considering a passport.
I asked at the Canadian border crossing what it entailed, she said I could go to my DMV here in Ca and get an "Enhanced Drivers License" at no extra cost that gets you across the border through a special line.

I think next time we'll fly a private shuttle and rent a car when we get there. Though we truly enjoyed the road trip, this time we know where to look, so flying right in will save a lot of time.
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The How-I-Spent-My-Vacation post above was arguably the longest piece Solar has written on a topic not involving politics. Just sayin'. Glad to hear you're considering speeding things up AWAY from the public roadways. Have you considered skydiving to the realtor's office?
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Quote from: quiller on July 02, 2015, 10:15:10 AM
The How-I-Spent-My-Vacation post above was arguably the longest piece Solar has written on a topic not involving politics. Just sayin'. Glad to hear you're considering speeding things up AWAY from the public roadways. Have you considered skydiving to the realtor's office?
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:lol:
Yes, why yes I did.
Actually I considered renting a helicopter and doing an aerial survey. That'll be next time, because I'm not driving another 1000+ miles in the truck again.

Best mileage I got was 17 miles per, average was probably 12+.
Meaning I had to stop and fill up every 200 to 300 miles, which means I had to stop more often than I preferred, especially when it was 110 outside and hotter the further north we got.
Hey, when you can drive 200 miles and not see one soul, why in the Hell would you do the speed limit.
Seriously, saw no life, even the birds weren't flying, though I did see a total of 3 chipmunks the entire way.

I'm just glad most counties across the west are broke and see law enforcement a waste of tax dollars, especially where little crime occurs. In my world, that equates to Liberty.
I saw absolutely no graffiti, trash, vandalism etc. and because most of N/W America is still full of good ol Americans, shame is still alive and so is self policing.

One thing that was more than apparent, was the Libertarian movement was strong.
In that, as long as you don't interfere with the quality of life of others, do your thing.
No helmet laws, kids can still ride in the back of PU trucks, Quad runners used like cars on the main HWY.
In other words, personal responsibility is the law of the land.

It may very well be against the law, but the cops obviously don't enforce it, like the one guy said about the 55 MPH limit in Oregon, it's all a front to get tax dollars from the Fed, they put up the signs, we pretend to obey ignore the laws.

The average speed on all the roads across all three states was 85+, that's only when I came across another vehicle.
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Well, I hope you find the property of your dreams.

When you were talking about wanting bigger mountains I couldn't help but think of the Tetons.  The mountain streams and trout fishing there are incredible.  And the Tetons are among the most beautiful of mountains in America.  Of course, the property prices may be sky high.... I have no idea.  But it certainly is a beautiful place!  I would think that there may still be remote locations that are affordable there.

I will say that the road from Jackson Hole to Salt Lake is the most godforsaken stretch of road I have ever seen.... nothing but high elevation stock ranches with brutal winters!

But I am sure you will end up finding something you like eventually.  If the world financial crisis worsens you might end up getting a terrific deal somewhere.   When markets crash some people are forced to sell secondary properties.  Good luck.

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Quote from: Solar on July 02, 2015, 12:47:15 PM
:lol:
Yes, why yes I did.
Actually I considered renting a helicopter and doing an aerial survey. That'll be next time, because I'm not driving another 1000+ miles in the truck again.

Best mileage I got was 17 miles per, average was probably 12+.
Meaning I had to stop and fill up every 200 to 300 miles, which means I had to stop more often than I preferred, especially when it was 110 outside and hotter the further north we got.
Hey, when you can drive 200 miles and not see one soul, why in the Hell would you do the speed limit.
Seriously, saw no life, even the birds weren't flying, though I did see a total of 3 chipmunks the entire way.

I'm just glad most counties across the west are broke and see law enforcement a waste of tax dollars, especially where little crime occurs. In my world, that equates to Liberty.
I saw absolutely no graffiti, trash, vandalism etc. and because most of N/W America is still full of good ol Americans, shame is still alive and so is self policing.

One thing that was more than apparent, was the Libertarian movement was strong.
In that, as long as you don't interfere with the quality of life of others, do your thing.
No helmet laws, kids can still ride in the back of PU trucks, Quad runners used like cars on the main HWY.
In other words, personal responsibility is the law of the land.

It may very well be against the law, but the cops obviously don't enforce it, like the one guy said about the 55 MPH limit in Oregon, it's all a front to get tax dollars from the Fed, they put up the signs, we pretend to obey ignore the laws.

The average speed on all the roads across all three states was 85+, that's only when I came across another vehicle.

I just saw a piece where Oregon was introducing "Oregon Drive" where people are taxed by the mile. They put a GPS in your car and charge $.015 cents per mile. It is voluntary right now and you are supposed to receive a refund for any paid gas taxes. The administrative costs are an admitted 40% of every dollar taken in. That means it probably is at least 65%-70%.  They actually have people signing up for this program. This program is a liberal's dream. It is expensive, inefficient and gives the government knowledge of everywhere someone has gone. What a trifecta.
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Quote from: kroz on July 02, 2015, 01:25:11 PM
Well, I hope you find the property of your dreams.

When you were talking about wanting bigger mountains I couldn't help but think of the Tetons.  The mountain streams and trout fishing there are incredible.  And the Tetons are among the most beautiful of mountains in America.  Of course, the property prices may be sky high.... I have no idea.  But it certainly is a beautiful place!  I would think that there may still be remote locations that are affordable there.

I will say that the road from Jackson Hole to Salt Lake is the most godforsaken stretch of road I have ever seen.... nothing but high elevation stock ranches with brutal winters!

But I am sure you will end up finding something you like eventually.  If the world financial crisis worsens you might end up getting a terrific deal somewhere.   When markets crash some people are forced to sell secondary properties.  Good luck.
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You just described our entire drive. I love Wyoming, almost considered it as well.
Yeah, we're sticking to the panhandle area, but there isn't a lot to choose from, but it is a beautiful area.
A windstorm rolled through the night before last, gusts over 100, trees down everywhere, but apparently that's normal for the area. :scared:

At least we know the wind turbine will work. :biggrin:
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