72 Super Roadtrip-Coast to Coast

[Chevyland]

Originally Posted by Rocket3

Haven't lots of us dreamed of doing this. Vicarious living. I've been curious(since you left point of origin) to see how engine handles altitude changes and effect on MPG IF you've monitored that. Have you encountered any rain yet? I haven't read in a few days.

The craziest thing about this trip
Is
We havent had to drive in any rain
Only
A couple sprinkles leaving Yellowstone
Until today
The last 1/2 hour it rained pretty hard
But we found shelter
This town happens to have a brewery

There claim to fame Smallest Brewery in Mt

[allchevy58]

Still enjoying. Nice pictures.

[Chevyland]

Originally Posted by RustyBucket

here ya go... not your year, but a ballpark figure. Think of the savings on motel rooms, and you could fix vittles too. Harvest an occasional critter along the way for the stew pot.

Thanks for the info
We decided to pass on the trailer
The blue didn't quite match the truck

Plus I was worried about my gas miliage
nOt really
I've had so many of these trucks
They all get About
10mpg
Sometimes 9 if you are towing
And sometimes 14.5 if you are going down hill
A Long Time

A couple days ago we might have got around 16
But it was all down hill

I think I posted on elevation yesterday
The carb loaded up before the first big climb
Ever since then (perfection)

somewhere in the mountains
The gas guage stopped working
That was a bit stressfull
Not knowing how much we had

Now we've been working on a formula
How many miles to a tank of gas

In other trucks I have had its easy (200)
This hasn't been as easy because
The odometer is off it rolls around 1-2tenths per mile
And
Hills vs flat. Vs lack of gas stations in remote areas

But it has been fine so far

Brake light actually came on over a week ago when
We slammed the brakes
To get a good picture of that red quanset hut
We monitor them and seem fine

[Chevyland]

Can anyone out there tell me the name of this?
If you are not from Montana I will be impressed

[Chevyland]

Here's another one you don't see many of

But I dig it

[Chevyland]

Today was a fair amount of driving
Over a lot of hills
And valleys

It's hard to show the vastness of this area

[Chevyland]

Much of the area is open range
There was a lot of this
Today

[Chevyland]

Originally Posted by sawyerrm

There is an old thread of "artistic shots" which is pretty cool

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=448277

Your shots are as good as any of them! Consider adding to that thread so others can see your talent.

Thanks. I checked that thread out a bit
But it loads way to slow on my phone
I've never seen it till you pointed it out
I'll check it out when I get home

It's funny, I never set out to be posting cool pics
When I started this thread, it just sort of happened
Now I always keep my eyes open for opportunity.
At the top of this mountain. In the most remote area
I saw this sign.

We said what the heck, no biggy
Dirt road
Only a gallon of gas out and back
Let's do it

I thought I could get a pic of a ghost town
When we got there
It was another mile walk (no problem)
But it was so remote I was afraid to turn the truck off
It has started every time this whole trip
But if it didn't that time
We were in trouble

[Chevyland]

This cabin was out there too
We saw it on the way out

Here it is
Not what I was expecting

[Chevyland]

Last one for today
Thanks, everybody

[72supr]

Originally Posted by Chevyland

Can anyone out there tell me the name of this?
If you are not from Montana I will be impressed

This movie never gets dull.That's a stacker for stacking hay. They were called Jayhawks.Put her in reverse and backup and slam the brakes light might go off.Might take a couple times.Home is getting a lot closer for you travelers,will be watching for the conclusion.

[special-K]

Yeah, that would have sucked to be stranded out there with no food and beer joint. I know the feeling. You know you are remote when your mind gets so bare bones practical.

[Chevyland]

Originally Posted by 72supr

This movie never gets dull.That's a stacker for stacking hay. They were called Jayhawks.Put her in reverse and backup and slam the brakes light might go off.Might take a couple times.Home is getting a lot closer for you travelers,will be watching for the conclusion.

Hi again Rick,
We haven't ate all the honey yet🙂

They DO stack a lot of hay out here

[Chevyland]

They call it something different here

[Chevyland]

We stopped in Wisdom Mt. For lunch
A small town in a massive valley
Many Huge ranches around
Talked with our waitress
She was born and raised there
Said her family stopped using them years ago
It takes a large crew of 10-15
now only a couple families are still using them

[Troy Sr]

Originally Posted by Chevyland

We are getting ready to enter the mountains
Going to see some friends in Darby

Wow Darby, I went to high school in Darby!!! Well my Junior and all but 2 weeks of my senior year there! We had a small sheep farm just out of town! If you look at the picture above there's a guy using a hay fork truck, our neighbor used to make these for people, he would buy old 2-3 ton trucks then strip off the bed and body, flip the rear axle over, build a huge fork with huge hydraulic cylinders to lift the hay on to the stack or beaver slide. That old guy taught me to weld, use a lathe, and fabricate.

[Chevyland]

Now they mostly bale

Her is a pretty long row

[Chevyland]

Originally Posted by Troy Sr

Wow Darby, I went to high school in Darby!!! Well my Junior and all but 2 weeks of my senior year there! We had a small sheep farm just out of town!

Its a small world
Looks like you are from Antioch now
We actually have a summer place
Out on the delta loop
At Korth's
You might be familiar with

[Troy Sr]

Originally Posted by Chevyland

Its a small world
Looks like you are from Antioch now
We actually have a summer place
Out on the delta loop
At Korth's
You might be familiar with

I was a river rat out there in my youth, terrorizing the delta in my Jet boat... Awww the good old days. Enjoying your trip very cool story thanks.

[Chevyland]

Originally Posted by BronzeGMC

Quonset Huts.. Love them. cheap very useful.

Hey Andy
Thanks for checking on us the other night
We didn't have much of a signal for most of the day
You know I lik Q huts too
I told you the story about Arizona
You guys are welcome any time

I dug back thru my pics
And found this

Reminded me of staying at your house last weekend👍👍👍

[steelhorse]

I lived in Coalstrip MT when I was young. I have always wanted to go back and take my family to that area but the closest we have made it is Colorado.

[BronzeGMC]

Maybe someone should fly out to Sonoma and continue the story with this truck...
There's parts of this country that are going to missed

[Hubscrub]

Still looking good! I'm enjoying the trip as much as yall are.

[outfield]

You mentioned going through Kennewick Wa. Are you going to be passing through Portland this weekend? If so, lets meet up to say hello!

[Chevyland]

Originally Posted by outfield

You mentioned going through Kennewick Wa. Are you going to be passing through Portland this weekend? If so, lets meet up to say hello!

We will be coming thru at some point this weekend. Probably Sunday
Pm me your # and I'll check in with you

Here a preview of the menu tonight!!